| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel. | 1When David was old and full of days, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel. |
| 2Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. | 2Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites. |
| 3The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000. | 3The Levites 30 years old or more were counted; the total number of men was 38,000 by headcount." |
| 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, | 4Of these," David said, "24,000 are to be in charge of the work on the LORD's temple, 6,000 are to be officers and judges, |
| 54,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.” | 5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments that I have made for worship." |
| 6Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. | 6Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 7The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. | 7The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. |
| 8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all. | 8Ladan's sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel--three. |
| 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan. | 9Shimei's sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran--three. Those were the heads of the families of Ladan. |
| 10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all. | 10Shimei's sons: Jahath, Zizah, Jeush, and Beriah. Those were Shimei's sons--four. |
| 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. | 11Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; however, Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became an ancestral house and received a single assignment. |
| 12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. | 12Kohath's sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel--four. |
| 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. | 13Amram's sons: Aaron and Moses. Aaron, along with his descendants, was set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense in the presence of Yahweh, to minister to Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever. |
| 14As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among 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. | 15Moses' sons: Gershom and Eliezer. |
| 16The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first. | 16Gershom's sons: Shebuel was first. |
| 17The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous. | 17Eliezer's sons were Rehabiah, first; Eliezer did not have any other sons, but Rehabiah's sons were very numerous. |
| 18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first. | 18Izhar's sons: Shelomith was first. |
| 19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. | 19Hebron's sons: Jeriah was first, Amariah second, Jahaziel third, and Jekameam fourth. |
| 20The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second. | 20Uzziel's sons: Micah was first, and Isshiah second. |
| 21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. | 21Merari's sons: Mahli and Mushi. Mahli's sons: Eleazar and Kish. |
| 22Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them. | 22Eleazar died having no sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them. |
| 23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all. | 23Mushi's sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth--three. |
| 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. | 24These were the sons of Levi by their ancestral houses--the heads of families, according to their registration by name in the headcount--20 years old or more, who worked in the service of the LORD's temple. |
| 25For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever. | 25For David said, "The LORD God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He has come to stay in Jerusalem forever. |
| 26So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.” | 26Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment for its service"-- |
| 27For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted, | 27for according to the last words of David, the Levites 20 years old or more were to be counted--" |
| 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, | 28but their duty will be to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the LORD's temple, being responsible for the courts and the chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of God's temple-- |
| 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. | 29as well as the rows of the bread of the Presence, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of volume and length. |
| 30They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. | 30They are also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. |
| 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. | 31Whenever burnt offerings are offered to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed festivals, they are to do so regularly in the LORD's presence according to the number prescribed for them. |
| 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. | 32They are to carry out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the holy place, and for their relatives, the sons of Aaron, in the service of the LORD's temple." |
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