Number the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families; you shall number every male from a month old and above.

And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These, the families of the Levites by their fathers' houses.

And those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families and by their fathers' house,

And those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' house,

All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered, by their families and by their fathers' house,

Speak to the children of Israel, and take from them a staff, a staff from each father's house, all their leaders according to their fathers' houses; twelve staffs. Write each man's name on his staff.

And you shall write Aaron's name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each father's house.

And these were the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not identify their father's house or their seed, whether they were of Israel:

from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tent of meeting.

This is what applies to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and above one shall enter to go forth to serve in the service of the tent of meeting;

These were the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses; heads of fathers as they were reckoned by the number of names by head count, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from the age of twenty years and above.

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

And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of Jehovah.

And for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah; of the sons of Michah, Shamir.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.

Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

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.