^aWhen David reached old age, ^bhe made his son Solomon king over Israel. 2 And he assembled together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and Levites.

3 ^aThe Levites thirty years old and upward were ^bcounted, and their number man by man was 38,000. 4 Of these ¹24,000 were ^ato oversee and inspect the work of the house of the LORD and 6,000 were to be ^badministrators and judges, 5 and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and ^a4,000 musicians were to praise the LORD with the instruments which David made for giving praise. 6 And David organized them into divisions ^aaccording to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 Of the Gershonites: Ladan (Libni) and Shimei. 8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel—three in all. 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan. 10 The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina (Zizah) , Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei. 11 Jahath was the first and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons not enough for a father’s house or clan, so they were counted together as one father’s household, one working group.

12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. 13 ^aThe sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. ^bAaron was set apart to consecrate him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to ^cburn incense before the LORD, attend to His service, and to bless worshipers in His name forever. 14 But as for ^aMoses the man of God, his sons were counted among the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. 16 The son of Gershom: Shebuel the chief. 17 The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah’s sons were very many in number. 18 The son of Izhar: Shelomith the chief. 19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first and Isshiah the second.

21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. 22 Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, and their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives. 23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.

24 ^aThese were the Levites by their fathers’ households, the heads of the fathers’ households of those registered, according to the number of names of the individuals who were the servants of the house of the LORD, ^bfrom twenty years old and upward. 25 For David said, “The LORD God of Israel, ^ahas given peace and rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26 Also, ^athe Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service.” 27 For by the last words of David, the Levites from twenty years old and above were counted. 28 For their duty is to assist the priests the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, in caring for the courtyards, the chambers, the purifying of all holy things, and any work of the service of the house of God, 29 ^aand with the showbread, and ^bthe fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, or ^cwhat is baked in the pan or ^dwhat is well-mixed, and ^eall measures of volume and size as the Law of Moses required. 30 They are to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening, 31 and to offer all burnt sacrifices to the LORD ^aon the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the ^bfestivals by number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before the LORD. 32 So ^athey shall be responsible for the Tent of Meeting, the Holy Place, and ^bthe sons of Aaron their relatives, for the service of the house of the LORD.

^aNow when David ¹reached old age, ^bhe made his son Solomon king over Israel. 2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.

3 ^aNow the Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward, and ^btheir number by ¹head count of men was thirty-eight thousand. 4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were ^ato oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were ^bofficers and judges, 5 and four thousand were gatekeepers, and ^afour thousand were praising the LORD with the instruments which ¹David made for giving praise. 6 David divided them into divisions ^aaccording to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 Of the Gershonites there were ¹Ladan and Shimei. 8 The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first, and Zetham and Joel, three. 9 The sons of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan. 10 The sons of Shimei were Jahath, ¹Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. 11 Jahath was the first and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father’s household, one group for duty.

12 The sons of Kohath were four in number: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 13 ^aThe sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And ^bAaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, ^cto burn incense before the LORD, to serve Him and bless in His name forever. 14 But as for ^aMoses, the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer. 16 The ¹son of Gershom was ²Shebuel the chief. 17 The ¹son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18 The ¹son of Izhar was ²Shelomith the chief. 19 The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 The sons of Uzziel were Micah the first and Isshiah the second.

21 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish. 22 Eleazar died and had no sons, but only daughters; so their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives. 23 The sons of Mushi were three: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.

24 ^aThese were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, the heads of the fathers’ households of those among them who were ¹counted, in the number of names by their ²head count, doing the work for the service of the house of the LORD, ^bfrom twenty years old and upward. 25 For David said, “The LORD God of Israel ^ahas given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26 Also, ^athe Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service.” 27 For by the last words of David, the sons of Levi were counted from twenty years old and upward. 28 For their office is ¹to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, in the courtyards and in the chambers, and in the purification of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, 29 ^aand with the showbread, and ^bthe fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, or ^cwhat is baked in the pan or ^dwhat is well-mixed, and ^eall measures of volume and size. 30 They are to stand every morning to thank and to praise the LORD, and likewise at evening, 31 and to offer all burnt offerings to the LORD, ^aon the Sabbaths, the new moons and ^bthe appointed festivals, in the number determined by the ordinance concerning them, continually before the LORD. 32 So ^athey are to perform the ¹duties of the tent of meeting, the holy place, and ^bof assisting the sons of Aaron their relatives, for the service of the house of the LORD.