David gathered all the leaders of Israel. He also gathered the priests and Levites.
1 Chronicles 6:48 - Easy To Read Version Heman’s and Asaph’s brothers were from the family group of Levi. The family group of Levi were also called Levites. The Levites were chosen to do the work in the Holy Tent. [58] The Holy Tent was God’s house. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And their brethren the Levites [who were not descended from Aaron] were appointed for all other kinds of service of the tabernacle of the house of God. American Standard Version (1901) And their brethren the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. Common English Bible Their relatives the Levites were dedicated to all the services of the dwelling for God’s house. Catholic Public Domain Version There were also their brothers, Levites who were appointed for every ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Their brethren also the Levites, who were appointed for all the ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord. |
David gathered all the leaders of Israel. He also gathered the priests and Levites.
Shemer was Mahli’s son. Mahli was Mushi’s son. Mushi was Merari’s son. Merari was Levi’s son.
But only Aaron’s descendants [59] were permitted to burn incense [60] on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense. Aaron’s descendants did all the work in the Most Holy Place [61] in God’s house. They also did the ceremonies to make the people of Israel pure. [62] They followed all the rules and laws that Moses commanded. Moses was God’s servant.
The family groups that were the descendants {\cf2\super [66]} of Gershon got 13 cities. They got those cities from the family groups of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of Manasseh living in the area of Bashan.
The other Levite group was the Merari family. The Merari family got these towns: