Historical

⁷ The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

⁸ the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

⁹ the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

¹⁰ the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,^(F)

¹¹ the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

¹² the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

¹³ the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

¹⁴ the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

¹⁵ the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

¹⁶ the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

¹⁷ the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

¹⁸ the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

²⁰ As for the rest of Levi’s sons:

from Amram’s sons: Shubael;

from Shubael’s sons: Jehdeiah.

²¹ From Rehabiah:

from Rehabiah’s sons: Isshiah was the first.

²² From the Izharites: Shelomoth;

from Shelomoth’s sons: Jahath.

²³ Hebron’s^[c](G) sons:

Jeriah the first, Amariah the second,

Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

²⁴ From Uzziel’s sons: Micah;

from Micah’s sons: Shamir.

²⁵ Micah’s brother: Isshiah;

from Isshiah’s sons: Zechariah.

²⁶ Merari’s sons: Mahli and Mushi,

and from his sons, Jaaziah his son.^[d]

²⁷ Merari’s sons, by his son Jaaziah:^[e]

Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.

²⁸ From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

²⁹ From Kish, from Kish’s sons: Jerahmeel.

³⁰ Mushi’s sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.

² From Asaph’s sons:

Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph’s authority, who prophesied under the authority of the king.

³ From Jeduthun:^(L) Jeduthun’s sons:

Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,^[g] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah – six – under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.

⁴ From Heman: Heman’s sons:

Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. ⁵ All these sons of Heman, the king’s seer,^(M) were given by the promises of God to exalt him,^[h] for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

⁹ The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, his sons, and his relatives – 12^[i]

to Gedaliah the second: him, his relatives, and his sons – 12

¹⁰ the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his relatives – 12

¹¹ the fourth to Izri,^[j] his sons, and his relatives – 12

¹² the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his relatives – 12

¹³ the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his relatives – 12

¹⁴ the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his relatives – 12

¹⁵ the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his relatives – 12

¹⁶ the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his relatives – 12

¹⁷ the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his relatives – 12

¹⁸ the eleventh to Azarel,^[k] his sons, and his relatives – 12

¹⁹ the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his relatives – 12

²⁰ the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his relatives – 12

²¹ the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his relatives – 12

²² the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his relatives – 12

²³ the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his relatives – 12

²⁴ the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his relatives – 12

²⁵ the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his relatives – 12

²⁶ the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his relatives – 12

²⁷ the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his relatives – 12

²⁸ the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his relatives – 12

²⁹ the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his relatives – 12

³⁰ the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his relatives – 12

³¹ and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his relatives – 12.