24The divisions of the descendants of Aaron were as follows: Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.H4256H1121H175H1121H175H5070H30H499H3852But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.H5070H30H4191H6440H1H1121H499H385H35473Together with Zadok from the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech from the sons of Ithamar, David divided them according to the assigned duties of their service.H1732H2505H6659H1121H499H288H1121H385H6486H56564Since more leaders were found among Eleazar's descendants than Ithamar's, they were divided [accordingly]: 16 heads of ancestral houses were from Eleazar's descendants, and eight [heads] of ancestral houses were from Ithamar's.H7227H7218H1397H4672H1121H499H1121H385H2505H1121H499H8337H6240H7218H1004H1H8083H1121H385H1004H15They were divided impartially by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar's and Ithamar's descendants.H2505H1486H428H428H8269H6944H8269H430H1121H499H1121H3856The secretary, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the officers, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites. One ancestral house was taken for Eleazar, and then one for Ithamar.H8098H1121H5417H5608H3881H3789H6440H4428H8269H6659H3548H288H1121H54H7218H1H3548H3881H259H1H1004H270H499H270H3857The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,H7223H1486H3318H3080H8145H30488the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,H7992H2766H7243H81889the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,H2549H4441H8345H432610the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,H7637H6976H8066H2911the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,H8671H3442H6224H793512the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,H6249H6240H475H8147H6240H335613the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,H7969H6240H2647H702H6240H342814the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,H2568H6240H1083H8337H6240H56415the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,H7651H6240H2387H8083H6240H648316the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,H8672H6240H6611H6242H316817the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,H259H6242H3199H8147H6242H157718the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.H7969H6242H1806H702H6242H459019These had their assigned duties for service when they entered the LORD's temple, according to their regulations, which they received from their ancestor Aaron, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.H6486H5656H935H1004H3068H4941H3027H175H1H3068H430H3478H668020As for the rest of Levi's sons: from Amram's sons: Shubael; from Shubael's sons: Jehdeiah.H3498H1121H3878H1121H6019H7619H1121H7619H316521From Rehabiah: from Rehabiah's sons: Isshiah was the first.H7345H1121H7345H7218H344922From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from Shelomoth's sons: Jahath.H3325H8013H1121H8013H318923Hebron's sons: Jeriah [the first], Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.H1121H3404H568H8145H3166H7992H3360H724324[From] Uzziel's sons: Micah; from Micah's sons: Shamir.H1121H5816H4318H1121H4318H805325Micah's brother: Isshiah; from Isshiah's sons: Zechariah.H251H4318H3449H1121H3449H214826Merari's sons: Mahli and Mushi, [and from] his sons, Jaaziah his son.H1121H4847H4249H4187H1121H3269H112127Merari's sons, by his son Jaaziah: Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.H1121H4847H3269H1121H7719H2139H568128From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.H4249H499H112129From Kish, [from] Kish's sons: Jerahmeel.H7027H1121H7027H339630Mushi's sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. Those were the sons of the Levites according to their ancestral houses.H1121H4187H4249H5740H3406H1121H3881H1004H131They also cast lots the same way as their relatives, the sons of Aaron did in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites— the family heads and their younger brothers alike.H5307H1486H5980H251H1121H175H6440H1732H4428H6659H288H7218H1H3548H3881H7218H1H5980H6996H251