1 Chronicles 15:4

4 He called together the members of the family line of Aaron. He also called the Levites together. Here are the men who came from the families of the Levites.

1 Chronicles 15:4 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 4-10. And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the
Levites.
] Whose business it was to bear the ark when there was any occasion for it: and from hence to the end of ( 1 Chronicles 15:10 ) an account is given of the Levites, and their number employed in this affair:

of the sons of Kohath;
a son of Levi, that is, of his posterity; for his immediate sons, and so those of the rest after mentioned, had been dead ages ago; the principal of those, at this present time, was Uriel, and his kindred, or those of the same family with him, were one hundred and twenty: of those of Merari, another son of Levi, the chief was Asaiah, with two hundred and twenty of his relations: of those of Gershon, another son of Levi, was Joel, and his brethren were one hundred and thirty: of the posterity of Elizaphan, a grandson of Kohath, ( Exodus 5:18 Exodus 5:22 ) , the most noted was Shemaiah, who had two hundred of his family with him: and of those of Hebron, the son of Kohath, ( Exodus 6:18 ) , Eliel was the most famous, and he had eighty of his kindred with him: and of those of Uzziel, another son of Kohath in a different line from Elizaphan, who also was a son of Uzziel, was Amminadab the chief, who had one hundred and twelve of his kindred with him: the number of Levites, in all, gathered together, were eight hundred and sixty two, besides their chiefs.

1 Chronicles 15:4 In-Context

2 He said, "Only Levites can carry the ark of God. That's because the LORD chose them to carry his ark. He chose them to serve him forever in front of the place where his throne is."

3 David gathered the whole community of Israel together in Jerusalem. He wanted to bring the ark of the LORD up to the place he had prepared for it.

4 He called together the members of the family line of Aaron. He also called the Levites together. Here are the men who came from the families of the Levites.

5 From the families of Kohath came the leader Uriel and 120 relatives.

6 From the families of Merari came the leader Asaiah and 220 relatives.