the priests
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When David was old and full of days, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
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Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites.
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The Levites 30 years old and above were counted; the total number of men was 38,000 by headcount.
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"Of these," [David said], "24,000 are to be in charge of the work on the LORD's temple, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
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4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments that I have made for worship."
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Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
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The Gershomites: Ladan and Shimei.
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Ladan's sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel-- three.
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Shimei's sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran-- three. Those were the heads of the families of Ladan.
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Shimei's sons: Jahath, Zizah, Jeush, and Beriah. Those were Shimei's sons-- four.
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Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; however, Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became an ancestral house [and received] a single assignment.
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Kohath's sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel-- four.
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Amram's sons: Aaron and Moses. Aaron, along with his descendants, was set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense in the presence of the LORD, to minister to Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
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As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
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Moses' sons: Gershom and Eliezer.
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Gershom's sons: Shebuel first.
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Eliezer's sons were Rehabiah, first; Eliezer did not have any other sons, but Rehabiah's sons were very numerous.
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Izhar's sons: Shelomith was first.
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Hebron's sons: Jeriah was first, Amariah second, Jahaziel third, and Jekameam fourth.
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Uzziel's sons: Micah was first, and Isshiah second.
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Merari's sons: Mahli and Mushi. Mahli's sons: Eleazar and Kish.
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Eleazar died having no sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
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Mushi's sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth-- three.
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These were the sons of Levi by their ancestral houses-- the heads of families, according to their registration by name in the headcount-- 20 years old or more, who worked in the service of the LORD's temple.
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For David said, "The LORD God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He has come to stay in Jerusalem forever.
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Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment for its service"--
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ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_14 35:4
"Organize your ancestral houses by your divisions according to the written instruction of David king of Israel and that of his son Solomon.
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ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_14 35:5
Serve in the holy place by the divisions of the ancestral houses for your brothers, the lay people, and the distribution of the tribal household of the Levites.
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as it is written
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_4 3:6
"Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
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ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_4 8:9-26
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Bring the Levites before the tent of meeting and assemble the entire Israelite community.
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Then present the Levites before the LORD, and have the Israelites lay their hands on them.
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Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a presentation offering from the Israelites, so that they may perform the LORD's work.
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Next the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls. Sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites.
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"You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and you are to present them before the LORD as a presentation offering.
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In this way you are to separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites so that the Levites will belong to Me.
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After that the Levites may come to serve [at] the tent of meeting, once you have ceremonially cleansed them and presented them as a presentation offering.
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For they have been exclusively assigned to Me from the Israelites. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, every Israelite firstborn.
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For every firstborn among the Israelites is Mine, both man and animal. I consecrated them to Myself on the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt.
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But I have taken the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites.
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From the Israelites, I have given the Levites exclusively to Aaron and his sons to perform the work for the Israelites at the tent of meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary."
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Moses, Aaron, and the entire Israelite community did [this] to the Levites. The Israelites did everything to them the LORD commanded Moses regarding the Levites.
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The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes; then Aaron presented them before the LORD as a presentation offering. Aaron also made atonement for them to ceremonially cleanse them.
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After that, the Levites came to do their work at the tent of meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. So they did to them as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites.
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The LORD spoke to Moses:
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"In regard to the Levites: From 25 years old or more, a man enters the service in the work at the tent of meeting.
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But at 50 years old he is to retire from his service in the work and no longer serve.
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He may assist his brothers to fulfill responsibilities at the tent of meeting, but he must not do the work. This is how you are to deal with the Levites regarding their duties."
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