| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over Israel. | 1When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel. |
| 2He also gathered together all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. | 2Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. |
| 3The Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand. | 3The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000. |
| 4David said, "Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work of the temple of the LORD and six thousand are to be officials and judges. | 4“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, |
| 5Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the LORD with the musical instruments I have provided for that purpose." | 54,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.” |
| 6David separated the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. | 6Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 7Belonging to the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. | 7The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. |
| 8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham and Joel--three in all. | 8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all. |
| 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel and Haran--three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan. | 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan. |
| 10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei--four in all. | 10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all. |
| 11Jahath was the first and Ziza the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; so they were counted as one family with one assignment. | 11Jahath 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. |
| 12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel--four in all. | 12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. |
| 13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart, he and his descendants forever, to consecrate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices before the LORD, to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in his name forever. | 13The 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. |
| 14The sons of Moses the man of God were counted as part of the tribe of Levi. | 14As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi. |
| 15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. | 15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. |
| 16The descendants of Gershom: Shubael was the first. | 16The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first. |
| 17The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous. | 17The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous. |
| 18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first. | 18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first. |
| 19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth. | 19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. |
| 20The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first and Ishiah the second. | 20The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second. |
| 21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. | 21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. |
| 22Eleazar died without having sons: he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them. | 22Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them. |
| 23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth--three in all. | 23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all. |
| 24These were the descendants of Levi by their families--the heads of families as they were registered under their names and counted individually, that is, the workers twenty years old or more who served in the temple of the LORD. | 24These 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. |
| 25For David had said, "Since the LORD, the God of Israel, has granted rest to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever, | 25For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever. |
| 26the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service." | 26So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.” |
| 27According to the last instructions of David, the Levites were counted from those twenty years old or more. | 27For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted, |
| 28The duty of the Levites was to help Aaron's descendants in the service of the temple of the LORD: to be in charge of the courtyards, the side rooms, the purification of all sacred things and the performance of other duties at the house of God. | 28but 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, |
| 29They were in charge of the bread set out on the table, the special flour for the grain offerings, the thin loaves made without yeast, the baking and the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size. | 29as 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. |
| 30They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD. They were to do the same in the evening | 30They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. |
| 31and whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, at the New Moon feasts and at the appointed festivals. They were to serve before the LORD regularly in the proper number and in the way prescribed for them. | 31Whenever 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. |
| 32And so the Levites carried out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the Holy Place and, under their relatives the descendants of Aaron, for the service of the temple of the LORD. | 32So 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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