[1] The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron:
Nadab, Abi'hu, Elea'zar, and Ith'amar. [2] But Nadab and Abi'hu died before
their father, and had no children, so Elea'zar and Ith'amar became the
priests. [3] With the help of Zadok of the sons of Elea'zar, and Ahim'elech
of the sons of Ith'amar, David organized them according to the appointed
duties in their service. [4] Since more chief men were found among the sons
of Elea'zar than among the sons of Ith'amar, they organized them under
sixteen heads of fathers' houses of the sons of Elea'zar, and eight of the
sons of Ith'amar. [5] They organized them by lot, all alike, for there were
officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both the sons of
Elea'zar and the sons of Ith'amar. [6] And the scribe Shemai'ah the son of
Nethan'el, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king, and the
princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahim'elech the son of Abi'athar, and the
heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; one
father's house being chosen for Elea'zar and one chosen for Ith'amar. [7]
The first lot fell to Jehoi'arib, the second to Jedai'ah, [8] the third to
Harim, the fourth to Se-o'rim, [9] the fifth to Malchi'jah, the sixth to
Mij'amin, [10] the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abi'jah, [11] the ninth
to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecani'ah, [12] the eleventh to Eli'ashib, the
twelfth to Jakim, [13] the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to
Jesheb'e-ab, [14] the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, [15] the
seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Hap'pizzez, [16] the nineteenth to
Pethahi'ah, the twentieth to Jehez'kel, [17] the twenty-first to Jachin,
the twenty-second to Gamul, [18] the twenty-third to Delai'ah, the
twenty-fourth to Ma-azi'ah. [19] These had as their appointed duty in their
service to come into the house of the LORD according to the procedure
established for them by Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had
commanded him. [20] And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of
Amram, Shu'ba-el; of the sons of Shu'ba-el, Jehde'iah. [21] Of Rehabi'ah:
of the sons of Rehabi'ah, Isshi'ah the chief. [22] Of the Iz'harites,
Shelo'moth; of the sons of Shelo'moth, Jahath. [23] The sons of Hebron:
Jeri'ah the chief, Amari'ah the second, Jaha'ziel the third, Jekame'am the
fourth. [24] The sons of Uz'ziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir. [25]
The brother of Micah, Isshi'ah; of the sons of Isshi'ah, Zechari'ah. [26]
The sons of Merar'i: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Ja-azi'ah: Beno. [27] The
sons of Merar'i: of Ja-azi'ah, Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. [28] Of
Mahli: Elea'zar, who had no sons. [29] Of Kish, the sons of Kish:
Jerah'meel. [30] The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jer'imoth. These were
the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. [31] These
also, the head of each father's house and his younger brother alike, cast
lots, just as their brethren the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King
David, Zadok, Ahim'elech, and the heads of fathers' houses of the priests
and of the Levites.
