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

And David is old, and satisfied with days, and causeth his son Solomon to reign over Israel,

2 A nd he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

and gathereth all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;

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

and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, by their polls, is of mighty men thirty and eight thousand.

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

Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand,

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

and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, `with instruments that I made for praising,'

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

And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 O f the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.

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

Sons of Laadan: the head Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

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

Sons of Shimei Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three; these heads of the fathers of Laadan.

10 A nd the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

And sons of Shimei Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these sons of Shimei, four.

11 A nd 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.

And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering.

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

Sons of Kohath Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

13 T he 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.

Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron is separated for his sanctifying the holy of holies, he and his sons -- unto the age, to make perfume before Jehovah, to serve Him, and to bless in His name -- unto the age.

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

As to Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi.

15 T he sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

16 T he sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.

Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

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

And sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.

18 T he sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

Sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.

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

Sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

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

Sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Ishshiah, the second.

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

Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

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

And Eleazar dieth, and he had no sons, but daughters, and sons of Kish their brethren take them.

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

Sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth, three.

24 T hese 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.

These sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their polls, doing the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from a son of twenty years and upward,

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

for David said, `Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given rest to His people, and He doth tabernacle in Jerusalem unto the age;'

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

and also of the Levites, `None to bear the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service;'

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

for by the last words of David they the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,

28 F or 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;

for their station at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God,

29 f or 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;

and for the bread of the arrangement, and for fine flour for present, and for the thin unleavened cakes, and for the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all measure and measure;

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

and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks, and to give praise to Jehovah, and so at evening;

31 a nd 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;

and for all the burnt-offerings -- burnt-offerings to Jehovah for sabbaths, for new moons, and for appointed seasons, by number, according to the ordinance upon them continually, before Jehovah.

32 a nd 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.

And they have kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren, for the service of the house of Jehovah.