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.
2 Chronicles 31:17 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The registration of the priests was according to their fathers' houses; that of the Levites from twenty years old and upward was according to their offices by their divisions; American Standard Version (1901) and them that were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers’ houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their courses; Common English Bible They also distributed to those priests registered by their families, and to Levites 20 years of age and older according to their divisional responsibilities. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, for the priests, by their families, and for the Levites, from the twentieth year and upward, by their orders and companies, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version To the priests by their families, and to the Levites from the twentieth year and upward, by their classes and companies. |
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.
For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shu´ba-el: of the sons of Shu´ba-el; Jehdei´ah.
and to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:
And Hezeki´ah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the Lord.
And these were they which went up from Tel–me´lah, Tel–har´sa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not show their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
And the sons of Mera´ri by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Mera´ri, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: