1 Chronicles 23

1 Now 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 and 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 and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; 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 the LORD 'with the instruments which I made 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: Ladan, and Shimei.

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

8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, 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 heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan.

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, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the 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 chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.

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, Izhar, 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 sanctified as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before the LORD, to minister unto 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 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons are named among 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 chief.

The sons of Gersam; Subael the chief.

17 And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief. 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 Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

The sons of Isaar; Salomoth the chief.

19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, 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 chief, and Isshiah 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 only; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.

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 after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' houses, according to their muster, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, 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: 'The LORD, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto His people, and He dwelleth 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 also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.'

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

27 For by the last ordinances of David the sons of Levi were numbered 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 station was at the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even 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 for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure 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 the LORD, 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 to offer all burnt-offerings unto the LORD, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and in the appointed seasons, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before the LORD;

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 that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of the LORD.

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.