²³ The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office,

¹⁰ And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada, ¹¹ Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.

⁸ In the one case tithes are received by mortal men, but in the other case, by one ^(A)of whom it is testified that ^(B)he lives.

^3 (A)The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. ^(B)The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ^4 (C)(D)Eleazar fathered ^(E)Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua, ⁵ Abishua fathered Bukki, Bukki fathered Uzzi, ⁶ Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, Zerahiah fathered ^(F)Meraioth, ⁷ Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, ^8 (G)Ahitub fathered ^(H)Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz, ⁹ Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, Azariah fathered Johanan, ¹⁰ and Johanan fathered Azariah (^(I)it was he who served as priest ^(J)in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem). ^11 (K)Azariah fathered ^(L)Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, ¹² Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered ^(M)Shallum, ¹³ Shallum fathered ^(N)Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah, ¹⁴ Azariah fathered ^(O)Seraiah, Seraiah fathered Jehozadak;