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The Divisions of the Levites

¹ When David was old and full of days,^(C1) he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.^(C2)

¹ Now David was old and full of days; and he made Shlomo his son king over Yisra'el.

¹ So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

David Organizes the Levites

^1 (a)When David was old and full of days, ^(b)he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

The Levites

¹ After David had lived long and was old, he made his son Solomon the new king of Israel.

David Organizes the Levites

¹ When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

Solomon Reigns

^1 (C1)When David reached old age, ^(C2)he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

Solomon Reigns

^1 (C1)Now when David ^(F1)reached old age, ^(C2)he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

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

¹ So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Salomon his sonne King ouer Israel.

Solomon Made King over Israel

^1 (C1)Now David became old and full of days, ^(C2)and he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

The Divisions of the Levites

¹ When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.

David Assigns the Levites Their Duties

¹ David was old when he chose his son Solomon to be king of Israel.

¹ David had now grown old; he had lived many years; so he made Shlomo his son king over Isra'el.

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

The Levites Work in the Temple

¹ David became an old man, so he made his son Solomon the new king of Israel.

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

^1 (a)When David was very old, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.

David Organizes the Levites

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

¹ And David was old, and satisfied with days, and caused his son Solomon to reign over Israel.

¹ So Dauid made Salomon his sonne kynge ouer Israel, whan he himselfe was olde, and had lyued ynough.

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

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

¹ So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Solomon his sonneking ouer Israel.

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

¹ So when Dauid was old and full of dayes, he made Solomon his sonne king ouer Israel.

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

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

¹ Therfor Dauid was eld and ful of daies, and ordeynede Salomon, his sone, kyng on Israel.

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

¹ So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

¹ So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

Duties of the Levites

¹ When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel.

The Work of the Levites

¹ When David was an old man, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.

Families of the Levites and Their Functions

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

¹ Now, David, was old, and satisfied with days, - so he made Solomon his son king, over Israel;

¹ David being old and full of days, made Solomon his son king over Israel.

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

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

¹ And David was old and satisfied with days, and he causes his son Solomon to reign over Israel,

Preparations for Worship

¹ When David got to be an old man, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

Solomon Reigns

^1 (C1)Now when David ^(F1)reached old age, ^(C2)he made his son Solomon king over Israel.² Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites. ² He gathered together all the princes of Yisra'el, with the Kohanim and the Levites.

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

² David^[a] assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites. ² David gathered all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and Levites.

² David assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites. ² And he assembled together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and Levites.² And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.² He gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. ² And hee gathered together all the princes of Israel with the Priestes and the Leuites.² And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.² Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. ² Some time later, David called together all of Israel's leaders, priests, and Levites.

² Then he assembled all the leaders of Isra'el, with the cohanim and L'vi'im.

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

The Work of the Levites

² King David brought together all the Israelite leaders and all the priests and Levites. ² And he assembled all the commanders of Israel and the priests and the Levites. ² And he gathered all Israel's rulers, and the priests, and the Levites.² And Dauid gathered all the rulers in Israel together, and the prestes & Leuites, ² And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. ² And he got together all the chiefs of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.² And then he gathered together all the lordes of Israel, with the priestes and the Leuites.² And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.² And he gathered together all the Princes of Israel, with the Priests and the Leuites. ² And he assembled all the chief men of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites. ² And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. ² And he gaderide togidere alle the princes of Israel, and the preestis, and dekenes;² And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.² And he assembled all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.² And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. ² David summoned all the leaders of Israel, together with the priests and Levites. ² He gathered together all the leaders of Israel, the religious leaders, and the Levites.

