1 Solomon Made King over Israel Now David became old and full of days, and he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.The Work of the Levites
3 And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward, and their number by 23:3Lit their heads census of men was38,000.
4 Of these, 24,000 were to direct the work of the house of Yahweh; and 6,000wereofficers and judges,
5 and4,000weregatekeepers, and4,000werepraising Yahweh with the instruments which 23:5 Lit I made David made for giving praise.
6 And David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.The Sons of Gershon
7 ¶Of the Gershoniteswere 23:7 In Ex 6:17, Libni Ladan and Shimei.
8 The sons of LadanwereJehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three.
9 The sons of ShimeiwereShelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three.These were the heads of the fathers’householdsof Ladan.
10 The sons of ShimeiwereJahath, 23:10 In v11,Zizah Zina, Jeush, and Beriah.These fourwerethe sons of Shimei.
11 Jahath was the first and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father’s household, one 23:11Lit mustering unit.The Sons of Kohath
12 ¶The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated in order to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to offerofferingsup in smoke before Yahweh, to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever.
14 Butas forMoses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
15 The sons of MoseswereGershom and Eliezer.
16 The 23:16Lit sons son of Gershomwas 23:16In24:20,Shubael Shebuel the chief.
17 The 23:17Lit sons...were son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18 The 23:18Lit sons son of Izhar was 23:18In24:22,Shelomoth Shelomith the chief.
19 The sons of HebronwereJeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
20 The sons of UzzielwereMicah the first and Isshiah the second.The Sons of Merari
21 ¶The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of MahliwereEleazar and Kish.
22 And Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, so their brothers, the sons of Kish, took them upas wives.
23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.The Service of the Levites
24 These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households,eventhe heads of the fathers’householdsof those of them who were 23:24Lit mustered counted, in the number of names by their 23:24Lit heads census, doing the work for the service of the house of Yahweh, from twenty years old and upward.
25 For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.
26 Also, the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings for its service.”
27 For by the last words of David the sons of Leviwerenumbered from twenty years old and upward.
28 For their station is to be on hand for the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of Yahweh, in the courts and in the chambers and in the cleansing of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God,
29 and with the showbread, and the fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, orwhat is made onthe griddle, or what iswellstirred, and all measures of volume and size.
30 And they are to stand every morning to thank and to praise Yahweh, and likewise at evening,
31 and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh, on the sabbaths, the new moons and the appointed times in the numbersetby the judgments concerning them, continually before Yahweh.
32 Thus they shall keep responsibility of the tent of meeting, and responsibility of the holy place, and responsibility of the sons of Aaron their 23:32Lit brothers relatives, for the service of the house of Yahweh.