Matthew(i)
1 The deuision of the sonnes of Aaron, Nabad, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 But Nabad & Abihu died before their father, & hath not chyldren. And Eleazar & Ithamar were the priestes.
3 And Dauid ordered them on this maner: Zadock of the sonnes of Eleazar and Ahimelek of the sonnes of Ithamar to be in office by course.
4 And there were mo myghtye heades found of the sonnes of Eleazar, then of the sonnes of Ithamar. And they deuided them into .xvi. heades of auncient housholdes of the sonnes of Eleazar, & eyght of the sonnes of Ithamar.
5 And they put them in order by lot, one wyth another, that there shoulde be rulers in the sanctuarye and Lordes before God as well of the sonnes of Ithamar, as of the sonnes of Eleazar.
6 And Semeiah the sonne of Nathaneel the Scribe of the Leuites wrote them before the kynge and the Lordes, and before Zadock the pryeste, and Ahimelek the sonne of Abiathar, & before the auncient heades of the priestes & of the Leuites: one principal houshould for Eleazar and one for Ithamar.
7 And the fyrst lot fell to Iehoiarib. The seconde to Iedaiah.
8 The thirde to Harim. The fourth to Seorim.
9 The fyft to Melchiah. The sixte to Miamin.
10 The seuenth to Hakes. The eyght to Abiah.
11 The nynthe to Iesua. The tenth to Secaniah.
12 The leuenth to Eliasib. The twelueth to Iakim.
13 The thirtene to Huphah. The fourtene to Isbaab.
14 The fyftene to Belgah. The syxtene to Emer.
15 The seuentene to Hezir. The eyghtene to Haphzez.
16 The nynetene to Pathahaiah. The twentye to Iehesekiel.
17 The twentie & one to Iacin. The .xxij. to Gamul.
18 The .xxiij. to Delaiahu. The .xxiiij. to Maasiahu.
19 This is the order of them in their offices, to come into the house of the Lord accordinge to their maner vnder Aaron their father, as the Lorde God of Israel commaunded.
20 The rest of the sonnes of Leui: of the sonnes of Amram, Subael. Of the sonnes of Subael Iedehiabu.
21 Of the sonnes of Rohabiah, the fyrst Iesiah.
22 Of the Izaharites, Salemoth. Of the sonnes of Salemoth, Iahath.
23 And the sonnes of Hebron were Ieriahu the fyrste, Amariah the seconde, Iahaziel the thirde, Iekameam the fourthe.
24 Of the sonnes of Vsiel, Micah. Of the sonnes of Micah, Samir.
25 The brother of Micah was Iesiah. Of the sonnes of Iesiah, Zachariah.
26 The sonnes of Merari were Mahali and Musi. The sonnes of Iaaziahu, Beno.
27 The sonnes of Merari by Iaaziahu, Beno, Sohem, Zacur and Ebri.
28 Maheli had Eleazar, whyche had no sonnes.
29 The sonnes of Kis: Ierahemel.
30 The sonnes of Musi: Mahali, Eder and Iermoth. These are of the children of Leui in the housholdes of their fathers.
31 And these cast lottes next to their brethren the sonnes of Aaron, before Dauid the kynge and Zadock and Ahimelec, and the auncient heades and priestes of the Leuites, as wel the youngest brother as an auncient heade.