1Ā These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2Ā But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. 3Ā David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service. 4Ā There were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and they were divided like this: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathersā houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathersā houses, eight. 5Ā Thus they were divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princes of the sanctuary and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. 6Ā Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathersā households of the priests and of the Levites; one fathersā house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
7Ā Now the first lot came out to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 8Ā the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9Ā the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, 10Ā the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, 11Ā the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, 12Ā the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, 13Ā the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, 14Ā the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, 15Ā the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez, 16Ā the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel, 17Ā the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, 18Ā the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. 19Ā This was their ordering in their service, to come into Yahwehās house according to the ordinance given to them by Aaron their father, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
20Ā Of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. 21Ā Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief. 22Ā Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. 23Ā The sons of Hebron: Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 24Ā The sons of Uzziel: Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir. 25Ā The brother of Micah: Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. 26Ā The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno. 27Ā The sons of Merari by Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. 28Ā Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. 29Ā Of Kish, the son of Kish: Jerahmeel. 30Ā The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathersā houses. 31Ā These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathersā households of the priests and of the Levites, the fathersā households of the chief even as those of his younger brother.