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Solomon Reigns
So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
The Divisions of the Levites
So when David was old and full of days, 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.
And 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.
Divisions of the Levites
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.
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.
Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight 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:
Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,
Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, “which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The Gershonites
Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel — three in all.
The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran — three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan.
And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
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.
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.
The Kohathites
The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel — four in all.
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.
Now concerning 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.
Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none 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.
Of the sons of Hebron; 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.
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second.
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.
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth — three in all.
Levite Duties Revised
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.
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.
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.
For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may 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”;
And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
and also to the Levites, “They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service.”
For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above;
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;
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,
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;
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;
And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening;
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:
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.
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.