²⁶ They minister^[a] to their brothers in the tent of meeting ^(A)by keeping guard, but they shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites in assigning their duties.”

⁵³ But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no ^(A)wrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. ^(B)And the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.”

¹⁵ Practice these things, immerse yourself in them,^[a] so that ^(A)all may see your progress.

¹¹ They shall be ^(A)ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight ^(B)at the gates of the temple and ministering in the temple. They shall slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and ^(C)they shall stand before the people, to minister to them.

⁸ And ^(A)you have not kept charge of my holy things, but you have set others to keep my charge for you in my sanctuary.

Treasurers and Other Officials

²⁰ And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of ^(A)the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts. ²¹ The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers' houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: ^(B)Jehieli.^[a]

^22 (C)The sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and Joel his brother, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the Lord. ^23 (D)Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites— ²⁴ and ^(E)Shebuel the son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief officer in charge of the treasuries. ²⁵ His brothers: from ^(F)Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, and his son ^(G)Jeshaiah, and his son Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son ^(H)Shelomoth. ²⁶ This Shelomoth and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts that David the king and the heads of the fathers' houses and the officers of the thousands and the hundreds and the commanders of the army ^(I)had dedicated. ²⁷ From spoil won in battles they dedicated gifts for the maintenance of the house of the Lord. ²⁸ Also all that ^(J)Samuel the seer and Saul the son of Kish and Abner the son of Ner and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated—all dedicated gifts were in the care of ^(K)Shelomoth^[b] and his brothers.

²⁹ Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to ^(L)external duties for Israel, ^(M)as officers and judges.

³² Thus ^(A)they were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the ^(B)service of the house of the Lord.

³⁰ And from the people of Israel's half you shall take ^(A)one drawn out of every fifty, of the people, of the oxen, of the donkeys, and of the flocks, of all the cattle, and give them to the Levites ^(B)who keep guard over the tabernacle of the Lord.”

⁴ They shall join you and keep guard over the tent of meeting for all the service of the tent, ^(A)and no outsider shall come near you.