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

So when David was old and full of days, 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.

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.

Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand.

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, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,

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

four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, “which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”

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

Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 O f the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

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

The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all.

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

The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan.

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

And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four 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; therefore they were assigned as one father’s house.

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

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

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: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was set apart, he and his sons forever, that he should sanctify the most holy things, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister to Him, and to give the blessing in His name forever.

14 — And as to Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

Now the sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.

15 T he sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer.

16 T he sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the first.

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

Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

18 — The sons of Jizhar: Shelomith the head.

Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first.

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

Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was 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.

Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second.

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.

And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only daughters; and their brethren, 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 Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.

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 by their fathers’ houses—the heads of the fathers’ houses as they were counted individually by the number of their names, who did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and above.

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, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”;

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

and also to the Levites, “They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles 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 Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above;

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;

because their duty was to help the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts and in the chambers, in the purifying of all holy things and 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;

both with the showbread and the fine flour for the grain offering, with the unleavened cakes and what is baked in the pan, with what is mixed and with all kinds of measures and sizes;

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

to stand every morning to thank and 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 at every presentation of a burnt offering to the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the New Moons and on the set feasts, by number according to the ordinance governing them, regularly 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.

and that they should attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, the needs of the holy place, and the needs of the sons of Aaron their brethren in the work of the house of the Lord.