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He gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. The Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand. David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of Yahweh’s house, six thousand were officers and judges, four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”

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

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And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.

Offices of the Levites

(A)Now the Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward, and (B)their number by [a]head count of men was thirty-eight thousand. Of these, twenty-four thousand were (C)to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were (D)officers and judges, and four thousand were gatekeepers, and (E)four thousand were praising the Lord with the instruments which [b]David made for giving praise. David divided them into divisions (F)according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 23:3 Lit their heads
  2. 1 Chronicles 23:5 Lit I made