23When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel.H1732H2204H7646H3117H8010H1121H4427H3478 2David summoned all the leaders of Israel, together with the priests and Levites.H622H8269H3478H3548H3881 3All the Levites who were thirty years old or older were counted, and the total came to 38,000.H3881H5608H1121H7970H8141H4605H4557H1538H1397H7970H8083H505 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.H428H6242H702H505H5329H4399H1004H3068H8337H505H7860H8199 5Another 4,000 will work as gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the LORD with the musical instruments I have made."H702H505H7778H702H505H1984H3068H3627H6213H1984 6Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.H1732H2505H4256H1121H3878H1648H6955H4847 7The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon.H1649H3936H8096 8Three of the descendants of Libni were Jehiel (the family leader), Zetham, and Joel.H1121H3936H7218H3171H2241H3100H7969 9These were the leaders of the family of Libni. Three of the descendants of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.H1121H8096H8019H8013H2381H2039H7969H7218H1H3936 10Four other descendants of Shimei were Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah.H1121H8096H3189H2126H3266H1283H702H1121H8096 11Jahath was the family leader, and Ziza was next. Jeush and Beriah were counted as a single family because neither had many sons.H3189H7218H2125H8145H3266H1283H7235H1121H259H6486H1H1004 12Four of the descendants of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.H1121H6955H6019H3324H2275H5816H702 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.H1121H6019H175H4872H175H914H6942H6944H6944H1121H5704H5769H6999H6440H3068H8334H1288H8034H5704H5769 14As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were included with the tribe of Levi.H4872H376H430H1121H7121H7626H3878 15The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.H1121H4872H1647H461 16The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader.H1121H1647H7619H7218 17Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants.H1121H461H7345H7218H461H312H1121H1121H7345H4605H7235 18The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith, the family leader.H1121H3324H8019H7218 19The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah (the family leader), Amariah (the second), Jahaziel (the third), and Jekameam (the fourth).H1121H2275H3404H7218H568H8145H3166H7992H3360H7243 20The descendants of Uzziel included Micah (the family leader) and Isshiah (the second).H1121H5816H4318H7218H3449H8145 21The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.H1121H4847H4249H4187H1121H4249H499H7027 22Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.H499H4191H1121H1323H251H1121H7027H5375 23Three of the descendants of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.H1121H4187H4249H5740H3406H7969 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.H1121H3878H1004H1H7218H1H6485H4557H8034H1538H6213H4399H5656H1004H3068H1121H6242H8141H4605 25For David said, "The LORD, the God of Israel, has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem.H1732H559H3068H430H3478H5117H5971H7931H3389H5769 26Now the Levites will no longer need to carry the Tabernacle and its furnishings from place to place."H3881H5375H4908H3627H5656 27In accordance with David's final instructions, all the Levites twenty years old or older were registered for service.H314H1697H1732H3881H4557H6242H8141H1121H4605 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.H4612H3027H1121H175H5656H1004H3068H2691H3957H2893H6944H4639H5656H1004H430 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.H3899H4635H5560H4503H4682H7550H4227H7246H4884H4060 30And each morning and evening they stood before the LORD to sing songs of thanks and praise to him.H5975H1242H3034H1984H3068H6153 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.H5927H5930H3068H7676H2320H4150H4557H4941H8548H6440H3068 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.H8104H4931H168H4150H4931H6944H4931H1121H175H251H5656H1004H3068
