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So
when David was old and full of days
, he made
Solomon
his son king over Israel.
When David was old and full of years
, he installed
his son Solomon
as
king over Israel.
And
he gathered together
all the princes
of Israel, with
the priests and the
Levites.
Then
he gathered all the leaders
of Israel, as
well
as
the priests and Levites.
Now
the Levites were
numbered
from
the
age
of
thirty years and
upward:
and their
number by
their
polls,
man
by
man,
was thirty
and
eight
thousand
.
The Levites thirty years of
age
or
older
were
counted,
and the
total
number of
men
was 38,000
.
Of which
, twenty
and
four
thousand
were
to set
forward
the work of the house of the LORD ;
and
six
thousand
were
officers and judges :
“
Of these
, ”
said
David,
“24,000
are
to oversee
the work of the house of the LORD ,
6,000
are
to
be
officers and judges ,
Moreover
four
thousand
were
porters;
and four
thousand
praised
the LORD with the instruments which
I made ,
said
David,
to
praise therewith
.
4,000
are
to
be
gatekeepers,
and 4,000
are
to
praise
the LORD with the instruments I have
made for
giving
praise. ”
And
David divided them
into courses
among
the sons of Levi ,
namely,
Gershon
, Kohath, and Merari.
Then
David divided the
Levites
into divisions
according
to
the sons of Levi :
Gershom
, Kohath, and Merari.
Of
the Gershonites were,
Laadan,
and Shimei.
The Gershonites :
Ladan
and Shimei.
The sons of Laadan;
the
chief
was
Jehiel, and
Zetham, and Joel ,
three.
The sons of Ladan:
Jehiel the
first
, Zetham, and Joel —
three in
all
.
The sons of Shimei ;
Shelomith
, and
Haziel, and Haran ,
three. These were the chief
of the fathers
of Laadan
.
The sons of Shimei :
Shelomoth
, Haziel, and Haran —
three in
all
. These were the heads
of the families
of Ladan
.
And the sons of Shimei were,
Jahath, Zina, and
Jeush, and Beriah. These four
were the sons of Shimei.
And the sons of Shimei :
Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei —four
in
all
.
And
Jahath was the chief,
and Zizah the second :
but Jeush and Beriah had
not many sons ;
therefore
they were in
one reckoning,
according
to
their
father's
house
.
Jahath was the first
and Zizah was
the second ;
but Jeush and Beriah did
not have
many sons ,
so
they were counted
as
one family
and
received
a
single
assignment
.
The sons of Kohath ;
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel ,
four.
The sons of Kohath :
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel —
four in
all
.
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 the LORD, to minister unto
him, and to bless
in his name for
ever
.
The sons of Amram :
Aaron and Moses .
Aaron and
his
descendants
were
set
apart
forever
to
consecrate
the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before
Him, and to pronounce
blessings
in His name forever
.
Now
concerning
Moses the man of God, his sons were named of
the tribe of Levi.
As
for
Moses the man of God, his sons were named among
the tribe of Levi.
The sons of Moses were,
Gershom ,
and Eliezer.
The sons of Moses :
Gershom and Eliezer.
Of
the sons
of Gershom ,
Shebuel was the chief
.
The descendants
of Gershom :
Shebuel was the first
.
And
the sons
of Eliezer were,
Rehabiah the chief
. And
Eliezer had
none
other sons ;
but the sons of Rehabiah were very many
.
The descendants
of Eliezer :
Rehabiah was
the first
. Eliezer did
not
have
any
other sons ,
but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous
.
Of
the sons of Izhar ;
Shelomith the chief
.
The sons of Izhar :
Shelomith was
the first
.
Of
the sons of Hebron ;
Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
The sons of Hebron :
Jeriah was
the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Of
the sons of Uzziel ;
Micah the first and Jesiah
the second.
The sons of Uzziel :
Micah was
the first and Isshiah
the second.
The sons of Merari ;
Mahli ,
and Mushi. The sons of Mahli ;
Eleazar ,
and Kish.
The sons of Merari :
Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli :
Eleazar and Kish.
And
Eleazar died ,
and
had
no
sons ,
but
daughters :
and
their brethren
the sons of Kish took
them.
Eleazar died without
having
any
sons ;
he
had
only
daughters .
Their cousins,
the sons of Kish ,
married
them.
The sons of Mushi ;
Mahli, and
Eder, and Jeremoth ,
three.
The sons of Mushi :
Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth —
three in
all
.
These were the sons
of Levi after
the
house
of
their fathers;
even
the chief
of the
fathers
, as
they
were
counted
by number
of names
by
their
polls,
that
did
the
work
for
the service of the house of the LORD ,
from
the
age
of
twenty
years
and
upward
.
These were the descendants
of Levi by
their families—
the heads
of families
, registered
individually
by name—those
twenty
years
of age
or
older
who
worked
in
the service of the house of the LORD.
For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath
given rest unto
his people ,
that
they
may
dwell in Jerusalem for
ever:
For David had
said, “
The LORD ,
the
God of Israel ,
has
given rest to
His people and
has
come
to
dwell in Jerusalem forever.
And
also
unto
the Levites ;
they
shall
no more
carry the tabernacle ,
nor
any vessels
of it
for
the service thereof
.
So
now
the Levites no longer
need
to
carry the tabernacle or
any of the articles
for
its
service. ”
For by
the last
words
of David the Levites were
numbered
from
twenty years old
and
above:
For according
to
the final
instructions
of David ,
the Levites twenty years of
age
or
older
were
counted,
Because
their office
was to wait
on
the sons
of Aaron for
the service of the house of the LORD, in
the courts ,
and in
the
chambers, and
in
the purifying
of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God ;
but
their duty
was to assist
the descendants
of Aaron with
the service of the house of the LORD, being
responsible
for
the courts and chambers, the purification
of all the
holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God ,
Both
for the shewbread
, and
for
the fine flour for meat
offering, and
for
the unleavened cakes
, and
for
that
which
is
baked
in
the pan
, and
for
that
which
is
fried
, and for
all manner
of measure
and size ;
as
well
as
for the rows
of
the
showbread
, the fine flour for the
grain
offering, the wafers
of
unleavened bread
, the baking
, the
mixing
, and all measurements
of quantity
and size .
And
to stand every morning to thank
and praise the LORD, and likewise at
even:
They
were
also
to stand every morning to give
thanks
and praise to
the LORD, and likewise in
the
evening.
And
to
offer
all
burnt sacrifices
unto
the LORD in
the sabbaths, in
the
new moons, and on
the
set
feasts, by
number,
according
to the
order
commanded
unto
them,
continually
before the LORD :
Whenever
burnt offerings
were
presented
to
the LORD on
the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed
feasts, they
were
to serve
regularly
before the LORD in
the
numbers
prescribed
for
them.
And
that
they
should
keep
the
charge
of
the tabernacle
of
the congregation,
and
the charge
of the holy place, and the
charge
of
the sons
of Aaron their
brethren
, in
the service of the house of the LORD.
So
the Levites
were
to
carry
out
the responsibilities
for
the Tent
of Meeting
and
the Holy Place, and ,
under
their
brothers
the descendants
of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.
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