1. David was old when he chose his son Solomon to be king of Israel.
2. Some time later, David called together all of Israel's leaders, priests, and Levites.
3. He then counted the Levite men who were at least thirty years old, and the total was thirty-eight thousand.
4. He said, “Twenty-four thousand of the Levites will be in charge of the temple, six thousand will be temple officials and judges,