1 Chronicles 23

1 And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son 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 princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

And he gathered all [the] leaders 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 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 to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were 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 and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David, ] to praise [therewith].

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

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

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

7 Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

Of the Gershonite[s] Ladan and Shimei.

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

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

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

[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, Ziza, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.

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

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 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, Jizhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

[the] sons of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel 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 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 — And as to Moses the man of God, his sons were named of 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 head.

[the] sons of Gershom Shebuel 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 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 Jizhar: Shelomith the head.

[the] sons of Izhar Shelomith the chief.

19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, 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 the head, and Jishijah 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 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and their brethren the sons of Kish took 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 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 [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, Jehovah the God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he will dwell in Jerusalem for ever;

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

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

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

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

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