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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.
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.
And he gathered together all the leaders 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.
The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was 38,000 men.
Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the Lord, 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.”
4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise.”
And David organized them in divisions corresponding 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 Ladan: Jehiel the chief, 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: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Ladan.
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the 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.
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.
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel — four in all.
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, 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.
Now the sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.
But the sons of Moses the man of God were named among 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.
The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. 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 chief, 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 chief and Isshiah the second.
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were 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.
The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth — three in all.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, 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.
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.
For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”;
For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
and also to the Levites, “They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service.”
And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things 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 sons of Levi were numbered 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 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.
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;
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.
to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening;
And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening,
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 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.
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.