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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.
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 leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand.
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 look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,
Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;
four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, “which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”
and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David,] to praise [therewith].
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel — three in all.
The sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran — three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan.
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.
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.
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 in all.
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. 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.
Now the sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.
And as to Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And 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.
Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, 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.
Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second.
The sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Jishijah the second.
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were 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.
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth — three in all.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
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.
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 God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell 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 also to the Levites, “They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles 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 Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above;
For by the last words of David was this [done], -- the numbering of the sons of Levi from twenty years old and upward.
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,
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;
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 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;
to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening;
and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;
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;
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.
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.