1 Chronicles 15:4

4 And David assembled the children of Aaron and 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 Then David said, "None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites, for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God and to minister unto Him for ever."

3 And David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.

4 And David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites:

5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;

6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;