aNow when David 1reached
old
age
, bhe made
his son
Solomon
king
over
Israel
.
And he gathered together all
the leaders
of Israel
with the priests
and the Levites
.
aThe Levites were numbered
from thirty
years
old
and upward
, and btheir number
by 1census
of men
was 38,000
.
Of these, 24,000
were ato oversee
the work
of the house
of the LORD
; and 6,000
were bofficers
and judges
,
and 4,000 were gatekeepers
, and a4,000
were praising
the LORD
with the instruments
which
1David made
for giving
praise
.
David divided
them into divisions
aaccording to the sons
of Levi
: Gershon
, Kohath
, and Merari
.
Of the Gershonites were 1Ladan
and Shimei
.
The sons of Ladan
were Jehiel
the first
and Zetham
and Joel
, three
.
The sons of Shimei
were Shelomoth
and Haziel
and Haran
, three
. These
were the heads
of the fathers'
households of Ladan
.
The sons of Shimei
were Jahath
, 1Zina
, Jeush
and Beriah
. These
four
were the sons
of Shimei
.
Jahath was the first
and Zizah
the second
; but Jeush
and Beriah
did not have many
sons
, so they became
a father's
household
, one
1class
.
The sons of Kohath
were four
: Amram
, Izhar
, Hebron
and Uzziel
.
aThe sons of Amram
were Aaron
and Moses
. And bAaron
was set
apart
to sanctify
him as most
holy
, he and his sons
forever
, cto burn
incense
before
the LORD
, to minister
to Him and to bless
in His name
forever
.
But as for aMoses the man
of God
, his sons
were named
among
the tribe
of Levi
.
The sons of Moses
were Gershom
and Eliezer
.
The 1son of Gershom
was 2Shebuel
the chief
.
The 1son of Eliezer
was Rehabiah
the chief
; and Eliezer
had
no
other
sons
, but the sons
of Rehabiah
were very
many
.
The 1son of Izhar
was 2Shelomith
the chief
.
The sons of Hebron
were Jeriah
the first
, Amariah
the second
, Jahaziel
the third
and Jekameam
the fourth
.
The sons of Uzziel
were Micah
the first
and Isshiah
the second
.
The sons of Merari
were Mahli
and Mushi
. The sons
of Mahli
were Eleazar
and Kish
.
Eleazar died
and had
no
sons
, but daughters
only
, so their brothers
, the sons
of Kish
, took
them as wives.
The sons of Mushi
were three
: Mahli
, Eder
and Jeremoth
.
aThese were the sons
of Levi
according to their fathers'
households
, even the heads
of the fathers'
households of those of them who were 1counted
, in the number
of names
by their 2census
, doing
the work
for the service
of the house
of the LORD
, bfrom twenty
years
old
and upward
.
For David said
, "The LORD
God
of Israel
ahas given
rest
to His people
, and He dwells
in Jerusalem
forever
.
"Also, athe Levites
will no
longer need to carry
the tabernacle
and all
its utensils
for its service
."
For by the last words
of David
the sons
of Levi
were numbered
from twenty
years
old
and upward
.
For their office is 1to assist
the sons
of Aaron
with the service
of the house
of the LORD
, in the courts
and in the chambers
and in the purifying
of all
holy
things
, even the work
of the service
of the house
of God
,
aand with the showbread, and bthe fine
flour
for a grain offering
, and unleavened
wafers
, or cwhat is baked in the pan
or dwhat is well-mixed
, and eall
measures
of volume
and size
.
They are to stand every
morning
to thank
and to praise
the LORD
, and likewise
at evening
,
and to offer all
burnt
offerings
to the LORD
, aon the sabbaths
, the new
moons
and bthe fixed
festivals
in the number
set by the ordinance
concerning
them, continually
before
the LORD
.
Thus athey are to keep charge
of the tent
of meeting
, and charge
of the holy
place, and bcharge
of the sons
of Aaron
their 1relatives
, for the service
of the house
of the LORD
.