So when David was old
and full
of days
, he made Solomon
his son
king
over Israel
.
And he gathered together all the princes
of Israel
, with the priests
and the Levites
.
Now the Levites were numbered
from the age
of thirty
years
and upward
: and their number
by their polls
, man by man
, was thirty
and eight
thousand
.
Of which, twenty
and four
thousand
were to set forward
the work
of the house
of the LORD
; and six
thousand
were officers
and judges
:
Moreover four thousand
were porters
; and four
thousand
praised
the LORD
with the instruments
which I made
, said David , to praise
therewith .
And David divided
them into courses
among the sons
of Levi
, namely , Gershon
, Kohath
, and Merari
.
Of the Gershonites were , Laadan
, and Shimei
.
The sons of Laadan
; the chief
was Jehiel
, and Zetham
, and Joel
, three
.
The sons of Shimei
; Shelomith
, and Haziel
, and Haran
, three
. These were the chief
of the fathers
of Laadan
.
And the sons of Shimei
were , Jahath
, Zina
, and Jeush
, and Beriah
. These four
were the sons
of Shimei
.
And Jahath was the chief
, and Zizah
the second
: but Jeush
and Beriah
had not many
sons
; therefore they were in one
reckoning
, according to their father's
house
.
The sons of Kohath
; Amram
, Izhar
, Hebron
, and Uzziel
, four
.
The sons of Amram
; Aaron
and Moses
: and Aaron
was separated
, that he should sanctify
the most
holy things
, he and his sons
for
ever
, to burn incense
before
the LORD
, to minister
unto him, and to bless
in his name
for
ever
.
Now concerning Moses the man
of God
, his sons
were named
of the tribe
of Levi
.
The sons of Moses
were , Gershom
, and Eliezer
.
Of the sons of Gershom
, Shebuel
was the chief
.
And the sons of Eliezer
were , Rehabiah
the chief
. And Eliezer
had none other
sons
; but the sons
of Rehabiah
were very
many
.
Of the sons of Izhar
; Shelomith
the chief
.
Of the sons of Hebron
; Jeriah
the first
, Amariah
the second
, Jahaziel
the third
, and Jekameam
the fourth
.
Of the sons of Uzziel
; Michah
the first
, and Jesiah
the second
.
The sons of Merari
; Mahli
, and Mushi
. The sons
of Mahli
; Eleazar
, and Kish
.
And Eleazar died
, and had no sons
, but daughters
: and their brethren
the sons
of Kish
took
them.
The sons of Mushi
; Mahli
, and Eder
, and Jeremoth
, three
.
These were the sons of Levi
after the house
of their fathers
; even the chief
of the fathers
, as they were counted
by number
of names
by their polls
, that did
the work
for the service
of the house
of the LORD
, from the age
of twenty
years
and upward
.
For David said
, The LORD
God
of Israel
hath given rest
unto his people
, that they may dwell
in Jerusalem
for ever
:
And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry
the tabernacle
, nor any vessels
of it for the service
thereof.
For by the last words
of David
the Levites
were numbered
from twenty
years
old
and above
:
Because their office was to wait
on the sons
of Aaron
for the service
of the house
of the LORD
, in the courts
, and in the chambers
, and in the purifying
of all holy things
, and the work
of the service
of the house
of God
;
Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour
for meat offering
, and for the unleavened
cakes
, and for that which is baked in the pan
, and for that which is fried
, and for all manner of measure
and size
;
And to stand every morning
to thank
and praise
the LORD
, and likewise at even
;
And to offer all burnt sacrifices
unto the LORD
in the sabbaths
, in the new moons
, and on the set feasts
, by number
, according to the order
commanded unto them, continually
before
the LORD
:
And that they should keep the charge
of the tabernacle
of the congregation
, and the charge
of the holy
place , and the charge
of the sons
of Aaron
their brethren
, in the service
of the house
of the LORD
.