¹These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab , Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

²But Nadab and Abihu died before their father , and had no children ; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests .

³David , with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service .

⁴There 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 fathers’ houses ; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ houses , eight .

⁵Thus 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.

⁶Shemaiah 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 fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites ; one fathers’ house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

⁷Now the first lot came out to Jehoiarib , the second to Jedaiah ,

⁸the third to Harim , the fourth to Seorim ,

⁹the fifth to Malchijah , the sixth to Mijamin ,

¹⁰the seventh to Hakkoz , the eighth to Abijah,

¹¹the ninth to Yeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah ,

¹²the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim ,

¹³the thirteenth to Huppah , the fourteenth to Jeshebeab ,

¹⁴the fifteenth to Bilgah , the sixteenth to Immer,

¹⁵the seventeenth to Hezir , the eighteenth to Happizzez ,

¹⁶the nineteenth to Pethahiah , the twentieth to Jehezkel ,

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

¹⁸the twenty-third to Delaiah , and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah .

¹⁹This was their ordering in their service , to come into the LORD ’s house according to the ordinance given to them by Aaron their father, as the LORD , the God of Israel , had commanded him .

²⁰Of 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 , Isshiah the chief .

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

²³The sons of Hebron: Jeriah , Amariah the second , Jahaziel the third , and Jekameam the fourth .

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

²⁵The brother of Micah : Isshiah ; of the sons of Isshiah , Zechariah .

²⁶The sons of Merari : Mahli and Mushi . The son of Jaaziah : Beno .

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

²⁸Of Mahli : Eleazar, who had no sons .

²⁹Of Kish , the son of Kish : Jerahmeel .

³⁰The sons of Mushi : Mahli , Eder , and Jerimoth . These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses .

³¹These 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 fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites , the fathers’ households of the chief even as those of his younger brother.