1And the divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

2And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.

3And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.

4And there were more head-men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and [thus] were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses.

5And they were divided by lot, one with another; for the princes of the sanctuary and the princes of ⁸⁴God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.

6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, [one] of the Levites, inscribed them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites: one father's house was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar.

7And the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,

8the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,

9the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,

10the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,

11the ninth for Jeshuah, the tenth for Shecaniah,

12the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,

13the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,

14the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,

15the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizez,

16the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Ezekiel,

17the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,

18the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.

19This is their ordering in their service to come into the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance, through Aaron their father, as Jehovah the ⁸⁵God of Israel had commanded him.

20And as for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

21Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the head was Jishijah.

22Of the Jizharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

23— And the sons [of Hebron]: Jerijah [the head], Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

24The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir;

25the brother of Micah was Jishijah; of the sons of Jishijah, Zechariah.

26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son.

27The sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

28Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

29Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

31These likewise cast lots just as their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites, — the chief fathers just as the youngest of their brethren.