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

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

Now the Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward, and their number by head count of men was thirty-eight thousand.

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.

Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges,

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:

and four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand were praising the LORD with the instruments which David made for giving praise.

Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

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

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.