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The Divisions of the Levites
So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
Duties of the Levites
When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel.
When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel.
And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
David summoned all the leaders of Israel, together with the priests and Levites.
Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand.
All the Levites who were thirty years old or older were counted, and the total came to 38,000.
Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,
Then David said, “From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the LORD. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges.
four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, “which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”
Another 4,000 will work as gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the LORD with the musical instruments I have made.”
Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi — Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The Gershonites
The Gershonites
The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel — three in all.
Three of the descendants of Libni were Jehiel (the family leader), Zetham, and Joel.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran — three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan.
These were the leaders of the family of Libni.
Three of the descendants of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.
Three of the descendants of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.
Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were assigned as one father’s house.
Jahath was the family leader, and Ziza was next. Jeush and Beriah were counted as a single family because neither had many sons.
The Kohathites
The Kohathites
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel — four in all.
Four of the descendants of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the LORD’s presence, to serve the LORD, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.
Now the sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.
As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were included with the tribe of Levi.
The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader.
Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants.
Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first.
The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith, the family leader.
Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah (the family leader), Amariah (the second), Jahaziel (the third), and Jekameam (the fourth).
Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second.
The descendants of Uzziel included Micah (the family leader) and Isshiah (the second).
The Merarites
The Merarites
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi.
The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.
The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth — three in all.
Three of the descendants of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses — the heads of the fathers’ houses as they were counted individually by the number of their names, who did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and above.
These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the LORD.
For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”;
For David said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem.
and also to the Levites, “They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service.”
Now the Levites will no longer need to carry the Tabernacle and its furnishings from place to place.”
For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above;
In accordance with David’s final instructions, all the Levites twenty years old or older were registered for service.
because their duty was to help the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts and in the chambers, in the purifying of all holy things and the work of the service of the house of God,
The work of the Levites was to assist the priests, the descendants of Aaron, as they served at the house of the LORD. They also took care of the courtyards and side rooms, helped perform the ceremonies of purification, and served in many other ways in the house of God.
both with the showbread and the fine flour for the grain offering, with the unleavened cakes and what is baked in the pan, with what is mixed and with all kinds of measures and sizes;
They were in charge of the sacred bread that was set out on the table, the choice flour for the grain offerings, the wafers made without yeast, the cakes cooked in olive oil, and the other mixed breads. They were also responsible to check all the weights and measures.
to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening;
And each morning and evening they stood before the LORD to sing songs of thanks and praise to him.
They assisted with the burnt offerings that were presented to the LORD on Sabbath days, at new moon celebrations, and at all the appointed festivals. The required number of Levites served in the LORD’s presence at all times, following all the procedures they had been given.
and that they should attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, the needs of the holy place, and the needs of the sons of Aaron their brethren in the work of the house of the Lord.