24 Aharon’s sons were: Nadav, Avihu, Eleazar, and Itamar, 2 but Nadav and Avihu died before their father and without having any children, so only Eleazar and Itamar became priests.[ref] 3 David gave Eleazar’s descendant Tsadok, and Itamar’s descendant Ahimelek two different sets of duties to perform. 4 There were more leaders among Eleazar’s descendants than there were among Itamar’s descendants, so they appointed sixteen leaders from Eleazar’s descendants and eight from Itamar’s descendants. 5 They divided up the duties by lots so some of the leaders from each of the two groups served the facility and others served God directly. DOUBLE-CHECK, along with v3. 6 Netanel’s son Shemayah was the Levite scribe who recorded all this in front of the king and the leaders, Tsadok the priest and Abiatar’s son Ahimelek, and the clan leaders of the priests and the Levites. (One family was drawn by lot from Eleazar’s group, and then the next from Itamar’s, etc.)

7 The first two allocations of duties went to Yehoyariv and then Yedayah. 8 Next were Harim and Seorim, 9 Malkiyyah and Miyyamin, 10 Hakkots and Aviyyah, 11 Yeshua and Shekanyah, 12 Elyashiv and Yakim, 13 Huppah and Yesheveav, 14 Bilgah and Immer, 15 Hezer and Ha-Pitstsets, 16 Patahyah and Yehezkel, 17 Yakin and Gamul, 18 Delayah and lastly, Maazyah.

19 Those were the priests selected to be leaders of the groups that would serve in Yahweh’s temple, following the instructions that Yisrael’s God Yahweh had given their ancestor Aharon.

Other Levites

20 This is a list of some of Levi’s other descendants:

• From Amram’s sons: Shuvael.
• From Shuvael’s sons: Yehdeyah.
• 21 From Rehavyah’s sons: Yishshiyah, the leader.
• 22 From the Yitsharites: Shelomot.
• From Shelomot’s sons: Yahat.
• 23 Hevron’s[fn] sons (in order): Yeriyyah, Amaryah, Yahaziel, Yekamean
• 24 From Uzziel’s sons: Mikah.
• From Mikah’s sons: Shamir.
• 25 Mkah’s younger brother: Yishshiyah.
• From Yishiyah’s sons: Zekaryah.
• 26 Merari’s sons: Mahli and Mushi.
• Yaaziyah’s son: Beno.
• 27 Merari’s descendants through Yaaziyah: Beno, Shoham, Zakkur, and Ivri.
• 28 From Mahli: Eleazar who had no sons.
• 29 Kish’s son: Yerahme’el.
• 30 Mushi’s sons: Mahli, Eder, and Yerimot.

Those were the Levites listed by their ancestors’ families. 31 They too, used lots just like Aharon’s descendants (their relatives) to determine their specific duties irrespective of where they came in their families. This was done in front of King David, Tsadok and Ahimelek, the clan leaders, and the other priests and Levites.