² David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites. ² and gathered together all the rulers of Israel, with the priests, and the Levites.² And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, and the priests and Levites.² David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.² and gathereth all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;² and gathers all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;^2-5 At the same time he brought together all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites. The Levites thirty years and older were counted; the total was thirty-eight thousand. David sorted them into work groups: "Twenty-four thousand are in charge of administering worship in the sanctuary; six thousand are officials and judges; four thousand are security guards; and four thousand are to serve in the orchestra, praising God with instruments that I have provided for praise."² And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.³ The Levites thirty years old or more were counted;^(C1) the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand by headcount.^{(C2) 3} The Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.

³ Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. ³ The Levites, ^(c)thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and ^(d)the total was ^(e)38,000 men. ³ He counted the Levites who were thirty years old and older. In all, there were thirty-eight thousand Levites. ³ The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men.

Offices of the Levites

Offices of the Levites

The Work of the Levites

³ And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number, by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand. ³ David counted the Levites who were 30 years old and older. All together there were 38,000 Levites.³ Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand. ³ He took a census of all the male Levites aged thirty or older. The total was thirty-eight thousand. ³ And the Levites thirty years old and above were counted, and their number according to their head count for the men was thirty-eight thousand. ³ And the Levites were counted from a son of thirty years and upward; and their number by their heads, as to men, thirty eight thousand.³ to nombre ye Leuites from thirtie yeare olde & aboue. And ye nombre of the (which were stroge men) fro heade to heade, was eight and thirtie thousande: ³ And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. ³ And the Levites, all those of thirty years old and over, were numbered; and the number of them, by heads, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.³ And the Leuites were numbred from the age of thirtie yeres and aboue: and the number and summe of them was thirtie and eyght thousande men.³ And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.³ Now the Leuites were numbred from the age of thirtie yeeres and vpward: and their number, by their polles, man by man, was thirtie and eight thousand. ³ And the Levites numbered themselves from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls amounted to thirty and eight thousand men. ³ And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. ³ and the dekenes weren noumbrid fro twenti yeer and aboue, and eiyte and thretti thousynde of men weren foundun.³ And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, the [able-bodied] men, was thirty and eight thousand.³ Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.³ Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand. ³ All the Levites who were thirty years old or older were counted, and the total came to 38,000. ³ The Levites were numbered from thirty years old and older. Their number was 38,000. ³ The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were counted, and the total was thirty-eight thousand. ³ Now the Levites were numbered, from thirty years old and upwards, - and their number by their polls, of mature men, was thirty-eight thousand.³ And the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years, and upwards: and there were found of them thirty-eight thousand men.³ The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was thirty-eight thousand men.³ and 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.³ and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, for their counted heads, is of thirty-eight thousand mighty men.

Offices of the Levites

⁴ Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges: ⁴ "Twenty-four thousand of these," David said,^{[b] (f)}"shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be ^(g)officers and judges, ⁴ David said, "Of these, twenty-four thousand Levites will direct the work of the Temple of the Lord, six thousand Levites will be officers and judges, ⁴ David said, "Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord's temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges; ⁴ Of these ^(F1)24,000 were ^(C1)to oversee and inspect the work of the house of the LORD and 6,000 were to be ^(C2)administrators and judges,⁴ Of these, twenty-four thousand were ^(C1)to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were ^(C2)officers and judges,⁴ Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Yahweh; and six thousand were officers and judges; ⁴ Of these foure and twentie thousande were set to aduance the worke of the house of the Lord, & sixe thousand were ouerseers and iudges.⁴ Of these, 24,000 were ^(C1)to direct the work of the house of Yahweh; and 6,000 were ^(C2)officers and judges,⁴ “Of these,” said David, &ldquo^(a);24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges, ⁴ He said, "Twenty-four thousand of the Levites will be in charge of the temple, six thousand will be temple officials and judges, ⁴ Of these, 24,000 were to oversee the work on the house of Adonai, while 6,000 were officials and judges,

