1Now, the sons of Aaron, had their courses,—the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar; 2but Nadab and Abihu, died, before their father, and sons, had they none,—but Eleazar and Ithamar became priests; 3and David apportioned to them courses, both to Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and to Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar,—by their appointed place in their service. 4But the sons of Eleazar were found to be more numerous, by the chiefs of their able men, than were the sons of Ithamar, so they divided them,—the sons of Eleazar, had chiefs, of the ancestral house, sixteen, whereas, the sons of Ithamar, had of their ancestral house, eight. 5They divided them, therefore, by [casting] lots, these with those,—for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, from among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar. 6And Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe from among the Levites, wrote them down, before the king and the rulers and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites,—one ancestral house, was taken for Eleazar, and, was equally taken, for Ithamar. 7So then the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah, the second; 8for Harim, the third, for Seorim, the fourth; 9for Malchijah, the fifth, for Mijamin, the sixth; 10for Hakkoz, the seventh, for Abijah, the eighth; 11for Jeshua, the ninth, for Shecaniah, the tenth; 12for Eliashib, the eleventh, for Jakim, the twelfth; 13for Huppah, the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab, the fourteenth; 14for Bilgah, the fifteenth, for Immer, the sixteenth; 15for Hezir, the seventeenth, for Happizzez, the eighteenth; 16for Pethahiah, the nineteenth, for Jehezkel, the twentieth; 17for Jachin, the twenty-first, for Gamul, the twenty-second; 18for Delaiah, the twenty-third, for Maaziah, the twenty-fourth. 19These, were their appointed places for their service, for entering the house of Yahweh, according to the regulation of them, by the hand of Aaron their father,—just as Yahweh God of Israel, commanded him. 20 Now, as for the sons of Levi who remained, of the sons of Amram, Shubael, of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. 21Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the chief Isshiah; 22of the Izharites, Shelomoth,—of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath; 23and, the sons [of Hebron], Jeriah,—Amariah, the second, Jehaziel, the third, Jekameam, the fourth; 24the sons of Uzziel, Micah, of the sons of Micah, Shamir; 25the brother of Micah, Isshiah, of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. 26The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi,—the sons of Jaaziah, Beno; 27the sons of Merari, of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri: 28of Mahli, Eleazar, who had no sons; 29of Kish—the sons of Kish, Jerameel; 30and, the sons of Mushi, Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth. These, were the sons of the Levites, belonging to their ancestral house. 31Moreover, they also, cast lots along with their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king and Zadok and Ahimelech, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites, the ancestral chief along with his younger brethren.