1 Chronicles 23
1 So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Salomon his sonne King ouer Israel.
And David being old and full of days, 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, and the priests and 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 the age of thirty years, and upwards: and there were found of them thirty-eight thousand men.
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 chosen, and distributed unto the ministry of the house of the Lord: and six thousand were the overseers and judges.
5 And foure thousand were porters, and foure thousande praised the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.
Moreover four thousand were porters: and as many singers singing to the Lord with the instruments, which he had made to sing with.
6 So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei.
The sons of Gerson were Leedan and Semei.
8 The sonnes of Laadan, the chiefe was Iehiel, and Zetham and Ioel, three.
The sons of Leedan: the chief Jahiel, and Zethan, and Joel, three.
9 The Sonnes of Shimei, Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haram, three: these were the chiefe fathers of Laadan.
The sons of Semei: Salomith, and Hosiel, and Aran, three: these were the heads of the families of Leedan.
10 Also the sonnes of Shimei were Iahath, Zina, Ieush, and Beriah: these foure were ye sonnes of Shimei.
And the sons of Semei were Leheth, and Ziza, and Jaus, and Baria: these were the sons of Semei, four.
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 Leheth was the first, Ziza the second: but Jaus and Baria had not many children, and therefore they were counted in one family, and in one house.
12 The sonnes of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron aud Vzziel, foure.
The sons of Caath were Amram, and Isaar, Hebron, and Oziel, 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 to minister in the holy of holies, he and his sons for ever, and to burn incense before the Lord, according to his ceremonies, and to bless his name for ever.
14 Moses also the man of God, and his children were named with the tribe of Leui.
The sons also of Moses, the man of God, were numbered in the tribe of Levi.
15 The sonnes of Moses were Gershom, and Eliezer,
The sons of Moses were Gersom and Eliezer:
16 Of the sonnes of Gershom was Shebuel the chiefe.
The sons of Gersom: Subuel the first.
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 were: Rohobia the first: and Eliezer had no more sons. But the sons of Rohobia were multiplied exceedingly.
18 The sone of Izhar was Shelomith ye chiefe.
The sons of Isaar: Salomith the first.
19 The sonnes of Hebron were Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the third, and Iekamiam the fourth.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriau the first, Amarias the second, Jahaziel the third, Jecmaam the fourth.
20 The sones of Vzziel were Michah the first, and Isshiah the second.
The sons of Oziel: Micha the first, Jesia the second.
21 The sonnes of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sonnes of Mahli, Eleazar and Kish.
The sons of Merari: Moholi, and Musi. The sons of Moholi: Eleazar and Cia.
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 the sons of Cis their brethren took them.
23 The sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth, three.
The sons of Musi: Moholi, and Eder, and Jerimoth, 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 are the sons of Levi in their kindreds and families, princes by their courses, and the number of every head that did the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord 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: The Lord the God of Israel hath given rest to his people, and a habitation in Jerusalem for ever.
26 And also the Leuites shall no more beare the Tabernacle and al the vessels for the seruice thereof.
And it shall not be the office of the Levites to carry any more the tabernacle, and all the vessels for the service thereof.
27 Therefore according to the last wordes of Dauid, the Leuites were nombred from twentie yeere and aboue,
So according to the last precepts of David, the sons of Levi are to be numbered 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,
And they are to be under the hand of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the porches, 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.
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 the priests have the charge of the leaves of proposition, and of the sacrifice of fine flour, and of the unleavened cakes, and of the fryingpan, and of the roasting, and of every weight and measure.
30 And for to stand euery morning, to giue thanks and praise to the Lord, and likewise at euen,
And the Levites are to stand in the morning to give thanks, and to sing praises to the Lord: and in like manner in the evening,
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,
As well in the oblation of the holocausts of the Lord, as in the sabbaths and in the new moons, and the rest of the solemnities, according to the number and ceremonies prescribed for every thing, continually before the Lord.
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 let them keep the observances of the tabernacle of the covenant, and the ceremonies of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, that they may minister in the house of the Lord.
