These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Up till then they had been at the king's door to the east. They were door-keepers for the tents of the sons of Levi.

Saying, By my God, far be it from me to do this! How may I take as drink the life-blood of these men who have put their lives in danger? so he did not take it. These things did the three great men of war.

And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment.

Of the children of Levi, four thousand, six hundred.

But Levi and Benjamin were not numbered among them, for Joab was disgusted with the king's order.

And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

And the sons of Moses, the man of God, were put into the list of the tribe of Levi

These were the sons of Levi, grouped by families, the heads of the families of those who were numbered by name, by heads, all those of twenty years old and over who did the work of the house of the Lord.

So among the last acts of David was the numbering of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and over.

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

Of Levi, Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok;

But God said to me, You are not to be the builder of a house for my name, because you are a man of war and have taken life;

And he came to his end after a long life, full of days and great wealth and honour; and Solomon his son became king in his place.