Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

And their brethren in their villages had to come to them from time to time for seven days.

And as for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath Arba and its villages, Dibon and its villages, Jekabzeel and its villages;

Hazar Shual, and Beer-sheba and its villages;

in En Rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,

And the sons of the singers gathered together from the countryside around Jerusalem, from the villages of Netophah,

from the house of Gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves villages all around Jerusalem.

And at the same time some were appointed over the rooms of the storehouse for the offerings, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who ministered.

So when David was old and satisfied with days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the head count of the men was thirty-eight thousand.

four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand for praising Jehovah with instruments, which I have made, said David, to give praise.

The Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran; three. These were the heads of the fathers of Laadan.

Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were reckoned as one father's house.

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart, he and his sons perpetually, that he should consecrate the set apart, holy things, to burn incense before Jehovah, to serve Him, and to bless in His name perpetually.

The sons of Moses: Gershon and Eliezer.

The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah was head. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth; three.

For David had said, Jehovah the God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem always;

For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above;

both with the Bread in Rows and the fine flour for the grain offering, with the unleavened cakes and what is in the pans, with what is mixed and with all kinds of measures and sizes;

and to offer the burnt offerings unto Jehovah on the Sabbaths and on the new moons and on the set feasts, by number according to their ordinance, continually before Jehovah;

Moreover David and the commanders of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, for prophesying with harps, lutes, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service,

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah; six; under the hand of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp to give thanks and to praise Jehovah.

All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the Words of God, to exalt his horn; for God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

So the number of them, with their brethren who were trained in the songs of Jehovah, all with understanding: two hundred and eighty-eight.

The first lot for Asaph came out for Joseph. The second for Gedaliah, him with his brethren and sons; twelve.

The fourth for Jizri, his sons and his brethren; twelve.

The sixth for Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren; twelve.

The eighth for Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren; twelve.

The tenth for Shimei, his sons and his brethren; twelve.

The twelfth for Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren; twelve.

The fourteenth for Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren; twelve.

The sixteenth for Hananiah, his sons and his brethren; twelve.

The eighteenth for Hanani, his sons and his brethren; twelve.

also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and for all the vessels of service in the house of Jehovah.

Behold, the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and every willing man of wisdom will be with you for all manner of workmanship, for every kind of service; also the rulers and all the people are here for whatever you say.

(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he spoke thus: Come, let us go to the seer; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.)

In this trust were four chief gatekeepers; Levites. And they had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

Mattithiah of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the trust over the things that were made in the pans.