1 Chronicles 23

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

Of the Gershonite[s] Ladan and Shimei.

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

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

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, Izhar, 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 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 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 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons are named among 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 chief.

[the] sons of Gershom Shebuel 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 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 Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

[the] sons of Izhar Shelomith the chief.

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

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 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 [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: 'The LORD, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto His people, and He dwelleth 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 also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.'

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

27 For by the last ordinances of David the sons of Levi were numbered 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 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 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 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 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 the LORD, 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 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 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 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 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.