24This is how Aaron's descendants, the priests, were divided into groups for service. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.H4256H1121H175H1121H175H5070H30H499H385 2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons. So only Eleazar and Ithamar were left to carry on as priests.H5070H30H4191H6440H1H1121H499H385H3547 3With the help of Zadok, who was a descendant of Eleazar, and of Ahimelech, who was a descendant of Ithamar, David divided Aaron's descendants into groups according to their various duties.H1732H2505H6659H1121H499H288H1121H385H6486H5656 4Eleazar's descendants were divided into sixteen groups and Ithamar's into eight, for there were more family leaders among the descendants of Eleazar.H7227H7218H1397H4672H1121H499H1121H385H2505H1121H499H8337H6240H7218H1004H1H8083H1121H385H1004H1 5All tasks were assigned to the various groups by means of sacred lots so that no preference would be shown, for there were many qualified officials serving God in the sanctuary from among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.H2505H1486H428H428H8269H6944H8269H430H1121H499H1121H385 6Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, acted as secretary and wrote down the names and assignments in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites. The descendants of Eleazar and Ithamar took turns casting lots.H8098H1121H5417H5608H3881H3789H6440H4428H8269H6659H3548H288H1121H54H7218H1H3548H3881H259H1H1004H270H499H270H385 7The first lot fell to Jehoiarib. The second lot fell to Jedaiah.H7223H1486H3318H3080H8145H3048 8The third lot fell to Harim. The fourth lot fell to Seorim.H7992H2766H7243H8188 9The fifth lot fell to Malkijah. The sixth lot fell to Mijamin.H2549H4441H8345H4326 10The seventh lot fell to Hakkoz. The eighth lot fell to Abijah.H7637H6976H8066H29 11The ninth lot fell to Jeshua. The tenth lot fell to Shecaniah.H8671H3442H6224H7935 12The eleventh lot fell to Eliashib. The twelfth lot fell to Jakim.H6249H6240H475H8147H6240H3356 13The thirteenth lot fell to Huppah. The fourteenth lot fell to Jeshebeab.H7969H6240H2647H702H6240H3428 14The fifteenth lot fell to Bilgah. The sixteenth lot fell to Immer.H2568H6240H1083H8337H6240H564 15The seventeenth lot fell to Hezir. The eighteenth lot fell to Happizzez.H7651H6240H2387H8083H6240H6483 16The nineteenth lot fell to Pethahiah. The twentieth lot fell to Jehezkel.H8672H6240H6611H6242H3168 17The twenty-first lot fell to Jakin. The twenty-second lot fell to Gamul.H259H6242H3199H8147H6242H1577 18The twenty-third lot fell to Delaiah. The twenty-fourth lot fell to Maaziah.H7969H6242H1806H702H6242H4590 19Each group carried out its appointed duties in the house of the LORD according to the procedures established by their ancestor Aaron in obedience to the commands of the LORD, the God of Israel.H6486H5656H935H1004H3068H4941H3027H175H1H3068H430H3478H6680 20These were the other family leaders descended from Levi: From the descendants of Amram, the leader was Shebuel. From the descendants of Shebuel, the leader was Jehdeiah.H3498H1121H3878H1121H6019H7619H1121H7619H3165 21From the descendants of Rehabiah, the leader was Isshiah.H7345H1121H7345H7218H3449 22From the descendants of Izhar, the leader was Shelomith. From the descendants of Shelomith, the leader was Jahath.H3325H8013H1121H8013H3189 23From the descendants of Hebron, Jeriah was the leader, Amariah was second, Jahaziel was third, and Jekameam was fourth.H1121H3404H568H8145H3166H7992H3360H7243 24From the descendants of Uzziel, the leader was Micah. From the descendants of Micah, the leader was Shamir,H1121H5816H4318H1121H4318H8053 25along with Isshiah, the brother of Micah. From the descendants of Isshiah, the leader was Zechariah.H251H4318H3449H1121H3449H2148 26From the descendants of Merari, the leaders were Mahli and Mushi. From the descendants of Jaaziah, the leader was Beno.H1121H4847H4249H4187H1121H3269H1121 27From the descendants of Merari through Jaaziah, the leaders were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.H1121H4847H3269H1121H7719H2139H5681 28From the descendants of Mahli, the leader was Eleazar, though he had no sons.H4249H499H1121 29From the descendants of Kish, the leader was Jerahmeel.H7027H1121H7027H3396 30From the descendants of Mushi, the leaders were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the descendants of Levi in their various families.H1121H4187H4249H5740H3406H1121H3881H1004H1 31Like the descendants of Aaron, they were assigned to their duties by means of sacred lots, without regard to age or rank. Lots were drawn in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the family leaders of the priests and the Levites.H5307H1486H5980H251H1121H175H6440H1732H4428H6659H288H7218H1H3548H3881H7218H1H5980H6996H251
