1 The courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of
Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 But Nadab and Abihu died
before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar
executed the priest’s office. 3 David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar,
and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their
ordering in their service. 4 There were more chief men found of the sons
of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided:
of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers’ houses; and of
the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ houses, eight. 5 Thus
were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were princes of
the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the
sons of Ithamar. 6 Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the
Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok
the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’
houses of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers’ house being
taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. 7 Now the first lot came
forth to Jehoiarib, the second to 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 one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to
Gamul, 18 the three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to
Maaziah. 19 This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into
the house of Yahweh according to the ordinance given to them by Aaron
their father, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded him. 20 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 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, and
Shoham, and 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,
and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their
fathers’ houses. 31 These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the
sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech,
and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the
Levites; the fathers’ houses of the chief even as those of his
younger brother.
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