And there were more chief men found of the sons of
Eleazar than of the sons of
Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of
Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of
Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.
Since more leaders were found among
Eleazar’s descendants than those of
Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of
Eleazar and eight from the descendants of
Ithamar.
