| New International Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over Israel. | 1When David was old and full of days, 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, the priests, and the Levites. |
| 3The Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand. | 3The Levites thirty years old or more were counted; the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand by headcount. |
| 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," David said, "twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work on the LORD's temple, six thousand 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." | 5four thousand are to be gatekeepers, and four thousand are to praise the LORD with the instruments that I have made for worship." |
| 6David separated the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. | 6Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi's sons: 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. | 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, Ziza, 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 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; however, Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became one family 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 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. | 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 the LORD, to minister to 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. | 15Moses's sons: Gershom and Eliezer. |
| 16The descendants of Gershom: Shubael was the first. | 16Gershom's sons: Shebuel was first. |
| 17The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer had no 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 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 the first and Ishiah 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 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 Jerimoth--three in all. | 23Mushi's sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth--three. |
| 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 ancestral families--the family heads, according to their registration by name in the headcount--twenty years old or more, who worked in the service of the LORD's temple. |
| 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 said, "The LORD God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he has come to stay in Jerusalem forever. |
| 26the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service." | 26Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment 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 last words of David, the Levites twenty years old or more were to be 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. | 28"but their duty will be to assist the descendants 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-- |
| 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 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 thank and praise the LORD. They were to do the same in the evening | 30They are 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 are offered to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed festivals, they are to offer them regularly in the LORD's presence according to the number 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. | 32They are to carry out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the holy place, and for their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the LORD's temple." |
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