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So when
David was old and full of days, he made Solomon
his son king over Israel.
02 And he gathered together all the princes of
Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
03 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of
thirty years and upward: and their number by
their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight
thousand.
04 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set
forward the work of the house of the Lord; and
six thousand were officers and judges:
05 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four
thousand praised the Lord with the instruments
which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
06 And David divided them into courses among the
sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and
Merari.
07 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
08 The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and
Zetham, and Joel, three.
09 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and
Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers
of Laadan.
10 And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and
Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of
Shimei.
11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the
second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons;
therefore they were in one reckoning, according
to their father's house.
12 The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and
Uzziel, four.
13 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron
was separated, that he should sanctify the most
holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn
incense before the Lord, to minister unto him,
and to bless in his name for ever.
14 Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons
were named of the tribe of Levi.
15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the
chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the
sons of Rehabiah were very many.
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18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first,
Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and
Jekameam the fourth.
20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first and
Jesiah the second.
21 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons
of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but
daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish
took them.
23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and
Jeremoth, three.
24 These were the sons of Levi after the house of
their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as
they were counted by number of names by their
polls, that did the work for the service of the
house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years
and upward.
25 For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath
given rest unto his people, that they may dwell
in Jerusalem for ever:
26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more
carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for
the service thereof.
27 For by the last words of David the Levites
were numbered from twenty years old and above:
28 Because their office was to wait on the sons
of Aaron for the service of the house of the
Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in
the purifying of all holy things, and the work of
the service of the house of God;
29 Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour
for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes,
and for that which is baked in the pan, and for
that which is fried, and for all manner of
measure and size;
30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise
the Lord, and likewise at even:
31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the
Lord in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on
the set feasts, by number, according to the order
commanded unto them, continually before the Lord:
32 And that they should keep the charge of the
tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of
the holy place, and the charge of the sons of
Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house
of the Lord.
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