^{1 Ref} Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

^{2 Ref} He gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

^{3 Ref} The Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.

^{4 Ref} Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Yahweh; and six thousand were officers and judges;

^{5 Ref} and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made, [said David], for giving praise.

^{6 Ref} David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

^{7 Ref} Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

^{8 Ref} The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

⁹ The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' [houses] of Ladan.

¹⁰ The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

¹¹ Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah didn't have many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.

^{12 Ref} The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

^{13 Ref} The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, forever, to burn incense before Yahweh, to minister to him, and to bless in his name, forever.

^{14 Ref} But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

^{15 Ref} The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

^{16 Ref} The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.

^{17 Ref} The sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

^{18 Ref} The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

^{19 Ref} The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

²⁰ The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.

^{21 Ref} The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

^{22 Ref} Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brothers the sons of Kish took them [to wife].

^{23 Ref} The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

^{24 Ref} These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' [houses] of those of those who were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Yahweh, from twenty years old and upward.

^{25 Ref} For David said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever:

^{26 Ref} and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tent and all the vessels of it for the service of it.

^{27 Ref} For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

^{28 Ref} For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Yahweh, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;

^{29 Ref} for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;

^{30 Ref} and to stand every morning to thank and praise Yahweh, and likewise in the evening;

^{31 Ref} and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Yahweh;

^{32 Ref} and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the service of the house of Yahweh.

^{1 Ref} And David is old, and satisfied with days, and causeth his son Solomon to reign over Israel,

^{2 Ref} and gathereth all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;

^{3 Ref} and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, by their polls, is of mighty men thirty and eight thousand.

^{4 Ref} Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah `are' twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand,

^{5 Ref} and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, `with instruments that I made for praising,' `saith David.'

^{6 Ref} And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

^{7 Ref} Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.

^{8 Ref} Sons of Laadan: the head `is' Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

⁹ Sons of Shimei `are' Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three; these `are' heads of the fathers of Laadan.

¹⁰ And sons of Shimei `are' Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these `are' sons of Shimei, four.

¹¹ And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering.

^{12 Ref} Sons of Kohath `are' Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

^{13 Ref} Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron is separated for his sanctifying the holy of holies, he and his sons -- unto the age, to make perfume before Jehovah, to serve Him, and to bless in His name -- unto the age.

^{14 Ref} As to Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi.

^{15 Ref} Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

^{16 Ref} Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

^{17 Ref} And sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.

^{18 Ref} Sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.

^{19 Ref} Sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

²⁰ Sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Ishshiah, the second.

^{21 Ref} Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

^{22 Ref} And Eleazar dieth, and he had no sons, but daughters, and sons of Kish their brethren take them.

^{23 Ref} Sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth, three.

^{24 Ref} These `are' sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their polls, doing the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from a son of twenty years and upward,

^{25 Ref} for David said, `Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given rest to His people, and He doth tabernacle in Jerusalem unto the age;'

^{26 Ref} and also of the Levites, `None `are' to bear the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service;'

^{27 Ref} for by the last words of David they `took' the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,

^{28 Ref} for their station `is' at 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 cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God,

^{29 Ref} and for the bread of the arrangement, and for fine flour for present, and for the thin unleavened cakes, and for `the work of' the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all `liquid' measure and `solid' measure;

^{30 Ref} and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks, and to give praise to Jehovah, and so at evening;

^{31 Ref} and for all the burnt-offerings -- burnt-offerings to Jehovah for sabbaths, for new moons, and for appointed seasons, by number, according to the ordinance upon them continually, before Jehovah.

^{32 Ref} And they have kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren, for the service of the house of Jehovah.

^{1 Ref} Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

^{2 Ref} And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

^{3 Ref} And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

^{4 Ref} Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;

^{5 Ref} and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, `said David', to praise therewith.

^{6 Ref} And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

^{7 Ref} Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

^{8 Ref} The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

⁹ The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' `houses' of Ladan.

¹⁰ And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

¹¹ And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.

^{12 Ref} The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

^{13 Ref} The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, for ever, to burn incense before Jehovah, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, for ever.

^{14 Ref} But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

^{15 Ref} The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

^{16 Ref} The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.

^{17 Ref} And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

^{18 Ref} The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

^{19 Ref} The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

²⁰ The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.

^{21 Ref} The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

^{22 Ref} And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them `to wife'.

^{23 Ref} The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

^{24 Ref} These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' `houses' of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

^{25 Ref} For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:

^{26 Ref} and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.

^{27 Ref} For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

^{28 Ref} For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;

^{29 Ref} for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;

^{30 Ref} and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;

^{31 Ref} and to offer all burnt-offerings unto Jehovah, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Jehovah;

^{32 Ref} and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of Jehovah.