Chronicles I 23

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

And David he was old and he was satisfied days and he made king Solomon son his over Israel.

2 And he assembled all the chief men of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites.

And he gathered all [the] leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.

3 And the Levites numbered [themselves] from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls amounted to thirty and eight thousand men.

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 the overseers over the works of the house of the Lord [there were] twenty-four thousand, and [there were] six thousand scribes 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 doorkeepers, and four thousand to praise the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.

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

6 And David divided them [into] daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

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

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

Of the Gershonite[s] Ladan and Shimei.

8 The sons of Edan [were] Jeiel, the chief, and Zethan, and Joel, three.

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

9 The sons of Semei; Salomith, Jeiel, and Dan, three: these [were] the chiefs of the families of Edan.

[the] sons of Shimei (Shelomith *Q(K)*) and Haziel and Haran three these [were] [the] heads of the fathers of Ladan.

10 And to the sons of Semei, Jeth, and Ziza, and Joas, and Beria: these [were] the four sons of Semei.

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

11 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.

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 Caath; Ambram, Isaar, Chebron, Oziel, four.

[the] sons of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel four.

13 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.

[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 for] Moses the man of God, his sons were reckoned to 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; Gersam, and Eliezer.

[the] sons of Moses Gershom and Eliezer.

16 The sons of Gersam; Subael the chief.

[the] sons of Gershom Shebuel the chief.

17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rabia the chief: and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rabia were very greatly multiplied.

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 Isaar; Salomoth the chief.

[the] sons of Izhar Shelomith the chief.

19 The sons of Chebron; Jeria the chief, Amaria the second, Jeziel the third, Jekemias the fourth.

[the] sons of Hebron Jeriah the chief Amariah the second Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.

20 The sons of Oziel; Micha the chief, and Isia the second.

[the] sons of Uzziel Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.

21 The sons of Merari; Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Mooli; Eleazar, and Kis.

[the] sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi [the] sons of Mahli Eleazar and Kish.

22 And Eleazar died, and he had no sons, but daughters: and the sons of Kis, their brethren, 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 Musi; Mooli, and Eder, and Jarimoth, three.

[the] sons of Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth three.

24 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.

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 God of Israel has given rest to his people, and has taken up his abode 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 bore not the tabernacle, and all the vessels of it 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 the number of the Levites [taken] 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 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;

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 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;

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 in the morning to praise and give thanks to the Lord, and so in the evening;

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

31 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.

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 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.

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.