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² And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:

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⁶ Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

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² And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

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¹ Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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² But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

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³ And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.

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⁴ And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

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⁵ Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

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⁶ And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

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⁷ Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

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⁸ The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

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⁹ The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

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⁵⁷ And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,

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⁵⁸ And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,

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⁵⁹ And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:

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⁶⁰ And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen thirteen cities.

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¹⁰ And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,

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³⁰ And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

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¹¹ And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

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¹⁴ So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

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²⁴ And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

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³⁹ And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,

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¹⁶ And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

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¹⁰ The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

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¹¹ The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

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¹² The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

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¹³ The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

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¹⁴ The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

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¹⁵ The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

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¹⁶ The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

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¹⁷ The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

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¹⁸ The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

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¹⁹ These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

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³¹ These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.

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¹³ Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.

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²¹ And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.