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1So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

1After David had reached old age, and had completed his reign, he set his son Solomon as king over Israel.

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

2David then gathered together all of the leaders of Israel, including the priests and descendants of Levi.

3Now 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.

3descendants of Levi 30 years old and above were counted for a total of 38,000.

4Of 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"24,000 of these," David said, "are to be set in charge of the work of the Temple of the LORD, with 6,000 serving as officers and judges,

5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

5with 4,000 gatekeepers, and with 4,000 offering praises to the LORD with the musical instruments that I have had crafted."

6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

6David divided them into divisions based on Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, Levi's sons.

7Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

7The descendants of Gershon?? were Ladan and Shimei.

8The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

8The three descendants of Ladan included Jehiel (their chief), Zetham, and Joel.

9The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

9The three descendants of Shimei included Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. These were the heads of families of Ladan.

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

10The descendants of Shimei included Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were sons of Shimei.

11And 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.

11Jahath served as chief and Zizah was second in rank, but since Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, they were enrolled as a single family unit.

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

12The four descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

13The 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.

13The descendants of Amram included Aaron and Moses. Aaron had been set apart to consecrate the most holy things, with the intent that he and his sons should present offerings in the LORD's presence forever, ministering to him and pronouncing blessings in his name forever.

14Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

14Meanwhile, as for Moses the man of God, his sons were considered among the tribe of Levi.

15The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.

15The descendants of Moses included Gershom and Eliezer.

16Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

16The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel as their chief.

17And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

17The descendants of Eliezer included Rehabiah as their chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.

18Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

18The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith their chief.

19Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

19The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah their chief, Amariah their second in rank, Jahaziel their third, and Jekameam their fourth.

20Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.

20The descendants of Uzziel included Micah their chief and Isshiah their second in rank.

21The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.

21The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The descendants of Mahli included Eleazar and Kish,

22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

22but Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters. Their relatives (the descendants of Kish) married them.

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

23The three descendants of Mushi included Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.

24These 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.

24These were the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral households, with family heads documented according to the names of persons 20 years and older who were appointed to perform work in service to the Temple of the LORD.

25For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

25For David had said "The LORD God of Israel has granted rest to his people, and he has taken Israel as his eternal residence.

26And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

26Therefore the descendants of Levi are no longer to carry the Tent or its service implements."

27For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

27Since, according to David's final instructions, the list above contains the total number of descendants of Levi from the age of 20 years and upward,

28Because 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;

28David issued these orders: "Instead, they are to assist by lending a hand to the descendants of Aaron regarding service to the Temple of the LORD relating to the courts, the chambers, purification of everything pertaining to holiness, and to anything else pertaining to service on behalf of the Temple of God,

29Both 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;

29including assisting with the rows of showbread, selecting flour for the grain offerings, the unleavened bread, baked offerings, and oil-based offerings, no matter what the quantity or sizes.

30And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;

30They are to take their stand morning by morning, thanking and praising the LORD right through until the evening,

31And 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:

31whenever burnt offerings are presented to the LORD, whether on Sabbaths, New Moons, or scheduled festivals, regularly in the LORD's presence in accordance with the number required to conduct their service.

32And 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.

32By doing this, they will fulfill their obligation as trustees over the Tent of Assembly and the Sanctuary, attending to the needs of their relatives, who are descendants of Aaron, in keeping with their service on behalf of the Temple of the LORD."

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