<vn='1'>So when <sn="1732">David</s> was <sn="2204">old</s> and <sn="7646">full</s> of <sn="3117">days</s>, he <sn="4427">made</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="8010">Solomon</s> his <sn="1121">son</s> king <sn="5921">over</s><sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>And he gathered <sn="622">together</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="8269">princes</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, with the <sn="3548">priests</s> and the <sn="3881">Levites</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>Now the <sn="3881">Levites</s> were <sn="5608">numbered</s> from the <sn="4480 1121">age</s> of <sn="7970">thirty</s><sn="8141">years</s> and <sn="4605">upward</s>: and their <sn="4557">number</s> by their <sn="1538">polls</s>, man by <sn="1397">man</s>, <sn="1961">was</s><sn="7970">thirty</s> and <sn="8083">eight</s><sn="505">thousand</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>Of <sn="4480 428">which</s>, <sn="6242">twenty</s> and <sn="702">four</s><sn="505">thousand</s> were to set <sn="5329 5921">forward</s> the <sn="4399">work</s> of the <sn="1004">house</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>; and <sn="8337">six</s><sn="505">thousand</s> were <sn="7860">officers</s> and <sn="8199">judges</s>: </v>
<vn='5'>Moreover <sn="702">four</s><sn="505">thousand</s> were <sn="7778">porters</s>; and <sn="702">four</s><sn="505">thousand</s><sn="1984">praised</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> with the <sn="3627">instruments</s><sn="834">which</s> I <sn="6213">made</s>, said David, to <sn="1984">praise</s> therewith. </v>
<vn='6'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="2505">divided</s> them into <sn="4256">courses</s> among the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="3878">Levi</s>, namely, <sn="1648">Gershon</s>, <sn="6955">Kohath</s>, and <sn="4847">Merari</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>Of the <sn="1649">Gershonites</s> were, <sn="3936">Laadan</s>, and <sn="8096">Shimei</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>The <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="3936">Laadan</s>; the <sn="7218">chief</s> was <sn="3171">Jehiel</s>, and <sn="2241">Zetham</s>, and <sn="3100">Joel</s>, <sn="7969">three</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>The <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="8096">Shimei</s>; <sn="8013">Shelomith</s>, and <sn="2381">Haziel</s>, and <sn="2039">Haran</s>, <sn="7969">three</s>. <sn="428">These</s> were the <sn="7218">chief</s> of the <sn="1">fathers</s> of <sn="3936">Laadan</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>And the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="8096">Shimei</s> were, <sn="3189">Jahath</s>, <sn="2126">Zina</s>, and <sn="3266">Jeush</s>, and <sn="1283">Beriah</s>. <sn="428">These</s><sn="702">four</s> were the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="8096">Shimei</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>And <sn="3189">Jahath</s><sn="1961">was</s> the <sn="7218">chief</s>, and <sn="2125">Zizah</s> the <sn="8145">second</s>: but <sn="3266">Jeush</s> and <sn="1283">Beriah</s> had not <sn="7235 3808">many</s><sn="1121">sons</s>; therefore they <sn="1961">were</s> in <sn="259">one</s><sn="6486">reckoning</s>, according to their <sn="1">father</s> 's <sn="1004">house</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>The <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="6955">Kohath</s>; <sn="6019">Amram</s>, <sn="3324">Izhar</s>, <sn="2275">Hebron</s>, and <sn="5816">Uzziel</s>, <sn="702">four</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>The <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="6019">Amram</s>; <sn="175">Aaron</s> and <sn="4872">Moses</s>: and <sn="175">Aaron</s> was <sn="914">separated</s>, that he should <sn="6942">sanctify</s> the most holy <sn="6944 6944">things</s>, <sn="1931">he</s> and his <sn="1121">sons</s><sn="5704 5769">forever</s>, to burn <sn="6999">incense</s><sn="6440">before</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, to <sn="8334">minister</s> unto him, and to <sn="1288">bless</s> in his <sn="8034">name</s><sn="5704 5769">forever</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>Now concerning <sn="4872">Moses</s> the <sn="376">man</s> of <sn="430">God</s>, his <sn="1121">sons</s> were <sn="7121">named</s><sn="5921">of</s> the <sn="7626">tribe</s> of <sn="3878">Levi</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>The <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="4872">Moses</s> were, <sn="1648">Gershom</s>, and <sn="461">Eliezer</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>Of the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="1648">Gershom</s>, <sn="7619">Shebuel</s> was the <sn="7218">chief</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>And the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="461">Eliezer</s> were, <sn="7345">Rehabiah</s> the <sn="7218">chief</s>. And <sn="461">Eliezer</s><sn="1961">had</s><sn="3808">none</s><sn="312">other</s><sn="1121">sons</s>; but the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="7345">Rehabiah</s> were