Dual Panel1When David <01732> was old <02204> and approaching the end <07646> of his life <03117>, he made <04427> his son <01121> Solomon <08010> king <04427> over <05921> Israel <03478>.
2David assembled <0622> all <03605> the leaders <08269> of Israel <03478>, along with the priests <03548> and the Levites <03881>.
3The Levites <01121> <03881> who were thirty <07970> years <08141> old and up <04605> were <01961> counted <04557>; there were 38,000 <0505> <08083> <07970> men <01397>.
4David said, “Of these <0428>, 24,000 <0505> <0702> <06242> are to direct <05329> the work <04399> of the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>; 6,000 <0505> <08337> are to be officials <07860> and judges <08199>;
54,000 <0505> <0702> are to be gatekeepers <07778>; and 4,000 <0505> <0702> are to praise <01984> the Lord <03068> with the instruments <03627> I supplied <06213> for worship <01984>.”
6David <01732> divided <02505> them into groups <04256> corresponding to the sons <01121> of Levi <03878>: Gershon <01647>, Kohath <06955>, and Merari <04847>.
7The Gershonites <01649> included Ladan <03936> and Shimei <08096>.
8The sons <01121> of Ladan <03936>: Jehiel <03171> the oldest <07218>, Zetham <02241>, and Joel <03100>– three <07969> in all.
9The sons <01121> of Shimei <08096>: Shelomoth <08013>, Haziel <02381>, and Haran <02039>– three <07969> in all. These <0428> were the leaders <07218> of the family <01> of Ladan <03936>.
10The sons <01121> of Shimei <08096>: Jahath <03189>, Zina <02126>, Jeush <03266>, and Beriah <01283>. These <0428> were Shimei’s <08096> sons <01121>– four <0702> in all.
11Jahath <03189> was <01961> the oldest <07218> and Zizah <02125> the second <08145> oldest. Jeush <03266> and Beriah <01283> did not <03808> have many <07235> sons <01121>, so <01961> they were considered one family <01> <01004> with one <0259> responsibility <06486>.
12The sons <01121> of Kohath <06955>: Amram <06019>, Izhar <03324>, Hebron <02275>, and Uzziel <05816>– four <0702> in all.
13The sons <01121> of Amram <06019>: Aaron <0175> and Moses <04872>. Aaron <0175> and his descendants <01121> were chosen <0914> on a permanent <05769> <05704> basis to consecrate <06942> the most <06944> holy items <06944>, to offer sacrifices <06999> before <06440> the Lord <03068>, to serve <08334> him, and to praise <01288> his name <08034>.
14The descendants <01121> of Moses <04872> the man <0376> of God <0430> were considered <07121> Levites <03878> <07626>.
15The sons <01121> of Moses <04872>: Gershom <01647> and Eliezer <0461>.
16The son <01121> of Gershom <01647>: Shebuel <07619> the oldest <07218>.
17The son <01121> of Eliezer <0461> was Rehabiah <07345>, the oldest <07218>. Eliezer <0461> had no <03808> other <0312> sons <01121>, but Rehabiah <07345> had many <07235> descendants <01121>.
18The son <01121> of Izhar <03324>: Shelomith <08019> the oldest <07218>.
19The sons <01121> of Hebron <02275>: Jeriah <03404> the oldest <07218>, Amariah <0568> the second <08145>, Jahaziel <03166> the third <07992>, and Jekameam <03360> the fourth <07243>.
20The sons <01121> of Uzziel <05816>: Micah <04318> the oldest <07218>, and Isshiah <03449> the second <08145>.
21The sons <01121> of Merari <04847>: Mahli <04249> and Mushi <04187>. The sons <01121> of Mahli <04249>: Eleazar <0499> and Kish <07027>.
22Eleazar <0499> died <04191> without <03808> having <01961> sons <01121>; he had only <0518> daughters <01323>. The sons <01121> of Kish <07027>, their cousins <0251>, married <05375> them.
23The sons <01121> of Mushi <04187>: Mahli <04249>, Eder <05740>, and Jeremoth <03406>– three <07969> in all.
24These <0428> were the descendants <01121> of Levi <03878> according to their families <01> <01004>, that is, the leaders <07218> of families <01> as counted <06485> and individually <01538> listed who carried out <06213> assigned <04399> tasks <05656> in the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004> and were twenty <06242> years <08141> old <01121> and up <04605>.
25For <03588> David <01732> said <0559>, “The Lord <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478> has given <05117> his people <05971> rest <05117> and has permanently <05769> <05704> settled <07931> in Jerusalem <03389>.
26So <01571> the Levites <03881> no longer <0369> need to carry <05375> the tabernacle <04908> or any <03605> of the items <03627> used in its service <05656>.”
27According to <03588> David’s <01732> final <0314> instructions <01697>, the Levites <03881> twenty <06242> years <08141> old <01121> <01121> and up <04605> were counted <04557>.
28Their job <04612> was to help <03027> Aaron’s <0175> descendants <01121> in the service <05656> of the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>. They were to take care <05921> of the courtyards <02691>, the rooms <03957>, ceremonial purification <02893> of all <03605> holy items <06944>, and other jobs <04639> related to the service <05656> of God’s <0430> temple <01004>.
29They also took care of the bread <03899> that is displayed <04635>, the flour <05560> for offerings <04503>, the unleavened <04682> wafers <07550>, the round cakes <04227>, the mixing <07246>, and all <03605> the measuring <04060> <04884>.
30They also stood <05975> in a designated place every morning <01242> <01242> and offered thanks <03034> and praise <01984> to the Lord <03068>. They also did this <03651> in the evening <06153>
31and whenever <03605> burnt sacrifices <05930> were offered <05927> to the Lord <03068> on the Sabbath <07676> and at new moon <02320> festivals <04150> and assemblies <04150>. A designated number <04557> were to serve before <06440> the Lord <03068> regularly <08548> in accordance with regulations <04941>.
32They were in charge <04931> <08104> of the meeting <04150> tent <0168> and the holy <06944> place, and helped <04931> their relatives <0251>, the descendants <01121> of Aaron <0175>, in the service <05656> of the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>.