[1] Now the divisions into which the sons of Aaron were grouped were these:
the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. [2] But Nadab and
Abihu came to their end before their father, and had no children; so
Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests. [3] And David, with Zadok of
the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, made
distribution of them into their positions for their work. [4] And there
were more chiefs among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar;
and this is how they were grouped: of the sons of Eleazar there were
sixteen, all heads of families; and of the sons of Ithamar, heads of
families, there were eight. [5] So they were put into groups, by the Lord's
decision, one with another; for there were rulers of the holy place and
rulers of the house of God among the sons of Eleazar and the sons of
Ithamar. [6] And Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was a
Levite, put down their names in writing, the king being present with the
rulers, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and the
heads of families of the priests and the Levites; one family being taken
for Eleazar and then one for Ithamar, and so on. [7] Now the first name to
come out was that of Jehoiarib; the second Jedaiah, [8] The third Harim,
the fourth Seorim, [9] The fifth Malchijah, the sixth Mijamin, [10] The
seventh Hakkoz, the eighth Abijah, [11] The ninth Jeshua, the tenth
Shecaniah, [12] The eleventh Eliashib, the twelfth Jakim, [13] The
thirteenth Huppah, the fourteenth Jeshebeab, [14] The fifteenth Bilgah, the
sixteenth Immer, [15] The seventeenth Hezir, the eighteenth Happizzez, [16]
The nineteenth Pethahiah, the twentieth Jehezkel, [17] The twenty-first
Jachin, the twenty-second Gamul, [18] The twenty-third Delaiah, the
twenty-fourth Maaziah. [19] So they were put into their different groups,
to take their places in the house of the Lord, in agreement with the rules
made by Aaron their father, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had given him
orders. [20] And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram,
Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. [21] Of Rehabiah; of the sons of
Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief. [22] Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons
of Shelomoth, Jahath. [23] And the sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief,
Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. [24] The sons
of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir. [25] The brother of Micah,
Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. [26] The sons of Merari: Mahli
and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah. [27] The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Shoham
and Zaccur and Ibri. [28] Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. [29] Of Kish:
the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel. [30] And the sons of Mushi: Mahli and Eder and
Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites by their families. [31]
Selection was made of these in the same way as of their brothers the sons
of Aaron, David the king being present, with Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the
heads of families of the priests and of the Levites; the families of the
chief in the same way as those of his younger brother.