⁴ Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges; ⁴ David said, "24,000 will supervise the work of building the Lord's Temple. 6000 will be court officers and judges.⁴ Of them David appointed overseers over the work of the house of the LORD, twenty-four men over every thousand workers; and judges and scribes, six men over each hundred workers ⁴ The king assigned twenty-four thousand to administer the work of the Temple, six thousand to keep records and decide disputes, ⁴ Of these, David said, "Twenty-four thousand are to direct the work of the house of Yahweh, along with six thousand judges and officials, ⁴ Of these, twenty four thousand to be overseers over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;⁴ of whom there were foure & twentie thousande, which dyd their diligence in the worke ouer ye house of the LORDE, and sixe thousande officers and Iudges, ⁴ Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges; ⁴ Of these, twenty-four thousand were to be overseers of the work of the house of the Lord, and six thousand were judges and men of authority;⁴ Of which twentie and foure thousand were set to further the worke of the house of the Lorde: and sixe thousande were officers and iudges.⁴ Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges;⁴ Of which, twentie and foure thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord: and sixe thousand were Officers and Iudges. ⁴ Of the overseers over the works of the house of the Lord there were twenty-four thousand, and there were six thousand scribes and judges; ⁴ Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges: ⁴ And foure and twenty thousynde men weren chosun of hem, and weren departid in to the seruyce of the hows of the Lord; sotheli of souereyns, and iugis, sixe thousynde;⁴ Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Yahweh; and six thousand were officers and judges;⁴ Of which, twenty and four thousand [were] to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand [were] officers and judges:⁴ Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the LORD, six thousand were officers and judges, ⁴ 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. ⁴ Of these, 24,000 were to watch over the work of the Lord's house. There were 6,000 who were leaders and men who were to judge. ⁴ "Twenty-four thousand of these," David said, "shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, six thousand shall be officers and judges, ⁴ Of these - to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh, were twenty-four thousand, - and officers and judges, six thousand;⁴ Of these twenty-four thousand were chosen, and distributed unto the ministry of the house of the Lord: and six thousand were the overseers and judges.⁴ "Twenty-four thousand of these," David said, "shall have charge of the work in the house of the LORD, six thousand shall be officers and judges,⁴ Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah [are] twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand,⁴ Of these, twenty-four thousand [are] to preside over the work of the house of YHWH, and six thousand officers and judges,⁴ Of these, 24,000 were ^(C1)to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and 6,000 were ^(C2)officers and judges,⁵ four thousand are to be gatekeepers, and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the instruments that I have made for worship.”^(C1)

⁵ Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith. ⁵ 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments ^(h)that I have made for praise." ⁵ four thousand Levites will be gatekeepers, and four thousand Levites will praise the Lord with musical instruments I made for giving praise." ⁵ 4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments I supplied for worship." ⁵ and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and ^(C1)4,000 musicians were to praise the LORD with the instruments which David made for giving praise.⁵ and four thousand were gatekeepers, and ^(C1)four thousand were praising the LORD with the instruments which ^(F1)David made for giving praise.⁵ and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise therewith. ⁵ And foure thousand were porters, and foure thousande praised the Lorde with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.⁵ and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and ^(C1)4,000 were praising Yahweh with the instruments which ^(F1)David made for giving praise.⁵ 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.” ⁵ four thousand will be guards at the temple, and four thousand will praise the Lord by playing the musical instruments I have given them." ⁵ 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 sang praise to Adonai "with the instruments I made for the purpose of singing praise."

