²³ Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.

³ The children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

⁴ Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,

⁵ and Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi,

⁶ and Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth,

⁷ Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,

⁸ and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz,

⁹ and Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Johanan,

¹⁰ and Johanan became the father of Azariah, (he it is who executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem),

¹¹ and Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,

¹² and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum,

¹³ and Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah,

¹⁴ and Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak;

¹⁰ Jeshua became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim became the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib became the father of Joiada,

¹¹ and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.

⁸ Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives.