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1And David is old, and satisfied with days, and causeth his son Solomon to reign over Israel,

1And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

1Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

2and gathereth all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;

2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

3and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, by their polls, is of mighty men thirty and eight thousand.

3And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number, by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.

3And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

4Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand,

4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;

4Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;

5and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, `with instruments that I made for praising,' <FI>saith David.<Fi>

5and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David,] to praise [therewith].

5and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

6And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

6And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.

7Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

7Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

8Sons of Laadan: the head <FI>is<Fi> Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

8The sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

9Sons of Shimei <FI>are<Fi> Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three; these <FI>are<Fi> heads of the fathers of Laadan.

9The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan.

9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’housesof Ladan.

10And sons of Shimei <FI>are<Fi> Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these <FI>are<Fi> sons of Shimei, four.

10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.

10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

11And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering.

11And Jahath was the head, and Ziza the second; and Jeush and Beriah had not many sons: as father's house, therefore, they were reckoned as one.

11And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers’ house in one reckoning.

12Sons of Kohath <FI>are<Fi> Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

13Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron is separated for his sanctifying the holy of holies, he and his sons--unto the age, to make perfume before Jehovah, to serve Him, and to bless in His name--unto the age.

13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated, that he should be hallowed as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before Jehovah, to do service to him, and to bless in his name for ever.

13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, for ever, to burn incense before Jehovah, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, for ever.

14As to Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi.

14— And as to Moses the man ofGod, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

14But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

15Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

16Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

16The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

16The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.

17And sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.

17And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the head; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

17And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

18Sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.

18— The sons of Jizhar: Shelomith the head.

18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

19Sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

20Sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Ishshiah, the second.

20The sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Jishijah the second.

20The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.

21Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

22And Eleazar dieth, and he had no sons, but daughters, and sons of Kish their brethren take them.

22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brethren the sons of Kish took themto wife.

23Sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth, three.

23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

24These <FI>are<Fi> sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their polls, doing the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from a son of twenty years and upward,

24These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, the chief fathers, as they were reckoned, by number of names by their polls, who did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

24These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’housesof those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

25for David said, `Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given rest to His people, and He doth tabernacle in Jerusalem unto the age;'

25For David said, Jehovah theGod of Israel has given rest to his people, and he will dwell in Jerusalem for ever;

25For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:

26and also of the Levites, `None <FI>are<Fi> to bear the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service;'

26and the Levites also have no more to carry the tabernacle, nor any of its vessels for its service.

26and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.

27for by the last words of David they <FI>took<Fi> the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,

27For by the last words of David was this [done], — the numbering of the sons of Levi from twenty years old and upward.

27For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

28for their station <FI>is<Fi> at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God,

28For their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of all holy things, and [for] the work of the service of the house ofGod;

28For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;

29and for the bread of the arrangement, and for fine flour for present, and for the thin unleavened cakes, and for <FI>the work of<Fi> the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all <FI>liquid<Fi> measure and <FI>solid<Fi> measure;

29and for the loaves to be set in rows, and for the fine flour for the oblation, and for the unleavened cakes, and for [what is baked in] the pan, and for that which is saturated [with oil], and for all measure of capacity and size;

29for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;

30and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks, and to give praise to Jehovah, and so at evening;

30and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;

31and for all the burnt-offerings--burnt-offerings to Jehovah for sabbaths, for new moons, and for appointed seasons, by number, according to the ordinance upon them continually, before Jehovah.

31and for all burnt-offerings offered up to Jehovah on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before Jehovah;

31and to offer all burnt-offerings unto Jehovah, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Jehovah;

32And they have kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren, for the service of the house of Jehovah.

32and they kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of Jehovah.

32and that they should 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, for the service of the house of Jehovah.