1 Chronicles 23

1 So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Salomon his sonne King ouer Israel.

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

2 And hee gathered together all the princes of Israel with the Priestes and the Leuites.

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

3 And the Leuites were numbred from ye age of thirtie yeere and aboue, and their nomber according to their summe was eight and thirtie thousand men.

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

4 Of these foure and twentie thousande were set to aduance the worke of the house of the Lord, and sixe thousand were ouerseers and iudges.

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

5 And foure thousand were porters, and foure thousande praised the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.

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

6 So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

7 Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei.

Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

8 The sonnes of Laadan, the chiefe was Iehiel, and Zetham and Ioel, three.

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

9 The Sonnes of Shimei, Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haram, three: these were the chiefe fathers of Laadan.

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

10 Also the sonnes of Shimei were Iahath, Zina, Ieush, and Beriah: these foure were ye sonnes of Shimei.

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

11 And Iahath was the chiefe, and Zizah the seconde, but Ieush and Beriah had not many sonnes: therfore they were in the families of their father, counted but as one.

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.

12 The sonnes of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron aud Vzziel, foure.

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

13 The sonnes of Amram, Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated to sanctifie the most holy place, hee and his sonnes for euer to burne incense before the Lord, to minister to him, and to blesse in his Name for euer.

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.

14 Moses also the man of God, and his children were named with the tribe of Leui.

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

15 The sonnes of Moses were Gershom, and Eliezer,

The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

16 Of the sonnes of Gershom was Shebuel the chiefe.

The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

17 And the sonne of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chiefe: for Eliezer had none other sonnes: but the sonnes of Rehabiah were very many.

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

18 The sone of Izhar was Shelomith ye chiefe.

— The sons of Jizhar: Shelomith the head.

19 The sonnes of Hebron were Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the third, and Iekamiam the fourth.

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

20 The sones of Vzziel were Michah the first, and Isshiah the second.

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

21 The sonnes of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sonnes of Mahli, Eleazar and Kish.

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

22 And Eleazar dyed, and had no sonnes, but daughters, and their brethren the sonnes of Kish tooke them.

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

23 The sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth, three.

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

24 These were the sonnes of Leui according to the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe fathers according to their offices, according to the nomber of names and their summe that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord from the age of twentie yeeres and aboue.

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.

25 For Dauid sayde, The Lord God of Israel hath giuen rest vnto his people, that they may dwell in Ierusalem for euer.

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

26 And also the Leuites shall no more beare the Tabernacle and al the vessels for the seruice thereof.

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

27 Therefore according to the last wordes of Dauid, the Leuites were nombred from twentie yeere and aboue,

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

28 And their office was vnder the hand of the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lord in the courtes, and chambers, and in the purifiyng of all holy thinges, and in the worke of the seruice of the house of God,

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;

29 Both for the shewbread, and for the fine floure, for the meate offring, and for the vnleauened cakes, and for the fryed things, and for that which was rosted, and for all measures and cise,

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;

30 And for to stand euery morning, to giue thanks and praise to the Lord, and likewise at euen,

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

31 And to offer all burnt offrings vnto the Lord, in the Sabbaths, in the moneths, and at the appointed times, according to the nomber and according to their custome continually before the Lord,

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;

32 And that they should keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the charge of ye holy place, and the charge of ye sonnes of Aaron their brethren in the seruice of ye house of the Lord.

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.