²⁸ I chose^(A) your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense,^(B) and to wear an ephod^(C) in my presence. I also gave your ancestor’s family all the food offerings^(D) presented by the Israelites.

³ among whom was Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was a son of Ichabod’s^(A) brother Ahitub^(B) son of Phinehas, the son of Eli,^(C) the Lord’s priest in Shiloh.^(D) No one was aware that Jonathan had left.