⁵ and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David,] to praise [therewith]. ⁵ 4000 will be gatekeepers, and 4000 will be musicians. I made special musical instruments for them. They will use them to praise the Lord."⁵ To look after the building, to carry on their work, to oversee the resources and the work, and to give an accounting of wealth and the alms which they had distributed to the poor. ⁵ four thousand to do guard duty, and four thousand to praise the Lord, using the musical instruments provided by the king for this purpose. ⁵ four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand offering praise with the instruments that I have made for praise." ⁵ and four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah with instruments which I made, said David , for praising.⁵ and foure thousande porters, & foure thousande that songe prayses vnto ye LORDE with instrumentes, which he had made to synge prayse with all. ⁵ and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith. ⁵ Four thousand were door-keepers; and four thousand gave praise to the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, for giving praise.⁵ Foure thousande were porters, & foure thousand praysed the Lorde with such instrumentes as was made to prayse withall.⁵ and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD 'with the instruments which I made to praise therewith.' ⁵ Moreouer, foure thousand were porters, and foure thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made (said Dauid) to praise therewith. ⁵ and four thousand door-keepers, and four thousand to praise the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord. ⁵ and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise therewith. ⁵ forsothe foure thousynde `porteris weren, and so many syngeris, syngynge to the Lord in orguns, whiche Dauid hadde maad for to synge.<sup>5</sup> and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise therewith.<sup>5</sup> Moreover, four thousand [were] porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise [with them].<sup>5</sup> four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the LORD with musical instruments, "which I made," said David, "for giving praise." <sup>5</sup> Another 4,000 will work as gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have made." <sup>5</sup> There were 4,000 gate-keepers. And 4,000 were praising the Lord with the things for playing music that David had made. <sup>5</sup> four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise." <sup>5</sup> and four thousand, were doorkeepers, - and, four thousand, were offerers of praise unto Yahweh, with instruments, which said David I made for offering praise.<sup>5</sup> Moreover four thousand were porters: and as many singers singing to the Lord with the instruments, which he had made to sing with.<sup>5</sup> four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand shall offer praises to the LORD with the instruments which I have made for praise."<sup>5</sup> and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, `with instruments that I made for praising,' [saith David.]⁵ and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to YHWH, "with instruments that I made for praising," [says David.]⁵ and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and ^(C1)4,000 were praising the LORD with the instruments which ^(F1)David made for giving praise.

⁶ Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons:^(C1) Gershom,^(F1) Kohath, and Merari.

⁶ And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ^6 (i)And David organized them in divisions ^(j)corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

⁶ David separated the Levites into three groups that were led by Levi's three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁶ David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ And David organized them into divisions ^(C1)according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ David divided them into divisions ^(C1)according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁶ So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ And David divided them into divisions ^(C1)according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

The Gershonites

(Numbers 3:21-26; Numbers 4:21-28; Numbers 4:38-41

⁶ David then divided the Levites into three groups according to the clans of Levi's sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

⁶ David organized them into divisions named after the sons of Levi — Gershon, K'hat and M'rari.

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

⁶ David separated the Levites into three groups. They were the tribes of Levi's three sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ And David appointed administrators and managers over the poor and needy, to provide and distribute to the poor; one person over each ten, and they lacked nothing. And David appointed them all in their courses according to the sons of Levi; namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

⁶ David divided the Levites into three groups, according to their clans: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁶ And David organized them in divisions according to the sons of Levi: to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ And David divided them into divisions of the sons of Levi, of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ And Dauid made the ordinaunce amonge the children of Leui, namely amoge Gerson, Kahath & Merari. ⁶ And David divided them into ^[a]courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ And so Dauid put an order among them deuiding them, in partes: Of the children of Leui, Gerson, Caath, and Merari.⁶ And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁶ And Dauid diuided them into courses among the sonnes of Leui, namely Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁶ And David divided them into daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gedson, Caath, and Merari. ⁶ And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁶ And Dauid departide hem bi the whilis of the sones of Leuy, that is, of Gerson, and of Caath, and Merary.⁶ And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁶ Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁶ David divided them into groups by the sons of Levi, Gershon and Kohath and Merari. ⁶ And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon,^[a] Kohath, and Merari.⁶ And David divided them into courses, - pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.⁶ And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari.⁶ And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merar'i.⁶ And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ And David distributes them into divisions of the sons of Levi—of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

⁶ David then divided the Levites into groupings named after the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.⁶ David divided them into divisions ^(C1)according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

⁷ The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

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