1 W hen David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

2 D avid assembled all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and Levites.

And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

3 T he Levites thirty years old and upward numbered, man by man, 38, 000,

And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

4 O f whom 24, 000 were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord and 6, 000 were to be officers and judges.

Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;

5 A nd, said David, 4, 000 shall be gatekeepers and 4, 000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments which I made for praise.

and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

6 A nd David organized them in sections according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 O f the Gershonites: Ladan (Libni) and Shimei.

Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

8 T he sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.

The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

9 T he sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Ladan.

The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan.

10 A nd the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina (Zizah), Jeush, and Beriah. Of these four sons of Shimei,

And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

11 J ahath was chief and Zizah the second, but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; so they were counted together as one father’s house.

And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.

12 T he sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

13 T he sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy and to consecrate the most holy things, that he and his sons forever might burn incense before the Lord, minister to Him, and bless in His name forever.

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, for ever, to burn incense before Jehovah, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, for ever.

14 B ut the sons of Moses the man of God were named among the tribe of Levi.

But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

15 T he sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

16 T he son of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.

The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.

17 T he son of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah’s sons were very many.

And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

18 T he sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the chief.

The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

19 T he sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

20 T he sons of Uzziel: Micah the first and Isshiah the second.

The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.

21 T he sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

22 E leazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, and their kinsmen, sons of Kish, took them as wives.

And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.

23 T he sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

24 T hese were the Levites by their fathers’ houses, the heads of the fathers’ houses of those registered, according to the number of names of the individuals who were the servants of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' houses of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

25 F or David said, The Lord, the God of Israel has given peace and rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.

For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:

26 S o the Levites no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.

and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.

27 F or by the last words and acts of David, these were the number of the Levites from twenty years old and above.

For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

28 B ut their duty should be to wait on the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, caring for the courts, the chambers, the cleansing of all holy things, and any work of the service of God’s house,

For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, 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;

29 F or the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a cereal offering, whether of unleavened wafers or of what is baked on the griddle or soaked, and for all measuring of amount and size.

for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;

30 T hey are also to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening,

and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;

31 A nd to assist in offering all burnt sacrifices to the Lord on Sabbaths, New Moon festivals, and set feast days by number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before the Lord.

and to offer all burnt-offerings unto Jehovah, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Jehovah;

32 S o they shall keep charge of the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place and shall attend to the sons of Aaron their kinsmen, for the service of the house of the Lord.

and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of Jehovah.