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

Now when David reached old age, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

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

And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites. Offices of 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-eight thousand.

The Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward, and their number by census of men was 38, 000.

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

Of these, 24, 000 were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and 6, 000 were officers and judges,

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

and 4, 000 were gatekeepers, and 4, 000 were praising the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise.

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

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

7 O f the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

Of the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.

8 T he sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three.

9 T he sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan.

The sons of Shimei were Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.

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

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

11 A nd Jahath was the head, and Ziza the second; and Jeush and Beriah had not many sons: as father's house, therefore, they were reckoned as one.

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 class. Kohathites

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

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

13 T he sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated, that he should be hallowed as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before Jehovah, to do service to him, and to bless in his name for ever.

The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever.

14 — And as to Moses the man of God, his sons were named of 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 were Gershom and Eliezer.

16 T he sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

The son of Gershom was Shebuel the chief.

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

The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

18 — The sons of Jizhar: Shelomith the head.

The son of Izhar was Shelomith the chief.

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

The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.

20 T he sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Jishijah the second.

The sons of Uzziel were Micah the first and Isshiah the second. Merarites

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

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

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

Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, so their brothers, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.

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

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

24 T hese were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, the chief fathers, as they were reckoned, by number of names by their polls, who did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, even the heads of the fathers’ households of those of them who were counted, in the number of names by their census, doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

25 F or David said, Jehovah the God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he will dwell in Jerusalem for ever;

For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.

26 a nd the Levites also have no more to carry the tabernacle, nor any of its vessels for its service.

Also, the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service.”

27 F or by the last words of David was this,—the numbering of the sons of Levi from twenty years old and upward.

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

28 F or their place was by 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 purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

For their office is to 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,

29 a nd for the loaves to be set in rows, and for the fine flour for the oblation, and for the unleavened cakes, and for the pan, and for that which is saturated, and for all measure of capacity and size;

and with the showbread, and the fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, or what is baked in the pan or what is well-mixed, and all measures of volume and size.

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

They are to stand every morning to thank and to praise the Lord, and likewise at evening,

31 a nd for all burnt-offerings offered up to Jehovah on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before Jehovah;

and to offer all burnt offerings to the Lord, on the sabbaths, the new moons and the fixed festivals in the number set by the ordinance concerning them, continually before the Lord.

32 a nd they kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of Jehovah.

Thus they are to keep charge of the tent of meeting, and charge of the holy place, and charge of the sons of Aaron their relatives, for the service of the house of the Lord.