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1 David being old and full of days, made Solomon his son king over Israel.
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When David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, and the priests and Levites.
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David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.
3 And the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years, and upwards: and there were found of them thirty-eight thousand men.
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The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were counted, and the total was thirty-eight thousand.
4 Of these twenty-four thousand were chosen, and distributed unto the ministry of the house of the Lord: and six thousand were the overseers and judges
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"Twenty-four thousand of these," David said, "shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, six thousand shall be officers and judges
5 Moreover four thousand were porters: and as many singers singing to the Lord with the instruments, which he had made to sing with.
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four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise."
6 And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari.
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And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 The sons of Gerson were Leedan and Semei.
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The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
8 The sons of Leedan: the chief Jahiel, and Zethan, and Joel, three.
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The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 The sons of Semei: Salomith, and Hosiel, and Aran, three: these were the heads of the families of Leedan.
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The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of families of Ladan.
10 And the sons of Semei were Leheth, and Ziza, and Jaus, and Baria: these were the sons of Semei, four.
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And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
11 And Leheth was the first, Ziza the second: but Jaus and Baria had not many children, and therefore they were counted in one family, and in one house.
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Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were enrolled as a single family.
12 The sons of Caath were Amram, and Isaar, Hebron, and Oziel, four.
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The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 The sons of Amram, Aaron, and Moses. And Aaron was separated to minister in the holy of holies, he and his sons for ever, and to burn incense before the Lord, according to his ceremonies, and to bless his name for ever.
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The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to consecrate the most holy things, so that he and his sons forever should make offerings before the Lord, and minister to him and pronounce blessings in his name forever;
14 The sons also of Moses, the man of God, were numbered in the tribe of Levi
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but as for Moses the man of God, his sons were to be reckoned among the tribe of Levi
15 The sons of Moses were Gersom and Eliezer:
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The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 The sons of Gersom: Subuel the first.
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The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
17 And the sons of Eliezer were: Rohobia the first: and Eliezer had no more sons. But the sons of Rohobia were multiplied exceedingly.
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The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief; Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
18 The sons of Isaar: Salomith the first.
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The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriau the first, Amarias the second, Jahaziel the third, Jecmaam the fourth
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The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth
20 The sons of Oziel: Micha the first, Jesia the second.
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The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.
21 The sons of Merari: Moholi, and Musi. The sons of Moholi: Eleazar and Cis
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The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish
22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons but daughters: and the sons of Cis their brethren took them.
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Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters; their kindred, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 The sons of Musi: Moholi, and Eder, and Jerimoth, three.
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The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 These are the sons of Levi in their kindreds and families, princes by their courses, and the number of every head that did the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord from twenty years old and upward.
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These were the sons of Levi by their ancestral houses, the heads of families as they were enrolled according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
25 For David said: The Lord the God of Israel hath given rest to his people, and a habitation in Jerusalem for ever.
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For David said, "The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he resides in Jerusalem forever.
26 And it shall not be the office of the Levites to carry any more the tabernacle, and all the vessels for the service thereof.
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And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service"—
27 So according to the last precepts of David, the sons of Levi are to be numbered from twenty years old and upward.
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for according to the last words of David these were the number of the Levites from twenty years old and upward—
28 And they are to be under the hand of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the porches, and in the chambers, and in the place of purification, and in the sanctuary, and in all the works of the ministry of the temple of the Lord.
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"but their duty shall be to assist the descendants of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God;
29 And the priests have the charge of the loaves of proposition, and of the sacrifice of fine flour, and of the unleavened cakes, and of the fryingpan, and of the roasting, and of every weight and measure.
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to assist also with the rows of bread, the choice flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering mixed with oil, and all measures of quantity or size.
30 And the Levites are to stand in the morning to give thanks, and to sing praises to the Lord: and in like manner in the evening,
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And they shall stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening,
31 As well in the oblation of the holocausts of the Lord, as in the sabbaths and in the new moons, and the rest of the solemnities, according to the number and ceremonies prescribed for every thing, continually before the Lord.
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and whenever burnt offerings are offered to the Lord on sabbaths, new moons, and appointed festivals, according to the number required of them, regularly before the Lord.
32 And let them keep the observances of the tabernacle of the covenant, and the ceremonies of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, that they may minister in the house of the Lord.
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Thus they shall keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and shall attend the descendants of Aaron, their kindred, for the service of the house of the Lord."
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