1 igitur David senex et plenus dierum
regem constituit Salomonem filium suum super Israhel
2 et congregavit omnes principes Israhel et sacerdotes atque Levitas
3 numeratique sunt Levitae a triginta annis et supra
et inventa sunt triginta octo milia virorum
4 ex his electi sunt et distributi in ministerium domus Domini
viginti quattuor milia
praepositorum autem et iudicum sex milia
5 porro quattuor milia ianitores
et totidem psaltae canentes Domino in
organis
quae fecerat ad canendum
6 et distribuit eos David per vices filiorum Levi
Gersom videlicet et Caath et Merari
7 Gersom Leedan et Semei
8 filii Leedan princeps Ieihel et Zetham et Iohel tres
9 filii Semei Salomith et Ozihel et Aran tres
isti principes familiarum Leedan
10 porro filii Semei Ieeth et Ziza et Iaus
et Baria
isti filii Semei quattuor
11 erat autem Ieeth prior Ziza secundus
porro Iaus et Baria non habuerunt plurimos filios
et idcirco in una familia unaque domo conputati sunt
12 filii Caath Amram et Isaar Hebron et Ozihel quattuor
13 filii Amram Aaron et Moses
separatusque est Aaron ut ministraret in sancto sanctorum
ipse et filii eius in sempiternum
et adoleret incensum Domino secundum ritum suum
ac benediceret nomini eius in perpetuum
14 Mosi quoque hominis Dei filii adnumerati sunt in tribu Levi
15 filii Mosi Gersom et Eliezer
16 filii Gersom Subuhel primus
17 fuerunt autem filii Eliezer Roobia primus
et non erant Eliezer filii alii
porro filii Roobia multiplicati sunt nimis
18 filii Isaar Salumith primus
19 filii Hebron Ieriau primus Amarias secundus
Iazihel tertius Iecmaam quartus
20 filii Ozihel Micha primus Iesia secundus
21 filii Merari Mooli et Musi
filii Mooli Eleazar et Cis
22 mortuus est autem Eleazar et non habuit filios sed filias
acceperuntque eas filii Cis fratres earum
23 filii Musi Mooli et Eder et Ierimuth tres
24 hii filii Levi in cognationibus et familiis suis
principes per vices et numerum capitum singulorum
qui faciebant opera ministerii domus Domini a viginti annis et supra
25 dixit enim David
requiem dedit Dominus Deus Israhel populo suo
et habitationem Hierusalem usque in aeternum
26 nec erit officii Levitarum
ut ultra portent tabernaculum et omnia vasa eius ad ministrandum
27 iuxta praecepta quoque David novissima
supputabitur numerus filiorum Levi a viginti annis et supra
28 et erunt sub manu filiorum Aaron in cultum domus Domini
in vestibulis et in exedris et in loco purificationis et in sanctuario
et in universis operibus ministerii templi Domini
29 sacerdotes autem super panes propositionis
et ad similae sacrificium
et ad lagana et azyma et sartaginem
et ad ferventem similam
et super omne pondus atque mensuram
30 Levitae vero ut stent mane ad confitendum et canendum Domino
similiterque ad vesperam
31 tam in oblatione holocaustorum Domini
quam in sabbatis et kalendis et sollemnitatibus reliquis
iuxta numerum et caerimonias uniuscuiusque rei
iugiter coram Domino
32 et custodiant observationes tabernaculi foederis et ritum sanctuarii
et observationem filiorum Aaron fratrum suorum
ut ministrent in domo Domini
1 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 ¶ And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. 3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. 4 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges: 5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David , to praise therewith . 6 And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely , Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 ¶ Of the Gershonites were , Laadan, and Shimei. 8 The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan. 10 And the sons of Shimei were , Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. 11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house.
12 ¶ The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 13 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever. 14 Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses were , Gershom, and Eliezer. 16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief. 17 And the sons of Eliezer were , Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief. 19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
21 ¶ The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish. 22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them. 23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 ¶ These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward. 25 For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever: 26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof. 27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above: 28 Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God; 29 Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size; 30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even; 31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD: 32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place , and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.