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1 When David had grown old and was near the end of his days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel. 2 He then gathered together all the officials of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites. 3 The Levites thirty years old and above were counted, and their total number was found to be thirty-eight thousand. 4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to direct the service of the house of the LORD, six thousand were to be officials and judges, 5 four thousand were to be gatekeepers, and four thousand were to praise the LORD with the instruments which [David] had devised for praise. 6 David apportioned them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 7 To the Gershonites belonged Ladan and Shimei. 1 Chronicles 23:1-7, New American Bible Revised. Copyright © 2010 USCCB.
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