very <sn="7235 4605">many</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>Of the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="3324">Izhar</s>; <sn="8013">Shelomith</s> the <sn="7218">chief</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>Of the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="2275">Hebron</s>; <sn="3404">Jeriah</s> the <sn="7218">first</s>, <sn="568">Amariah</s> the <sn="8145">second</s>, <sn="3166">Jahaziel</s> the <sn="7992">third</s>, and <sn="3360">Jekameam</s> the <sn="7243">fourth</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>Of the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="5816">Uzziel</s>; <sn="4318">Michah</s> the <sn="7218">first</s>, and <sn="3449">Jesiah</s> the <sn="8145">second</s>. </v>
<vn='21'>The <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="4847">Merari</s>; <sn="4249">Mahli</s>, and <sn="4187">Mushi</s>. The <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="4249">Mahli</s>; <sn="499">Eleazar</s>, and <sn="7027">Kish</s>. </v>
<vn='22'>And <sn="499">Eleazar</s><sn="4191">died</s>, and <sn="1961">had</s><sn="3808">no</s><sn="1121">sons</s>, <sn="3588 518">but</s><sn="1323">daughters</s>: and their <sn="251">brethren</s> the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="7027">Kish</s><sn="5375">took</s> them. </v>
<vn='23'>The <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="4187">Mushi</s>; <sn="4249">Mahli</s>, and <sn="5740">Eder</s>, and <sn="3406">Jeremoth</s>, <sn="7969">three</s>. </v>
<vn='24'><sn="428">These</s> were the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="3878">Levi</s> after the <sn="1004">house</s> of their <sn="1">fathers</s>; even the <sn="7218">chief</s> of the <sn="1">fathers</s>, as they were <sn="6485">counted</s> by <sn="4557">number</s> of <sn="8034">names</s> by their <sn="1538">polls</s>, that <sn="6213">did</s> the <sn="4399">work</s> for the <sn="5656">service</s> of the <sn="1004">house</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, from the <sn="4480 1121">age</s> of <sn="6242">twenty</s><sn="8141">years</s> and <sn="4605">upward</s>. </v>
<vn='25'><sn="3588">For</s><sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s>, The <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="430">God</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> hath given <sn="5117">rest</s> unto his <sn="5971">people</s>, that they may <sn="7931">dwell</s> in <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s><sn="5704 5769">forever</s>: </v>
<vn='26'>And <sn="1571">also</s> unto the <sn="3881">Levites</s>; they shall <sn="369">no</s> more <sn="5375">carry</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4908">tabernacle</s>, nor <sn="3605">any</s><sn="3627">vessels</s> of it for the <sn="5656">service</s> thereof. </v>
<vn='27'><sn="3588">For</s> by the <sn="314">last</s><sn="1697">words</s> of <sn="1732">David</s> the <sn="1121 3881">Levites</s> were <sn="4557">numbered</s> from twenty years <sn="4480 1121 6242 8141">old</s> and <sn="4605">above</s>: </v>
<vn='28'><sn="3588">Because</s> their <sn="4612">office</s> was to wait <sn="3027">on</s> the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="175">Aaron</s> for the <sn="5656">service</s> of the <sn="1004">house</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, <sn="5921">in</s> the <sn="2691">courts</s>, and <sn="5921">in</s> the <sn="3957">chambers</s>, and <sn="5921">in</s> the <sn="2893">purifying</s> of <sn="3605">all</s> holy <sn="6944">things</s>, and the <sn="4639">work</s> of the <sn="5656">service</s> of the <sn="1004">house</s> of <sn="430">God</s>; </v>
<vn='29'>Both for the <sn="3899 4635">shewbread</s>, and for the fine <sn="5560">flour</s> for meat <sn="4503">offering</s>, and for the <sn="4682">unleavened</s><sn="7550">cakes</s>, and for that which is baked in the <sn="4227">pan</s>, and for that which is <sn="7246">fried</s>, and for all <sn="3605">manner</s> of <sn="4884">measure</s> and <sn="4060">size</s>; </v>
<vn='30'>And to <sn="5975">stand</s> every <sn="1242 1242">morning</s> to <sn="3034">thank</s> and <sn="1984">praise</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and <sn="3651">likewise</s> at <sn="6153">even</s>; </v>
<vn='31'>And to <sn="5927">offer</s><sn="3605">all</s> burnt <sn="5930">sacrifices</s> unto the <sn="3068">LORD</s> in the <sn="7676">sabbaths</s>, in the new <sn="2320">moons</s>, and on the set <sn="4150">feasts</s>, by <sn="4557">number</s>, according to the <sn="4941">order</s> commanded <sn="5921">unto</s> them, <sn="8548">continually</s><sn="6440">before</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>: </v>
<vn='32'>And that they should <sn="8104">keep</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4931">charge</s> of the <sn="168">tabernacle</s> of the <sn="4150">congregation</s>, and the <sn="4931">charge</s> of the <sn="6944">holy</s> place, and the <sn="4931">charge</s> of the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="175">Aaron</s> their <sn="251">brethren</s>, in the <sn="5656">service</s> of the <sn="1004">house</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>. </v>