1 N ow when David reached old age, he made his son Solomon 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 leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites. Offices of the Levites

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

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

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, 24, 000 were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and 6, 000 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 4, 000 were gatekeepers, and 4, 000 were praising the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise.

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

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

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

7 O f the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.

Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

8 T he sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first 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 were Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.

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

10 T he sons of Shimei were Jahath, Zina, Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

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

11 J ahath 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

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 were four: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

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

13 T he 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.

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 B ut as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among 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 were Gershom and Eliezer.

The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer.

16 T he son of Gershom was Shebuel the chief.

Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the first.

17 T he son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; 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 T he son of Izhar was Shelomith the chief.

Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first.

19 T he sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, 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 were Micah the first and Isshiah the second. Merarites

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

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

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

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

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 were three: Mahli, Eder and Jeremoth. Duties Revised

The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.

24 T hese 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.

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

For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”;

26 A lso, the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils 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 the sons of Levi were numbered 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 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,

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 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.

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

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

31 a nd 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.

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 T hus 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.

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.