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David Organizes the Levites
When David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
When David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
Solomon Reigns
And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was 38,000 men.
Divisions of the Levites
And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number, by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number, by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;
4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise.”
and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David,] to praise [therewith].
And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The Gershonites
Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
The sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Ladan.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan.
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.
Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, therefore they became counted as a single father’s house.
And 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.
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
The Kohathites
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to dedicate the most holy things, that he and his sons forever should make offerings before the Lord and minister to him and pronounce blessings in his name forever.
The 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.
But the sons of Moses the man of God were named among the tribe of Levi.
And as to Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the head; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.
The sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Jishijah the second.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
The Merarites
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters; their kinsmen, the sons of Kish, married them.
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses, the heads of fathers’ houses as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
Levite Duties Revised
These 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' 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.
For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
For David said, Jehovah the God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he will dwell in Jerusalem for ever;
And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service.”
and the Levites also have no more to carry the tabernacle, nor any of its vessels for its service.
For 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 was this [done], -- the numbering of the sons of Levi from twenty years old and upward.
For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God.
For 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 [for] the work of the service of the house of God;
Their duty was also to assist with the showbread, the flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering mixed with oil, and all measures of quantity or size.
and for the loaves to be set in rows, and for the fine flour for the oblation, and for the unleavened cakes, and for [what is baked in] the pan, and for that which is saturated [with oil], and for all measure of capacity and size;
And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening,
and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;
and whenever burnt offerings were offered to the Lord on Sabbaths, new moons, and feast days, according to the number required of them, regularly before the Lord.
and 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;
Thus they were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the service of the house of the Lord.
and 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.