1The divisions of Aaron’s descendants were as follows: Aaron’s sons were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2Nadab and Abihu died before their father died, and neither had any children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. 3David, Eleazar’s descendant Zadok, and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech divided Aaron’s descendants into groups for service. 4Since Eleazar’s descendants had more men who were family heads than Ithamar’s descendants, they were divided so that Eleazar’s descendants had sixteen family leaders and Ithamar’s descendants had eight family leaders. 5Both groups were divided impartially by drawing lots so that there were officers for the holy place and officers for God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants. 6The scribe Shemaiah was a son of Nethanel and a descendant of Levi. Shemaiah recorded their names in the presence of the king, the princes, the priest Zadok, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites. One family was chosen for Eleazar, another for Ithamar. 7The first lot drawn was for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah, 8the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim, 9the fifth for Malchiah, the sixth for Mijamin, 10the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah, 11the ninth for Jeshua, the tenth for Shecaniah, 12the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim, 13the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab, 14the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer, 15the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizzez, 16the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Jehezkel, 17the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul, 18the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah. 19These were their priestly groups when they went to serve at Jehovah’s temple. Their ancestor Aaron made these rules for them, as Jehovah God of Israel had commanded him. 20The following men were leaders for Levi’s descendants from Kohath: Jehdeiah for Amram’s descendants through Shubael, 21Isshiah for Amram’s descendants through Rehabiah, 22Jahath for Izhar’s descendants through Shelomoth, 23Jeriah for Hebron’s descendants, Amariah the second of Hebron’s descendants, Jahaziel the third of Hebron’s descendants, Jekameam the fourth of Hebron’s descendants, 24Shamir for Uzziel’s descendants through Micah, 25and Zechariah for Uzziel’s descendants through Micah’s brother Isshiah. 26The following men were leaders from Levi’s descendants from Merari: Mahli, Mushi, and Merari’s son Jaaziah, 27Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri for Merari’s descendants through his son Jaaziah, 28Eleazar who had no sons, for Mahli’s descendants, 29Jerahmeel for Mahli’s descendants through Kish, 30Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth for Mushi’s descendants. These were Levi’s descendants according to their families. 31They drew lots as their relatives, Aaron’s descendants, had done. They drew them in front of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the leaders of the families of the priests and Levites. The families of the oldest brother were treated the same way as those of the youngest.