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24 These were the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral households, with family heads documented according to the names of persons 20 years and older who were appointed to perform work in service to the Temple of the Lord.

25 For David had said “The Lord God of Israel has granted rest to his people, and he has taken Israel as his eternal residence. 26 Therefore[a] the descendants of Levi are no longer to carry the Tent or its service implements.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 23:26 Lit. Also
  2. 1 Chronicles 23:26 The quotation possibly concludes at the end of vs. 25.