24The family of Aaron was grouped as follows: Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.H4256H1121H175H1121H175H5070H30H499H3852Nadab and Abihu died before their father and left no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar filled the office of priest.H5070H30H4191H6440H1H1121H499H385H35473David assigned Zadok from the family of Eleazar and Ahimelech from the family of Ithamar and assigned them to separate divisions for carrying out their appointed ministries.H1732H2505H6659H1121H499H288H1121H385H6486H56564It turned out that there were more leaders in Eleazar's family than in Ithamar's and so they divided them proportionately: sixteen clan leaders from Eleazar's family and eight clan leaders from Ithamar's family.H7227H7218H1397H4672H1121H499H1121H385H2505H1121H499H8337H6240H7218H1004H1H8083H1121H385H1004H15They assigned the leaders by lot, treating both families alike, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among both the Eleazar and Ithamar families.H2505H1486H428H428H8269H6944H8269H430H1121H499H1121H3856The secretary Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote down their names in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families. They took turns: One family was selected from Eleazar and then one from Ithamar.H8098H1121H5417H5608H3881H3789H6440H4428H8269H6659H3548H288H1121H54H7218H1H3548H3881H259H1H1004H270H499H270H3857The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,H7223H1486H3318H3080H8145H30488the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,H7992H2766H7243H81889the fifth to Malkijah, 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 Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,H259H6242H3199H8147H6242H157718the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.H7969H6242H1806H702H6242H459019They served in this appointed order when they entered The Temple of GOD, following the procedures laid down by their ancestor Aaron as GOD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.H6486H5656H935H1004H3068H4941H3027H175H1H3068H430H3478H668020The rest of the Levites are as follows: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.H3498H1121H3878H1121H6019H7619H1121H7619H316521Concerning Rehabiah: from his sons, Isshiah was the first.H7345H1121H7345H7218H344922From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.H3325H8013H1121H8013H318923The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.H1121H3404H568H8145H3166H7992H3360H724324The son of Uzziel: Micah, and from the sons of Micah: Shamir.H1121H5816H4318H1121H4318H805325The brother of Micah was Isshiah, and from the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.H251H4318H3449H1121H3449H214826The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.H1121H4847H4249H4187H1121H3269H112127The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.H1121H4847H3269H1121H7719H2139H568128From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.H4249H499H112129From Kish: Jerahmeel, the son of Kish.H7027H1121H7027H339630And from the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites by their families.H1121H4187H4249H5740H3406H1121H3881H1004H131They also cast lots, the same as their kindred the sons of Aaron had done, in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families. The families of the oldest and youngest brothers were treated the same.H5307H1486H5980H251H1121H175H6440H1732H4428H6659H288H7218H1H3548H3881H7218H1H5980H6996H251