25David and the army commanders then appointed men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God's messages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and their work.H1732H8269H6635H914H5656H1121H623H1968H3038H5012H5030H3658H5035H4700H4557H582H4399H56562From the sons of Asaph, there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They worked under the direction of their father, Asaph, who proclaimed God's messages by the king's orders.H1121H623H2139H3130H5418H841H1121H623H3027H623H5012H3027H44283From the sons of Jeduthun, there were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all. They worked under the direction of their father, Jeduthun, who proclaimed God's messages to the accompaniment of the lyre, offering thanks and praise to the LORD.H3038H1121H3038H1436H6874H3470H2811H4993H8337H3027H1H3038H5012H3658H3034H1984H30684From the sons of Heman, there were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.H1968H1121H1968H1232H4983H5816H7619H3406H2608H2607H448H1437H7320H3436H4413H1956H42385All these were the sons of Heman, the king's seer, for God had honored him with fourteen sons and three daughters.H1121H1968H4428H2374H1697H430H7311H7161H430H5414H1968H702H6240H1121H7969H13236All these men were under the direction of their fathers as they made music at the house of the LORD. Their responsibilities included the playing of cymbals, harps, and lyres at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman reported directly to the king.H3027H1H7892H1004H3068H4700H5035H3658H5656H1004H430H4428H3027H623H3038H19687They and their families were all trained in making music before the LORD, and each of them—288 in all—was an accomplished musician.H4557H251H3925H7892H3068H995H3967H8084H80838The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student.H5307H1486H4931H5980H6996H1419H995H85279The first lot fell to Joseph of the Asaph clan and twelve of his sons and relatives. The second lot fell to Gedaliah and twelve of his sons and relatives.H7223H1486H3318H623H3130H8145H1436H251H1121H8147H624010The third lot fell to Zaccur and twelve of his sons and relatives.H7992H2139H1121H251H8147H624011The fourth lot fell to Zeri and twelve of his sons and relatives.H7243H3339H1121H251H8147H624012The fifth lot fell to Nethaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives.H2549H5418H1121H251H8147H624013The sixth lot fell to Bukkiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.H8345H1232H1121H251H8147H624014The seventh lot fell to Asarelah and twelve of his sons and relatives.H7637H3480H1121H251H8147H624015The eighth lot fell to Jeshaiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.H8066H3470H1121H251H8147H624016The ninth lot fell to Mattaniah and twelve of his sons and relatives.H8671H4983H1121H251H8147H624017The tenth lot fell to Shimei and twelve of his sons and relatives.H6224H8096H1121H251H8147H624018The eleventh lot fell to Uzziel and twelve of his sons and relatives.H6249H6240H5832H1121H251H8147H624019The twelfth lot fell to Hashabiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.H8147H6240H2811H1121H251H8147H624020The thirteenth lot fell to Shubael and twelve of his sons and relatives.H7969H6240H7619H1121H251H8147H624021The fourteenth lot fell to Mattithiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.H702H6240H4993H1121H251H8147H624022The fifteenth lot fell to Jerimoth and twelve of his sons and relatives.H2568H6240H3406H1121H251H8147H624023The sixteenth lot fell to Hananiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.H8337H6240H2608H1121H251H8147H624024The seventeenth lot fell to Joshbekashah and twelve of his sons and relatives.H7651H6240H3436H1121H251H8147H624025The eighteenth lot fell to Hanani and twelve of his sons and relatives.H8083H6240H2607H1121H251H8147H624026The nineteenth lot fell to Mallothi and twelve of his sons and relatives.H8672H6240H4413H1121H251H8147H624027The twentieth lot fell to Eliathah and twelve of his sons and relatives.H6242H448H1121H251H8147H624028The twenty-first lot fell to Hothir and twelve of his sons and relatives.H259H6242H1956H1121H251H8147H624029The twenty-second lot fell to Giddalti and twelve of his sons and relatives.H8147H6242H1437H1121H251H8147H624030The twenty-third lot fell to Mahazioth and twelve of his sons and relatives.H7969H6242H4238H1121H251H8147H624031The twenty-fourth lot fell to Romamti-ezer and twelve of his sons and relatives.H702H6242H7320H1121H251H8147H6240
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