My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you,

My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings.

A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

David, Zadok (a descendant of Eleazar), and Ahimelech (a descendant of Ithamar) divided them into groups to carry out their assigned responsibilities.

Then the heads of the family groups of the Gileadites, the descendant of Machir, the descendant of Manasseh, who were from the Josephite families, approached and spoke before Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families.

They took the Canaanites’ daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; they worshiped their gods as well.

They were married into the families of the Manassehites, the descendants of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father’s family.

There was no one to lead her among all the children she bore; there was no one to take her by the hand among all the children she raised.

Those numbered from the Gershonites, by their families and by their clans,

He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites, as their service required;

Now these were the Shuthelahites: from Eran, the family of the Eranites.

The descendants of Eleazar had more leaders than the descendants of Ithamar, so they divided them up accordingly; the descendants of Eleazar had sixteen leaders, while the descendants of Ithamar had eight.

from the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai, and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.

From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.