1 These were the divisions of Aaron's sons. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 Nadab and Abihu died before their father and left no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
3 David, along with Zadok from the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech from the sons of Ithamar, organized them by their assigned turns in their service.
4 More leading men were found among Eleazar's sons than among Ithamar's, so they divided them like this: from Eleazar's sons, sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and from Ithamar's sons, eight, by their fathers' houses.
5 They divided them by lot, these together with those, because there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God from Eleazar's sons and from Ithamar's sons alike.
6 The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote them down before the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and Levites: one father's house taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
7 The first lot came out for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 This was their order for their service when they entered the house of the LORD, by the regulation they received through Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.
20 And for the remaining sons of Levi: from Amram's sons, Shubael; from Shubael's sons, Jehdeiah.
21 As for Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.
22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
23 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: Beno.
27 The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites' sons by their fathers' houses.
31 They too cast lots, like their brothers the sons of Aaron, before King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and Levites, the chief fathers' house just as its youngest brother.