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

1When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.

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

2Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

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

3The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.

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,

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,

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

54,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”

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

6Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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

7The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

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

8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

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.

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.

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

14As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

15The descendants of Moses included Gershom and Eliezer.

15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

16The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel as their chief.

16The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.

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

17The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.

18The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith their chief.

18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.

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

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

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

20The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.

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

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

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

22Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

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

23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.

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.

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

25For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.

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

26So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”

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,

27For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,

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,

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,

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.

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

30They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.

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.

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.

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."

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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