^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.

^aNow David became old and full of days, ^band he made his son Solomon king over Israel. 2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.

3 ^aAnd the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward, and ^btheir number by ¹census of men was 38,000. 4 Of these, 24,000 were ^ato direct the work of the house of Yahweh; and 6,000 were ^bofficers and judges, 5 and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and ^a4,000 were praising Yahweh with the instruments which ¹David made for giving praise. 6 And David divided them into divisions ^aaccording to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

24 ^aThese were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, even the heads of the fathers’ households of those of them who were ¹counted, in the number of names by their ²census, doing the work for the service of the house of Yahweh, ^bfrom twenty years old and upward. 25 For David said, “Yahweh, the 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 furnishings for its service.” 27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward. 28 For their station is to be on hand for the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of Yahweh, in the courts and in the chambers and in the cleansing of all holy things, even 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 made on the griddle, or ^dwhat is well stirred, and ^eall measures of volume and size. 30 And they are to stand every morning to thank and to praise Yahweh, and likewise at evening, 31 and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh, ^aon the sabbaths, the new moons and ^bthe appointed times in the number set by the judgments concerning them, continually before Yahweh. 32 Thus ^athey shall keep responsibility of the tent of meeting, and responsibility of the holy place, and ^bresponsibility of the sons of Aaron their ¹relatives, for the service of the house of Yahweh.