Now the divisions of the 1descendants
of Aaron
were these: athe sons
of Aaron
were Nadab
, Abihu
, Eleazar
and Ithamar
.
aBut Nadab and Abihu
died
before
their father
and had
no
1sons
. So Eleazar
and Ithamar
served
as priests
.
David, with aZadok
of the sons
of Eleazar
and Ahimelech
of the sons
of Ithamar
, divided
them according to their offices
1for their ministry
.
Since more chief
men
were found
from the 1descendants
of Eleazar
than
the 1descendants
of Ithamar
, they divided
them thus: there were sixteen
heads
of fathers'
households
of the 1descendants
of Eleazar
and eight
of the 1descendants
of Ithamar
, according to their fathers'
households
.
aThus they were divided by lot
, the one
as the other
; for they were officers
of the sanctuary
and officers
of God
, both from the 1descendants
of Eleazar
and the 1descendants
of Ithamar
.
Shemaiah, the son
of Nethanel
the scribe
, from the Levites
, recorded
them in the presence
of the king
, the princes
, Zadok
the priest
, aAhimelech
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
.
Now the first lot
came
out for Jehoiarib
, the second
for Jedaiah
,
the third for Harim
, the fourth
for Seorim
,
the fifth for Malchijah
, the sixth
for Mijamin
,
the seventh for Hakkoz
, the eighth
for aAbijah
,
the ninth for Jeshua
, the tenth
for Shecaniah
,
the eleventh for Eliashib
, the twelfth
for Jakim
,
the thirteenth for Huppah
, the fourteenth
for Jeshebeab
,
the fifteenth for Bilgah
, the sixteenth
for Immer
,
the seventeenth for Hezir
, the eighteenth
for Happizzez
,
the nineteenth for Pethahiah
, the twentieth
for Jehezkel
,
the twenty-first for Jachin
, the twenty-second
for Gamul
,
the twenty-third for Delaiah
, the twenty-fourth
for Maaziah
.
aThese 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.
Now for the rest of the sons
of Levi
: of the sons
of Amram
, 1Shubael
; of the sons
of Shubael
, Jehdeiah
.
Of Rehabiah: of the sons
of Rehabiah
, Isshiah
the first
.
Of the Izharites, 1Shelomoth
; of the sons
of Shelomoth
, Jahath
.
The sons aof Hebron: Jeriah
the first, Amariah
the second
, Jahaziel
the third
, Jekameam
the fourth
.
Of the sons of Uzziel
, Micah
; of the sons
of Micah
, Shamir
.
The brother of Micah
, Isshiah
; of the sons
of Isshiah
, Zechariah
.
The sons of Merari
, Mahli
and Mushi
; the sons
of Jaaziah
, Beno
.
The sons of Merari
: by Jaaziah
were Beno
, Shoham
, Zaccur
and Ibri
.
By Mahli: Eleazar
, who had
no
sons
.
By Kish: the sons
of Kish
, Jerahmeel
.
The sons of Mushi
: Mahli
, Eder
and Jerimoth
. These
were the sons
of the Levites
according to their fathers'
households
.
aThese also
cast
lots
just
as their 1relatives
the sons
of Aaron
in the presence
of David
the king
, bZadok
, 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
.