1 Chronicles 23

1 And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel in his stead.

2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

And he assembled all the chief men of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites.

3 And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number, by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.

And the Levites numbered [themselves] from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls amounted to thirty and eight thousand men.

4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;

Of the overseers over the works of the house of the Lord [there were] twenty-four thousand, and [there were] six thousand scribes and judges;

5 and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David, ] to praise [therewith].

and four thousand doorkeepers, and four thousand to praise the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.

6 And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

And David divided them [into] daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

7 Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

And for [the family of] Gedson, Edan, and Semei.

8 The sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

The sons of Edan [were] Jeiel, the chief, and Zethan, and Joel, three.

9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan.

The sons of Semei; Salomith, Jeiel, and Dan, three: these [were] the chiefs of the families of Edan.

10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.

And to the sons of Semei, Jeth, and Ziza, and Joas, and Beria: these [were] the four sons of Semei.

11 And Jahath was the head, and Ziza the second; and Jeush and Beriah had not many sons: as father's house, therefore, they were reckoned as one.

And Jeth was the chief, and Ziza the second: and Joas and Beria did not multiply sons, and they became [only] one reckoning according to the house of their father.

12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

The sons of Caath; Ambram, Isaar, Chebron, Oziel, four.

13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated, that he should be hallowed as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before Jehovah, to do service to him, and to bless in his name for ever.

The sons of Ambram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was appointed for the consecration of the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister and bless in his name for ever.

14 — And as to Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

And [as for] Moses the man of God, his sons were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.

15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

The sons of Moses; Gersam, and Eliezer.

16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

The sons of Gersam; Subael the chief.

17 And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the head; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

And the sons of Eliezer were, Rabia the chief: and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rabia were very greatly multiplied.

18 — The sons of Jizhar: Shelomith the head.

The sons of Isaar; Salomoth the chief.

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

The sons of Chebron; Jeria the chief, Amaria the second, Jeziel the third, Jekemias the fourth.

20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Jishijah the second.

The sons of Oziel; Micha the chief, and Isia the second.

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

The sons of Merari; Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Mooli; Eleazar, and Kis.

22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

And Eleazar died, and he had no sons, but daughters: and the sons of Kis, their brethren, took them.

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

The sons of Musi; Mooli, and Eder, and Jarimoth, three.

24 These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, the chief fathers, as they were reckoned, by number of names by their polls, who did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

These [are] the sons of Levi according to the houses of their fathers; chiefs of their families according to their numbering, according to the number of their names, according to their polls, doing the works of service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

25 For David said, Jehovah the God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he will dwell in Jerusalem for ever;

For David said, The Lord God of Israel has given rest to his people, and has taken up his abode in Jerusalem for ever.

26 and the Levites also have no more to carry the tabernacle, nor any of its vessels for its service.

And the Levites bore not the tabernacle, and all the vessels of it for its service.

27 For by the last words of David was this [done], — the numbering of the sons of Levi from twenty years old and upward.

For by the last words of David was the number of the Levites [taken] from twenty years old and upward.

28 For their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of all holy things, and [for] the work of the service of the house of God;

For he appointed them to wait on Aaron, to minister in the house of the Lord, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purification of all the holy things, and over the works of the service of the house of God;

29 and for the loaves to be set in rows, and for the fine flour for the oblation, and for the unleavened cakes, and for [what is baked in] the pan, and for that which is saturated [with oil], and for all measure of capacity and size;

and for the show-bread, and for the fine flour of the meat-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for the fried cake, and for the dough, and for every measure;

30 and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;

and to stand in the morning to praise and give thanks to the Lord, and so in the evening;

31 and for all burnt-offerings offered up to Jehovah on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before Jehovah;

and [to be] over all the whole burnt offerings that were offered up to the Lord on the sabbaths, and at the new moons, and at the feasts, by number, according to the order [given] to them, continually before the Lord.

32 and they kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of Jehovah.

And they are to keep the charge of the tabernacle of witness, and the charge of the holy place, and the charges of the sons of Aaron their brethren, to minister in the house of the Lord.