23When David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.H1732H2204H7646H3117H8010H1121H4427H3478

2David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.H622H8269H3478H3548H3881

3The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were counted, and the total was thirty-eight thousand.H3881H5608H1121H7970H8141H4605H4557H1538H1397H7970H8083H505

4"Twenty-four thousand of these," David said, "shall have charge of the work in the house of the LORD, six thousand shall be officers and judges,H428H6242H702H505H5329H4399H1004H3068H8337H505H7860H8199

5four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand shall offer praises to the LORD with the instruments that I have made for praise."H702H505H7778H702H505H1984H3068H3627H6213H1984

6And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.H1732H2505H4256H1121H3878H1648H6955H4847

7The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.H1649H3936H8096

8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel, three.H1121H3936H7218H3171H2241H3100H7969

9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of families of Ladan.H1121H8096H8019H8013H2381H2039H7969H7218H1H3936

10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.H1121H8096H3189H2126H3266H1283H702H1121H8096

11Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were enrolled as a single family.H3189H7218H2125H8145H3266H1283H7235H1121H259H6486H1H1004

12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.H1121H6955H6019H3324H2275H5816H702

13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to consecrate the most holy things, so that he and his sons forever should make offerings before the LORD, and minister to him and pronounce blessings in his name forever;H1121H6019H175H4872H175H914H6942H6944H6944H1121H5704H5769H6999H6440H3068H8334H1288H8034H5704H5769

14but as for Moses the man of God, his sons were to be reckoned among the tribe of Levi.H4872H376H430H1121H7121H7626H3878

15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.H1121H4872H1647H461

16The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.H1121H1647H7619H7218

17The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief; Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.H1121H461H7345H7218H461H312H1121H1121H7345H4605H7235

18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.H1121H3324H8019H7218

19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.H1121H2275H3404H7218H568H8145H3166H7992H3360H7243

20The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.H1121H5816H4318H7218H3449H8145

21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.H1121H4847H4249H4187H1121H4249H499H7027

22Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters; their kindred, the sons of Kish, married them.H499H4191H1121H1323H251H1121H7027H5375

23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.H1121H4187H4249H5740H3406H7969

24These were the sons of Levi by their ancestral houses, the heads of families as they were enrolled according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the LORD.H1121H3878H1004H1H7218H1H6485H4557H8034H1538H6213H4399H5656H1004H3068H1121H6242H8141H4605

25For David said, "The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he resides in Jerusalem forever.H1732H559H3068H430H3478H5117H5971H7931H3389H5769

26And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service"—H3881H5375H4908H3627H5656

27for according to the last words of David these were the number of the Levites from twenty years old and upward—H314H1697H1732H3881H4557H6242H8141H1121H4605

28"but their duty shall be to assist the descendants of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God;H4612H3027H1121H175H5656H1004H3068H2691H3957H2893H6944H4639H5656H1004H430

29to assist also with the rows of bread, the choice flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering mixed with oil, and all measures of quantity or size.H3899H4635H5560H4503H4682H7550H4227H7246H4884H4060

30And they shall stand every morning, thanking and praising the LORD, and likewise at evening,H5975H1242H3034H1984H3068H6153

31and whenever burnt offerings are offered to the LORD on sabbaths, new moons, and appointed festivals, according to the number required of them, regularly before the LORD.H5927H5930H3068H7676H2320H4150H4557H4941H8548H6440H3068

32Thus they shall keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and shall attend the descendants of Aaron, their kindred, for the service of the house of the LORD."H8104H4931H168H4150H4931H6944H4931H1121H175H251H5656H1004H3068