1 Chronicles 23

1 Then David, being old and full of days, appointed 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 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests as well as the Levites.

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

3 And the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward. And there were found thirty-eight thousand men.

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, twenty-four thousand were chosen and distributed to the ministry of the house of the Lord. Then six thousand were overseers 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 Moreover, four thousand were porters. And the same number were the singers of psalms to the Lord, with the musical instruments which he had made for the music.

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

6 And David distributed them into courses according to the sons of Levi, specifically, Gershom, and Kohath, and Merari.

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

7 The sons of Gershom: Ladan and Shimei.

Of the Gershonite[s] Ladan and Shimei.

8 The sons of Ladan: the leader Jahiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

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

9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the leaders 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 Then the sons of Shimei: Jahath, and Zizah, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei, four.

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

11 Now Jahath was first, Zizah second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, and for this reason they were reckoned as one family and one house.

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 and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel, four.

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

13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Now Aaron was separated so that he might minister in the Holy of Holies, he and his sons forever, and so that he might burn incense to the Lord, according to his rite, and so that he might bless his name in perpetuity.

[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 The sons of Moses, the man of God, were also numbered in 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 sons of Gershom: Shebuel the first.

[the] sons of Gershom Shebuel the chief.

17 Now the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the first. And there were no other sons for Eliezer. But the sons of Rehabiah were multiplied exceedingly.

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 the first.

[the] sons of Izhar Shelomith the chief.

19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, 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 the first, 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 Then Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only daughters. And so the sons of Kish, their brothers, 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, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

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

24 These are the sons of Levi, in their kindred and families, leaders in turns, and the number of each of the heads who were doing the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord, from twenty years of age and upward.

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 said: “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and a habitation in Jerusalem even unto eternity.

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 Neither shall it be the office of the Levites any more to carry the tabernacle with all its equipment for use in the ministry.”

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

27 Also, according to the last precepts of David, the sons of Levi shall be counted by number from twenty years of age and upward.

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 And they shall be under the hand of the sons of Aaron, in the care of the house of the Lord, in the vestibule, and in the chambers, and in the place of purification, and in the sanctuary, and in all the works of the ministry of the temple of the Lord.

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 But the priests shall be over the bread of the presence, and the sacrifice of fine wheat flour, and the unleavened cakes, and the frying pan, and the roasting, and over every weight and measure.

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 Yet truly, the Levites shall stand to confess and to sing to the Lord, in the morning, and similarly 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 as much in the oblation of the holocausts of the Lord, as in the Sabbaths and new moons and other solemnities, according to the number and ceremonies for each and every matter, perpetually before the Lord.

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 And let them keep the observances of the tabernacle of the covenant, and the rituals of the sanctuary, and the observance of the sons of Aaron, their brothers, so that they may minister in 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.