21
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish
22
Eleazar died without any sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married the daughters.
23
Mushi had three sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24
These are the sons of Levi twenty years and older, divided up according to families and heads of families and listed in the work groups that took care of the worship in the sanctuary of God.
25
David said, "Now that the God of Israel has given rest to his people and made Jerusalem his permanent home,
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