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

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

2 a nd gathereth all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;

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

3 a nd 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.

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

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

Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges:

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

Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

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

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 O f the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.

Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

8 S ons of Laadan: the head Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

9 S ons of Shimei Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three; these heads of the fathers of Laadan.

The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

10 A nd sons of Shimei Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these sons of Shimei, four.

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

11 A nd 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.

And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.

12 S ons of Kohath Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

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

13 S ons 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.

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 the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

14 A s to Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi.

Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

15 S ons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.

16 S ons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

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

And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

18 S ons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.

Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

19 S ons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

20 S ons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Ishshiah, the second.

Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first and Jesiah the second.

21 S ons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.

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

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

23 S ons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth, three.

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

24 T hese 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,

These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and upward.

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

For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

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

And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

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

For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

28 f or 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,

Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

29 a nd 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;

Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;

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

And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even:

31 a nd 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.

And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the Lord in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the Lord:

32 A nd 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.

And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.