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1. The Divisions of the Levites

2. 1GNVSo when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Salomon his sonne King ouer Israel.BSBBSB: When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
3. 2GNVAnd hee gathered together all the princes of Israel with the Priestes and the Leuites.BSBBSB: Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
4. 3GNVAnd the Leuites were numbred from ye age of thirtie yeere and aboue, and their nomber according to their summe was eight and thirtie thousand men.BSBBSB: The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
5. 4GNVOf these foure and twentie thousande were set to aduance the worke of the house of the Lord, and sixe thousand were ouerseers and iudges.BSBBSB: “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,
6. 5GNVAnd foure thousand were porters, and foure thousande praised the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.BSBBSB: 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
7. 6GNVSo Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.BSBBSB: Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

8. The Gershonites

   (Numbers 3:21–26; Numbers 4:21–28)

9. 7GNVOf the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei.BSBBSB: The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
10. 8GNVThe sonnes of Laadan, the chiefe was Iehiel, and Zetham and Ioel, three.BSBBSB: The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.
11. 9GNVThe Sonnes of Shimei, Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haram, three: these were the chiefe fathers of Laadan.BSBBSB: The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
12. 10GNVAlso the sonnes of Shimei were Iahath, Zina, Ieush, and Beriah: these foure were ye sonnes of Shimei.BSBBSB: And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
13. 11GNVAnd Iahath was the chiefe, and Zizah the seconde, but Ieush and Beriah had not many sonnes: therfore they were in the families of their father, counted but as one.BSBBSB: Jahath 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.

14. The Kohathites

    (Numbers 3:27–32; Numbers 4:1–20)

15. 12GNVThe sonnes of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron aud Vzziel, foure.BSBBSB: The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
16. 13GNVThe sonnes of Amram, Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated to sanctifie the most holy place, hee and his sonnes for euer to burne incense before the Lord, to minister to him, and to blesse in his Name for euer.BSBBSB: The 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.
17. 14GNVMoses also the man of God, and his children were named with the tribe of Leui.BSBBSB: As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
18. 15GNVThe sonnes of Moses were Gershom, and Eliezer,BSBBSB: The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
19. 16GNVOf the sonnes of Gershom was Shebuel the chiefe.BSBBSB: The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.
20. 17GNVAnd the sonne of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chiefe: for Eliezer had none other sonnes: but the sonnes of Rehabiah were very many.BSBBSB: The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
21. 18GNVThe sone of Izhar was Shelomith ye chiefe.BSBBSB: The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.
22. 19GNVThe sonnes of Hebron were Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the third, and Iekamiam the fourth.BSBBSB: The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
23. 20GNVThe sones of Vzziel were Michah the first, and Isshiah the second.BSBBSB: The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.

24. The Merarites

    (Numbers 3:33–37; Numbers 4:29–33)

25. 21GNVThe sonnes of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sonnes of Mahli, Eleazar and Kish.BSBBSB: The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
26. 22GNVAnd Eleazar dyed, and had no sonnes, but daughters, and their brethren the sonnes of Kish tooke them.BSBBSB: Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
27. 23GNVThe sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth, three.BSBBSB: The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.

28. Levite Duties Revised

29. 24GNVThese were the sonnes of Leui according to the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe fathers according to their offices, according to the nomber of names and their summe that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord from the age of twentie yeeres and aboue.BSBBSB: These 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.
30. 25GNVFor Dauid sayde, The Lord God of Israel hath giuen rest vnto his people, that they may dwell in Ierusalem for euer.BSBBSB: For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
31. 26GNVAnd also the Leuites shall no more beare the Tabernacle and al the vessels for the seruice thereof.BSBBSB: So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”
32. 27GNVTherefore according to the last wordes of Dauid, the Leuites were nombred from twentie yeere and aboue,BSBBSB: For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
33. 28GNVAnd their office was vnder the hand of the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lord in the courtes, and chambers, and in the purifiyng of all holy thinges, and in the worke of the seruice of the house of God,BSBBSB: but 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,
34. 29GNVBoth for the shewbread, and for the fine floure, for the meate offring, and for the vnleauened cakes, and for the fryed things, and for that which was rosted, and for all measures and cise,BSBBSB: as 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.
35. 30GNVAnd for to stand euery morning, to giue thanks and praise to the Lord, and likewise at euen,BSBBSB: They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
36. 31GNVAnd to offer all burnt offrings vnto the Lord, in the Sabbaths, in the moneths, and at the appointed times, according to the nomber and according to their custome continually before the Lord,BSBBSB: Whenever 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.
37. 32GNVAnd that they should keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the charge of ye holy place, and the charge of ye sonnes of Aaron their brethren in the seruice of ye house of the Lord.BSBBSB: So 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.

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