1 A nd to the sons of Aaron their courses: sons of Aaron Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar,

Now the divisions of the descendants of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

2 a nd Nadab dieth, and Abihu, in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

3 A nd David distributeth them, and Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service;

David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their offices for their ministry.

4 a nd there are found of the sons of Eleazar more for heads of the mighty men than of the sons of Ithamar; and they distribute them: Of the sons of Eleazar, heads for a house of fathers, sixteen; and of the sons of Ithamar, for a house of their fathers, eight.

Since more chief men were found from the descendants of Eleazar than the descendants of Ithamar, they divided them thus: there were sixteen heads of fathers’ households of the descendants of Eleazar and eight of the descendants of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ households.

5 A nd they distribute them, by lots, one with another, for princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, have been of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

Thus they were divided by lot, the one as the other; for they were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God, both from the descendants of Eleazar and the descendants of Ithamar.

6 A nd Shemaiah son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, writeth them before the king and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites: one house of a father being taken possession of for Eleazar, and one being taken possession of for Ithamar.

Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; one father’s household taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.

7 A nd the first lot goeth out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,

Now the first lot came out for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,

8 f or Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,

the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,

9 f or Malchijah the fifth, for Mijamin the sixth,

the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,

10 f or Hakkoz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,

the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,

11 f or Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the tenth,

the ninth for Jeshua, the tenth for Shecaniah,

12 f or Eliashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,

the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,

13 f or Huppah the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth,

the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,

14 f or Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,

the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,

15 f or Hezir the seventeenth, for Aphses the eighteenth,

the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizzez,

16 f or Pethahiah the nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,

the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Jehezkel,

17 f or Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth,

the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,

18 f or Delaiah the three and twentieth, for Maaziah the four and twentieth.

the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.

19 T hese their appointments for their service, to come in to the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their father, as Jehovah God of Israel, commanded them.

These were their offices for their ministry when they came in to the house of the Lord according to the ordinance given to them through Aaron their father, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

20 A nd for the sons of Levi who are left: for sons of Amram, Shubael; for sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

Now for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

21 F or Rehabiah: for sons of Rehabiah, the head Ishshiah.

Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the first.

22 F or the Izharite: Shelomoth; for sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.

Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

23 A nd sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

24 S ons of Uzziel: Michah; for sons of Michah: Shamir.

Of the sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

25 A brother of Michah Ishshiah; for sons of Ishshiah: Zechariah;

The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

26 s ons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Jaaziah: Beno;

The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.

27 s ons of Merari: of Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri.

28 F or Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;

By Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

29 f or Kish: sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

By Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.

30 A nd sons of Mushi Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth; these sons of the Levites, for the house of their fathers,

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.

31 a nd they cast, they also, lots over-against their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites; the chief father over-against his younger brother.

These also cast lots just as their relatives the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites—the head of fathers’ households as well as those of his younger brother.