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1When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel.

1When David was old and full of days, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.

2David summoned all the leaders of Israel, together with the priests and Levites.

2Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites.

3All the Levites who were thirty years old or older were counted, and the total came to 38,000.

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

4Then David said, “From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the LORD. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges.

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

5Another 4,000 will work as gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the LORD with the musical instruments I have made.”

5four thousand are to be gatekeepers, and four thousand are to praise the LORD with the instruments that I have made for worship."

6Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The Gershonites

6Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

7The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon.

7The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

8Three of the descendants of Libni were Jehiel (the family leader), Zetham, and Joel.

8Ladan's sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel--three.

9These were the leaders of the family of Libni. Three of the descendants of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.

9Shimei's sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran--three. Those were the heads of the families of Ladan.

10Four other descendants of Shimei were Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah.

10Shimei's sons: Jahath, Zizah, Jeush, and Beriah. Those were Shimei's sons--four.

11Jahath was the family leader, and Ziza was next. Jeush and Beriah were counted as a single family because neither had many sons. The Kohathites

11Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; however, Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became one family and received a single assignment.

12Four of the descendants of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

12Kohath's sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel--four.

13The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the LORD’s presence, to serve the LORD, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.

13Amram's sons: Aaron and Moses. Aaron, along with his descendants, was set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense in the presence of the LORD, to minister to him, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.

14As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were included with the tribe of Levi.

14As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

15The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.

15Moses's sons: Gershom and Eliezer.

16The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader.

16Gershom's sons: Shebuel was first.

17Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants.

17Eliezer's sons were Rehabiah, first; Eliezer did not have any other sons, but Rehabiah's sons were very numerous.

18The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith, the family leader.

18Izhar's sons: Shelomith was first.

19The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah (the family leader), Amariah (the second), Jahaziel (the third), and Jekameam (the fourth).

19Hebron's sons: Jeriah was first, Amariah second, Jahaziel third, and Jekameam fourth.

20The descendants of Uzziel included Micah (the family leader) and Isshiah (the second). The Merarites

20Uzziel's sons: Micah was first, and Isshiah second.

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

21Merari's sons: Mahli and Mushi. Mahli's sons: Eleazar and Kish.

22Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.

22Eleazar died having no sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

23Three of the descendants of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.

23Mushi's sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth--three.

24These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the LORD.

24These were the descendants of Levi by their ancestral families--the family heads, according to their registration by name in the headcount--twenty years old or more, who worked in the service of the LORD's temple.

25For David said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem.

25For David said, "The LORD God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he has come to stay in Jerusalem forever.

26Now the Levites will no longer need to carry the Tabernacle and its furnishings from place to place.”

26Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment for its service"--

27In accordance with David’s final instructions, all the Levites twenty years old or older were registered for service.

27for according to the last words of David, the Levites twenty years old or more were to be counted--

28The work of the Levites was to assist the priests, the descendants of Aaron, as they served at the house of the LORD. They also took care of the courtyards and side rooms, helped perform the ceremonies of purification, and served in many other ways in the house of God.

28"but their duty will be to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the LORD's temple, being responsible for the courts and the chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of God's temple--

29They were in charge of the sacred bread that was set out on the table, the choice flour for the grain offerings, the wafers made without yeast, the cakes cooked in olive oil, and the other mixed breads. They were also responsible to check all the weights and measures.

29as well as the rows of the Bread of the Presence, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of volume and length.

30And each morning and evening they stood before the LORD to sing songs of thanks and praise to him.

30They are also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.

31They assisted with the burnt offerings that were presented to the LORD on Sabbath days, at new moon celebrations, and at all the appointed festivals. The required number of Levites served in the LORD’s presence at all times, following all the procedures they had been given.

31Whenever burnt offerings are offered to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed festivals, they are to offer them regularly in the LORD's presence according to the number prescribed for them.

32And so, under the supervision of the priests, the Levites watched over the Tabernacle and the Temple and faithfully carried out their duties of service at the house of the LORD.

32They are to carry out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the holy place, and for their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the LORD's temple."

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