1 Chronicles 23:3-5

Good News Translation

³ He took a census of all the male Levites aged thirty or older. The total was thirty-eight thousand. ⁴ The king assigned twenty-four thousand to administer the work of the Temple, six thousand to keep records and decide disputes, ⁵ four thousand to do guard duty, and four thousand to praise the Lord, using the musical instruments provided by the king for this purpose.