The Service of the Levites

^24 (A)These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, even the heads of the fathers’ households of those of them who were ^[a]counted, in the number of names by their ^[b]census, doing the work for the service of the house of Yahweh, ^(B)from twenty years old and upward. ²⁵ For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, ^(C)has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever. ²⁶ Also, ^(D)the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings for its service.” ²⁷ For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward. ²⁸ For their station is to be on hand for the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of Yahweh, in the courts and in the chambers and in the cleansing of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God, ^29 (E)and with the showbread, and ^(F)the fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, or ^(G)what is made on the griddle, or ^(H)what is well stirred, and ^(I)all measures of volume and size. ³⁰ And they are to stand every morning to thank and to praise Yahweh, and likewise at evening, ³¹ and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh, ^(J)on the sabbaths, the new moons and ^(K)the appointed times in the number set by the judgments concerning them, continually before Yahweh. ³² Thus ^(L)they shall keep responsibility of the tent of meeting, and responsibility of the holy place, and ^(M)responsibility of the sons of Aaron their ^[c]relatives, for the service of the house of Yahweh.