1 These were the divisions of the sons of
Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu,
Eleazar, and Ithamar.

2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their
father, and had no children; therefore
Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

3 David, withZadok ofthe sons ofEleazar
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 they were divided like this:
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 they were divided impartially by
drawing lots; 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, the princes,
Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’
households 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 out 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 twenty-first to Jachin, the twentysecond to Gamul,