1 When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
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He also gathered together all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
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The Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.
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David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work of the temple of the LORD and six thousand are to be officials and judges.
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Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the LORD with the musical instruments I have provided for that purpose.”
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David separated the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.