The sons of Ladan, the chief Jehiel, and Zetham and Joel, three.

The sons of Shimei, Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three, - these, were the ancestral chiefs of Ladan.

And, the sons of Shimei, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah, - these, were the sons of Shimei, four.

And Jahath was chief, and Zizah the second, - but, Jeush and Beriah, had not many sons, so they became an ancestral house, by one reckoning.

The sons of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

The sons of Amram, Aaron and Moses, - and Aaron was separated, to hallow the holy of holies, he and his sons, unto times age-abiding, to make a perfume before Yahweh, to be in attendance upon him, and to bless in his name, unto times age-abiding;

and, as for Moses, the man of God, his sons, were called unto the tribe of Levi.

The sons of Moses, were Gershom, and Eliezer.

the sons of Gershom, were Shebuel the chief;

and the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the chief, - and Eliezer had no other sons, but, the sons of Rehabiah, were very many.

The sons of Izhar, Shelomith the chief.

The sons of Hebron, Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jehaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

The sons of Uzziel, Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.

The sons of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli, were Eleazar and Kish.

But Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only, - and so the sons of Kish their brethren took them.

The sons of Mushi, were Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth, three.

These, were the sons of Levi by their ancestral house, the ancestral chiefs of them who were counted in the number of their names, by their polls, doing the work, for the service of the house of Yahweh, - from twenty years old, and upwards.

For, by the last words of David, the same, were the number of the sons of Levi, - from twenty years old, and upwards.

For, their duty, was - to be in attendance upon the sons of Aaron, in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of everything holy, - and doing the laborious work, of the house of God;

and they shall keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren, - in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh.

Now, the sons of Aaron, had their courses, - the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar;

but Nadab and Abihu, died, before their father, and sons, had they none, - but Eleazar and Ithamar became priests;

and David apportioned to them courses, both to Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and to Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, - by their appointed place in their service.

But the sons of Eleazar were found to be more numerous, by the chiefs of their able men, than were the sons of Ithamar, so they divided them, - the sons of Eleazar, had chiefs, of the ancestral house, sixteen, whereas, the sons of Ithamar, had of their ancestral house, eight.

They divided them, therefore, by casting lots, these with those, - for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, from among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar.

And Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe from among the Levites, wrote them down, before the king and the rulers and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites, - one ancestral house, was taken for Eleazar, and, was equally taken, for Ithamar.

Now, as for the sons of Levi who remained, of the sons of Amram, Shubael, of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the chief Isshiah;

of the Izharites, Shelomoth, - of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath;

and, the sons of Hebron , Jeriah, - Amariah, the second, Jehaziel, the third, Jekameam, the fourth;

the sons of Uzziel, Micah, of the sons of Micah, Shamir;

the brother of Micah, Isshiah, of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi, - the sons of Jaaziah, Beno;

the sons of Merari, of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri:

of Mahli, Eleazar, who had no sons;

of Kish - the sons of Kish, Jerameel;

and, the sons of Mushi, Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth. These, were the sons of the Levites, belonging to their ancestral house.

Moreover, they also, cast lots along with their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king and Zadok and Ahimelech, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites, the ancestral chief along with his younger brethren.

And David and the captains of the host set apart for service, unto the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, such as should prophesy, with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals, - and, the number of the workers, for their service, was:

Of the sons of Asaph, Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph, - under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun, - Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah - six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, with the lyre, as he prophesied, in giving thanks and offering praise unto Yahweh.

Of Heman, the sons of Heman - Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jeremoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

All these, were sons of Heman, the seer of the king in the things of God, at the lifting of the horn. And God gave to Heman, fourteen sons and three daughters,

And the first lot came forth for Asaph, to Joseph, - Gedaliah, the second, he and his brethren and his sons, twelve.

The third, Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The fourth, to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The eleventh, Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The twelfth, to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

As the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

As the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

As the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

As the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

As the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

As the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

As the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

As the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

As the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

As the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

As the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

As the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

To the courses of the door-keepers, pertained, - of the Korahites, Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph;

and, Meshelemiah, had sons, - Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth;

And, Obed-edom, had sons, - Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Josh the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth;

And, to Shemaiah his son, were born sons, who bare rule to their ancestral house, - for, heroes of valour, were they.

the sons of Shemaiah, were Othni and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were sons of valour, - Elihu, and Semachiah.

All these, were of the sons of Obed-edom, they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service, - sixty-two, pertaining to Obed-edom.

And, Meshelemiah, had sons, and brethren, sons of valour, eighteen.

And, Hosah of the sons of Merari, had sons, - Shimri the chief, for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father, made him, chief.

Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth, - all the sons and brethren of Hosah, were thirteen.

And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. And, for Zechariah his son, a discreet counselor, they cast lots, and his lot came out, northward.

To Obed-edom, southward, - and, to his sons, the storehouse.

These, were the courses of the door-keepers, of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.

The sons of Ladan - the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan - the ancestral chiefs belonging to Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli;

the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother who were over the treasuries of the house of Yahweh.

And, Shebuel, son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief ruler over the treasuries.

And, his brethren pertaining to Eliezer, were Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.

And, all that Samuel the seer, and Saul son of Kish, and Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, had hallowed, whosoever had hallowed anything, it was under the direction of Shelomoth, and his brethren.

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons, were for the outward business over Israel, - as officers, and as judges.

Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, sons of valour, one thousand seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel, across the Jordan westward, - for all the business of Yahweh, and for the service of the king.

Now, the sons of Israel - as to the number of them, the ancestral chiefs - and rulers of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who waited upon the king as to any matter of the courses, who came in and went out month by month, for all the months of the year, in each course, were twenty-four thousand.

Over the first course, for the first month, was Jashobeam, son of Zabdiel, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

Of the sons of Perez, was the chief for all the rulers of the hosts, for the first month.

The ruler of the third host, for the third month, was Benaiah, son of Jehoiada the priest - a chief, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

The same Benaiah, was a hero of thirty, and over the thirty, - and, over his course, was Ammizabad his son.

The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel, brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son, after him, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh, the Tekoite, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

Furthermore, over the tribes of Israel, the chief ruler of the Reubenites, was Eliezer, son of Zichri. Of the Simeonites, Shephatiah, son of Maacah.

Of Levi, Hashabiah, son of Kemuel. Of Aaron, Zadok.

Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David. Of Issachar, Omri, son of Michael.

Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah, son of Obadiah. Of Naphtali, Jeremoth, son of Azriel.

Of the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah. Of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel, son of Pedaiah.

Of the half of Manasseh, in Gilead, Iddo, son of Zechariah. Of Benjamin, Jaasiel, son of Abner.