| NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1When David was old and approaching the end of his life, 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. |
| 2David assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites. | 2Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. |
| 3The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men. | 3The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000. |
| 4David said, "Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the LORD's temple; 6,000 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, |
| 54,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I supplied for worship." | 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 groups 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. |
| 7The Gershonites included Ladan and Shimei. | 7The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. |
| 8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the oldest, 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 leaders of the family of Ladan. | 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan. |
| 10The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were Shimei's sons--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 oldest and Zizah the second oldest. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were considered one family with one responsibility. | 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 and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the LORD, to serve him, and to praise his name. | 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 descendants of Moses the man of God were considered Levites. | 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 son of Gershom: Shebuel the oldest. | 16The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first. |
| 17The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah, the oldest. 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 son of Izhar: Shelomith the oldest. | 18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first. |
| 19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the oldest, 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 oldest, and Isshiah 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. The sons of Kish, their cousins, 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 Jeremoth--three in all. | 23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all. |
| 24These were the descendants of Levi according to their families, that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the LORD's temple and were twenty years old and up. | 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 said, "The LORD God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem. | 25For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever. |
| 26So the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the items 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 David's final instructions, the Levites twenty years old and up were counted. | 27For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted, |
| 28Their job was to help Aaron's descendants in the service of the LORD's temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God's temple. | 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 also took care of the bread that is displayed, the flour for offerings, the unleavened wafers, the round cakes, the mixing, and all the measuring. | 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 also stood in a designated place every morning and offered thanks and praise to the LORD. They also did this 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 sacrifices were offered to the LORD on the Sabbath and at new moon festivals and assemblies. A designated number were to serve before the LORD regularly in accordance with regulations. | 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. |
| 32They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the LORD's temple. | 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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