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When David was old and full of years
, he installed
his son Solomon
as
king over Israel.
So
when David was old and full of days
, he made
Solomon
his son king over Israel.
Then
he gathered all the leaders
of Israel, as
well
as
the priests and Levites.
And
he gathered together
all the princes
of Israel, with
the priests and the
Levites.
The Levites thirty years of
age
or
older
were
counted,
and the
total
number of
men
was
38
, 000
.
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
.
“
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 ,
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 :
4,000
are
to
be
gatekeepers,
and 4,000
are
to
praise
the LORD with the instruments I have
made for
giving
praise. ”
Moreover
four
thousand
were
porters;
and four
thousand
praised
the LORD with the instruments which
I made ,
said
David,
to
praise therewith
.
Then
David divided the
Levites
into divisions
according
to
the sons of Levi :
Gershom
, Kohath, and Merari.
And
David divided them
into courses
among
the sons of Levi, namely,
Gershon,
Kohath, and Merari.
The Gershonites :
Ladan
and Shimei.
Of
the Gershonites were,
Laadan,
and Shimei.
The sons of Ladan:
Jehiel
the first
, Zetham, and Joel —
three in
all
.
The sons of Laadan;
the chief
was
Jehiel
, and
Zetham, and Joel ,
three.
The sons of Shimei :
Shelomoth
, Haziel, and Haran —
three in
all
. These were the heads
of the families
of Ladan
.
The sons of Shimei ;
Shelomith
, and
Haziel, and Haran ,
three. These were the chief
of the fathers
of Laadan
.
And the sons of Shimei :
Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei —four
in
all
.
And the sons of Shimei were,
Jahath, Zina, and
Jeush, and Beriah. These four
were the sons of Shimei.
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
.
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
.
The sons of Kohath :
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel —
four in
all
.
The sons of Kohath ;
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel ,
four.
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
.
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
.
As
for
Moses the man of God, his sons were named among
the tribe of Levi.
Now
concerning
Moses the man of God, his sons were named of
the tribe of Levi.
The sons of Moses :
Gershom and Eliezer.
The sons of Moses were,
Gershom ,
and Eliezer.
The descendants
of Gershom :
Shebuel was the first
.
Of
the sons
of Gershom ,
Shebuel was the chief
.
The descendants
of Eliezer :
Rehabiah was
the first
. Eliezer did
not
have
any
other sons ,
but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous
.
And
the sons
of Eliezer were,
Rehabiah the chief
. And
Eliezer had
none
other sons ;
but the sons of Rehabiah were very many
.
The sons of Izhar :
Shelomith was
the first
.
Of
the sons of Izhar ;
Shelomith the chief
.
The sons of Hebron :
Jeriah was
the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Of
the sons of Hebron ;
Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
The sons of Uzziel :
Micah was
the first and Isshiah
the second.
Of
the sons of Uzziel ;
Micah the first and Jesiah
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.
Eleazar died without
having
any
sons;
he
had only
daughters .
Their cousins,
the sons of Kish ,
married
them.
And
Eleazar died ,
and
had no
sons,
but
daughters :
and
their brethren
the sons of Kish took
them.
The sons of Mushi :
Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth —
three in
all
.
The sons of Mushi ;
Mahli, and
Eder, and Jeremoth ,
three.
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.
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
.
For David had
said, “
The LORD ,
the
God of Israel ,
has
given rest to
His people and
has
come
to
dwell in Jerusalem forever.
For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath
given rest unto
his people ,
that
they
may
dwell in Jerusalem for
ever:
So
now
the Levites no longer
need
to
carry the tabernacle or
any of the
articles
for its
service. ”
And
also
unto
the Levites ;
they
shall
no more
carry the tabernacle ,
nor
any vessels
of it
for the
service thereof
.
For according
to
the final
instructions
of David ,
the Levites twenty years of
age
or
older
were
counted,
For by
the last
words
of David the Levites were
numbered
from
twenty years old
and
above:
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 ,
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 ;
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 .
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 ;
They
were
also
to stand every morning to give
thanks
and praise to
the LORD, and likewise in
the
evening.
And
to stand every morning to thank
and praise the LORD, and likewise at
even:
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
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 :
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.
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.
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