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* Now , David , was old , and satisfied with days , so he made Solomon his son king , over Israel ; * and gathered together all the rulers of Israel , with the priests , and the Levites . * Now the Levites were numbered , from thirty years old and upwards , and their number by their polls , of mature men , was thirty-eight thousand . * Of theseto preside over the work of the house of Yahweh , were twenty-four thousand , and officers and judges , six thousand ; * and four thousand , were doorkeepers , and , four thousand , were offerers of praise unto Yahweh , with instruments , which I made for offering praise . * And David divided them into courses , pertaining to the sons of Levi , to Gershon , Kohath and Merari . * Of the Gershonites , Ladan and Shimei . * The sons of Ladan , the chief Jehiel , and Zetham and Joel , three . * The sons of Shimei , Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran , three , these , were the ancestral chiefs of Ladan . * And , the sons of Shimei , Jahath , Zina , and Jeush , and Beriah , these , were the sons of Shimei , four . * And Jahath was chief , and Zizah the second , but , Jeush and Beriah , had not many sons , so they became an ancestral house , by one reckoning . * The sons of Kohath , Amram , Izhar , Hebron , and Uzziel , four . * The sons of Amram , Aaron and Moses , and Aaron was separated , to hallow the holy of holies , he and his sons , unto times age-abiding , to make a perfume before Yahweh , to be in attendance upon him , and to bless in his name , unto times age-abiding ; * and , as for Moses , the man of God , his sons , were called unto the tribe of Levi . * The sons of Moses , were Gershom , and Eliezer . * the sons of Gershom , were Shebuel the chief ; * and the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the chief , and Eliezer had no other sons , but , the sons of Rehabiah , were very many . * The sons of Izhar , Shelomith the chief . * The sons of Hebron , Jeriah the chief , Amariah the second , Jehaziel the third , and Jekameam the fourth . * The sons of Uzziel , Micah the chief , and Isshiah the second . * The sons of Merari , were Mahli and Mushi . The sons of Mahli , were Eleazar and Kish . * But Eleazar died , and had no sons , but daughters only , and so the sons of Kish their brethren took them . * The sons of Mushi , were Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth , three . * These , were the sons of Levi by their ancestral house , the ancestral chiefs of them who were counted in the number of their names , by their polls , doing the work , for the service of the house of Yahweh , from twenty years old , and upwards . * For , said David , Yahweh the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people , and hath taken up his habitation in Jerusalem , unto times age-abiding ; * moreover also , as for the Levites , they have no need to bear the habitation , nor any of its vessels in the laborious work thereof . * For , by the last words of David , the same , were the number of the sons of Levi , from twenty years old , and upwards . * For , their duty , wasto be in attendance upon the sons of Aaron , in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh , over the courts , and over the chambers , and over the purifying of everything holy , and doing the laborious work , of the house of God ; * and for the bread set in array , and for the fine meal for the meal-offering , and for the unleavened cakes , even for that which is baked in a pan , for the moistened food , even of every measure , and size ; * and to stand , morning by morning , to give thanks and offer praise unto Yahweh , and , likewise , at even ; * and for all the offering of ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh , on the sabbaths , and on the new moons , and on the set feasts , by number , according to the manner prescribed for them continually , before Yahweh ; * and they shall keep the charge of the tent of meeting , and the charge of the holy place , and the charge of the sons of Aaron , their brethren , in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh .

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