1When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.stylus1 Chronicles 29:28, 1 Chronicles 29:28, 1 Chronicles 28:5, 1 Chronicles 28:5, 1 Kings 1:332Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.stylus2 Chronicles 34:29, 2 Chronicles 34:30, 1 Chronicles 13:1, Joshua 24:1, Joshua 23:23The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.stylus1 Chronicles 23:24, 1 Chronicles 23:24, Numbers 4:2, Numbers 4:49, Numbers 4:24“Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,stylus2 Chronicles 19:8, 2 Chronicles 19:8, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:18, 1 Chronicles 23:2854,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”stylusPsalms 87:7, 2 Chronicles 29:25, 2 Chronicles 29:26, Amos 6:5, 2 Chronicles 8:146Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.stylus2 Chronicles 8:14, 1 Chronicles 6:1, 2 Chronicles 8:14, 1 Chronicles 6:1, 2 Chronicles 29:257The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.stylus1 Chronicles 26:21, 1 Chronicles 26:21, 1 Chronicles 6:17, 1 Chronicles 6:20, Exodus 6:178The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.stylus1 Chronicles 15:11, 1 Chronicles 15:7, 1 Chronicles 15:17, 1 Chronicles 15:18, 1 Chronicles 6:339The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.stylus10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.stylus11Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.stylus12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.stylusExodus 6:18, Exodus 6:18, 1 Chronicles 6:2, Numbers 3:27, Numbers 26:5813The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.stylusExodus 6:20, Deuteronomy 21:5, Exodus 6:20, Deuteronomy 21:5, Exodus 30:614As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.stylusDeuteronomy 33:1, Deuteronomy 33:1, Psalms 90:1, 1 Chronicles 26:23, 1 Chronicles 26:2515The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.stylusExodus 2:22, Exodus 18:3, Exodus 18:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 18:316The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.stylus1 Chronicles 26:24, 1 Chronicles 26:24, 1 Chronicles 24:20, 1 Chronicles 25:20, 1 Chronicles 24:2017The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.stylus1 Chronicles 26:25, 1 Chronicles 26:2518The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.stylus1 Chronicles 24:22, 1 Chronicles 26:26, 1 Chronicles 24:22, 1 Chronicles 26:2619The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.stylus1 Chronicles 24:23, 1 Chronicles 24:23, 1 Chronicles 15:9, 1 Chronicles 23:12, 1 Chronicles 15:920The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.stylus21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.stylusExodus 6:19, Exodus 6:19, 1 Chronicles 23:6, 1 Chronicles 6:30, 1 Chronicles 6:2022The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.stylus1 Chronicles 24:28, 1 Chronicles 24:28, Numbers 36:6, Numbers 36:8, Numbers 36:623The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.stylus1 Chronicles 24:30, 1 Chronicles 24:3024These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.stylusNumbers 10:17, 1 Chronicles 23:3, Numbers 10:21, Numbers 10:17, 1 Chronicles 23:325For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.stylus1 Chronicles 22:18, 2 Samuel 7:11, Psalms 132:13, Psalms 132:14, 1 Chronicles 22:1826So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”stylusNumbers 4:5, Numbers 4:5, Numbers 7:9, Numbers 7:9, Numbers 4:1527For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,stylus1 Chronicles 23:24, 1 Chronicles 23:24, 1 Chronicles 23:3, 2 Samuel 23:1, Psalms 72:2028but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,stylus2 Chronicles 35:11, 2 Chronicles 35:14, Nehemiah 13:9, 2 Chronicles 35:3, 2 Chronicles 35:629as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.stylusLeviticus 19:35, Leviticus 19:36, Leviticus 19:35, Leviticus 19:36, Leviticus 6:2030They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.stylusPsalms 92:1, Psalms 92:3, Psalms 92:1, Psalms 92:3, Ezra 3:1031Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.stylusIsaiah 1:13, Isaiah 1:14, Isaiah 1:13, Isaiah 1:14, Leviticus 23:2432So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.stylusNumbers 1:53, Numbers 1:53, Numbers 3:38, Numbers 3:6, Numbers 3:9