And of the Hebronites Hasabias, and his brethren most able men, a thousand seven hundred, had the charge over Israel beyond the Jordan westward, in all the works of the Lord, and for the service of the king.
And they also cast lots over against their brethren, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Sadoc, and Ahimelech, and the princes of the priestly and Levitical families, both the elder and the younger. The lot divided all equally.
And there were found many more of the sons of Eleazar among the principal men than of the sons of Ithamar. And he divided them so, that there were of the sons of Eleazar sixteen chief men by their families: and of the sons of Ithamar eight by their families and houses.
Now the chiefs over the tribes of Israel were these: Over the Rubenites, Eliezer the son of Zechri was ruler: Over the Simeonites, Saphatias the son of Maacha: