16. Gershom’s sons: Shebuel was first.
17. Eliezer’s sons were Rehabiah, first; Eliezer did not have any other sons, but Rehabiah’s sons were very numerous.
18. Izhar’s sons: Shelomith was first.
19. Hebron’s sons: Jeriah was first, Amariah second, Jahaziel third, and Jekameam fourth.
20. Uzziel’s sons: Micah was first, and Isshiah second.
21. Merari’s sons: Mahli and Mushi.Mahli’s sons: Eleazar and Kish.
22. Eleazar died having no sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23. Mushi’s sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth — three.
24. These were the sons of Levi by their ancestral houses — the heads of families, according to their registration by name in the headcount — 20 years old or more, who worked in the service of the Lord’s temple.
25. For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He has come to stay in Jerusalem forever.
26. Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment for its service” —