1 Chronicles 23

1 When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.

And David he was old and he was satisfied days and he made king Solomon son his over Israel.

2 Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

And he gathered all [the] leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.

3 The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.

And they were counted the Levites from a son of thirty year[s] and up-wards and it was number their to skulls their to men thirty and eight thousand.

4 “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,

From these [are] to act as overseers over [the] work of [the] house of Yahweh twenty and four thousand and officials and judges six thousand.

5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”

And four thousand gatekeepers and four thousand [those] praising Yahweh with instruments which I made to praise.

6 Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

And he divided them David divisions. [the] sons of Levi to Gershon Kohath and Merari.

7 The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

Of the Gershonite[s] Ladan and Shimei.

8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.

[the] sons of Ladan the chief Jehiel and Zetham and Joel three.

9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.

[the] sons of Shimei (Shelomith *Q(K)*) and Haziel and Haran three these [were] [the] heads of the fathers of Ladan.

10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.

And [the] sons of Shimei Jahath Zina and Jeush and Beriah these [were] [the] sons of Shimei four.

11 Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.

And he was Jahath the chief and Zizah the second and Jeush and Beriah not they had many sons and they became a house of a father a group one.

12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

[the] sons of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel four.

13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.

[the] sons of Amram Aaron and Moses and he was separated Aaron to consecrate it a holy one of holy ones he and descendants his until perpetuity to make smoke before Yahweh to serve him and to bless in name his until perpetuity.

14 As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

And Moses [the] man of God descendants his they were named on [the] tribe of the Levite[s].

15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

[the] sons of Moses Gershom and Eliezer.

16 The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.

[the] sons of Gershom Shebuel the chief.

17 The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.

And they were [the] sons of Eliezer Rehabiah the chief and not it belonged to Eliezer sons other and [the] sons of Rehabiah they were numerous upwards.

18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.

[the] sons of Izhar Shelomith the chief.

19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

[the] sons of Hebron Jeriah the chief Amariah the second Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.

20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.

[the] sons of Uzziel Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.

21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

[the] sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi [the] sons of Mahli Eleazar and Kish.

22 Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

And he died Eleazar and not they belonged to him sons that except daughters and they took them [the] sons of Kish relatives their.

23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth —three in all.

[the] sons of Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth three.

24 These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.

These [were] [the] descendants of Levi to [the] house of ancestors their [the] chiefs of the fathers to [men] enrolled their by number of names to skulls their doer[s] of the work of [the] service of [the] house of Yahweh from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards.

25 For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.

For he had said David he has given rest Yahweh [the] God of Israel to people his and he has settled in Jerusalem until for ever.

26 So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”

And also to the Levites there not [is] to carry the tabernacle and all articles its for service its.

27 For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,

For by [the] words of David last they [were] [the] number of [the] descendants of Levi from a son of twenty year[s] and upwards.

28 but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,

For function their [was] to [the] side of [the] descendants of Aaron for [the] service of [the] house of Yahweh over the courts and over the store-rooms and over [the] purification of every holy thing and [the] work of [the] service of [the] house of God.

29 as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.

And to [the] bread of the row and to fine flour for a grain offering and to [the] wafers of the unleavened bread and to the baked cake and to the mixed [dough] and to every measurement and measurement.

30 They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.

And to stand in the morning in the morning to give thanks and to praise Yahweh and thus to the evening.

31 Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.

And to every of ering up of burnt offerings to Yahweh for the sabbaths for the new moons and for the appointed feasts by number according to [the] ordinance on them continually before Yahweh.

32 So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.

And they kept [the] duty of [the] tent of meeting and [the] duty of the holy place and [the] duty of [the] descendants of Aaron relatives their for [the] service of [the] house of Yahweh.