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1When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

1After David had reached old age, and had completed his reign, he set his son Solomon as king over Israel.

2He also gathered together all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

2David then gathered together all of the leaders of Israel, including the priests and descendants of Levi.

3The Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.

3descendants of Levi 30 years old and above were counted for a total of 38,000.

4David said, "Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work of the temple of the LORD and six thousand are to be officials and judges.

4"24,000 of these," David said, "are to be set in charge of the work of the Temple of the LORD, with 6,000 serving as officers and judges,

5Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the LORD with the musical instruments I have provided for that purpose."

5with 4,000 gatekeepers, and with 4,000 offering praises to the LORD with the musical instruments that I have had crafted."

6David separated the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

6David divided them into divisions based on Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, Levi's sons.

7Belonging to the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

7The descendants of Gershon?? were Ladan and Shimei.

8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham and Joel--three in all.

8The three descendants of Ladan included Jehiel (their chief), Zetham, and Joel.

9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel and Haran--three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.

9The three descendants of Shimei included Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. These were the heads of families of Ladan.

10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei--four in all.

10The descendants of Shimei included Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were sons of Shimei.

11Jahath was the first and Ziza the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; so they were counted as one family with one assignment.

11Jahath served as chief and Zizah was second in rank, but since Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, they were enrolled as a single family unit.

12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel--four in all.

12The four descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart, he and his descendants forever, to consecrate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices before the LORD, to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.

13The descendants of Amram included Aaron and Moses. Aaron had been set apart to consecrate the most holy things, with the intent that he and his sons should present offerings in the LORD's presence forever, ministering to him and pronouncing blessings in his name forever.

14The sons of Moses the man of God were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.

14Meanwhile, as for Moses the man of God, his sons were considered among the tribe of Levi.

15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

15The descendants of Moses included Gershom and Eliezer.

16The descendants of Gershom: Shubael was the first.

16The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel as their chief.

17The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.

17The descendants of Eliezer included Rehabiah as their chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.

18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.

18The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith their chief.

19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.

19The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah their chief, Amariah their second in rank, Jahaziel their third, and Jekameam their fourth.

20The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first and Ishiah the second.

20The descendants of Uzziel included Micah their chief and Isshiah their second in rank.

21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

21The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The descendants of Mahli included Eleazar and Kish,

22Eleazar died without having sons: he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

22but Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters. Their relatives (the descendants of Kish) married them.

23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth--three in all.

23The three descendants of Mushi included Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.

24These were the descendants of Levi by their families--the heads of families as they were registered under their names and counted individually, that is, the workers twenty years old or more who served in the temple of the LORD.

24These were the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral households, with family heads documented according to the names of persons 20 years and older who were appointed to perform work in service to the Temple of the LORD.

25For David had said, "Since the LORD, the God of Israel, has granted rest to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever,

25For David had said "The LORD God of Israel has granted rest to his people, and he has taken Israel as his eternal residence.

26the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service."

26Therefore the descendants of Levi are no longer to carry the Tent or its service implements."

27According to the last instructions of David, the Levites were counted from those twenty years old or more.

27Since, according to David's final instructions, the list above contains the total number of descendants of Levi from the age of 20 years and upward,

28The duty of the Levites was to help Aaron's descendants in the service of the temple of the LORD: to be in charge of the courtyards, the side rooms, the purification of all sacred things and the performance of other duties at the house of God.

28David issued these orders: "Instead, they are to assist by lending a hand to the descendants of Aaron regarding service to the Temple of the LORD relating to the courts, the chambers, purification of everything pertaining to holiness, and to anything else pertaining to service on behalf of the Temple of God,

29They were in charge of the bread set out on the table, the special flour for the grain offerings, the thin loaves made without yeast, the baking and the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.

29including assisting with the rows of showbread, selecting flour for the grain offerings, the unleavened bread, baked offerings, and oil-based offerings, no matter what the quantity or sizes.

30They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD. They were to do the same in the evening

30They are to take their stand morning by morning, thanking and praising the LORD right through until the evening,

31and whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, at the New Moon feasts and at the appointed festivals. They were to serve before the LORD regularly in the proper number and in the way prescribed for them.

31whenever burnt offerings are presented to the LORD, whether on Sabbaths, New Moons, or scheduled festivals, regularly in the LORD's presence in accordance with the number required to conduct their service.

32And so the Levites carried out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the Holy Place and, under their relatives the descendants of Aaron, for the service of the temple of the LORD.

32By doing this, they will fulfill their obligation as trustees over the Tent of Assembly and the Sanctuary, attending to the needs of their relatives, who are descendants of Aaron, in keeping with their service on behalf of the Temple of the LORD."

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