1 Chronicles 23

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

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

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

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

3 And then were numbered the Levites from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, of men, was thirty and eight thousand.

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.

4 Of these were twenty and four thousand to superintend the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges;

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.

5 And four thousand were gatekeepers: and four thousand those who praised the Lord with the instruments which I have made, to praise therewith.

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

6 And David divided them into divisions after the sons of Levi, after Gershon, Kehath, and Merari.

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

7 Of the Gershunites: La'dan, and Shim'i.

Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei.

8 The sons of La'dan: The chief was Jechiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

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

9 The sons of Shim'i: Shelomith, and Chaziel, and Haran, three. These were the chiefs of the families of La'dan.

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

10 And the sons of Shim'i were, Jachath, Zina, and Je'ush, and Beri'ah. These four were the sons of Shim'i.

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

11 And Jachath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Je'ush and Beri'ah had not many sons: therefore were they accounted as one family division in the numbering.

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.

12 The sons of Kehath: 'Amram, Yizhar, Hebron, and 'Uzziel, four.

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

13 The sons of 'Amram, Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was set apart, to sanctify him as most holy, he with his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

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.

14 But as regardeth Moses the man of God, his sons were named after the tribe of Levi.

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

15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eli'ezer.

The sonnes of Moses were Gershom, and Eliezer,

16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

Of the sonnes of Gershom was Shebuel the chiefe.

17 And the sons of Eli'ezer were, Rechahyah the chief. And Eli'ezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rechahyah became exceedingly numerous.

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

18 Of the sons of Yizhar, was Shelomith the chief.

The sone of Izhar was Shelomith ye chiefe.

19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriyahu the chief, Amaryah the second, Jachaziel the third, and Jekam'am the fourth.

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

20 The sons of 'Uzziel: Michah the chief, and Yishiyah the second.

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

21 The sons of Merari: Machli, and Mushi. The sons of Machli: El'azar, and Kish.

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

22 And El'azar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and the sons of Kish, their brethren, took them [for wives].

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

23 The sons of Mushi: Machli, and 'Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

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

24 These were the sons of Levi after their family divisions, even the chiefs of the families, as they were counted by numbering the names after their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

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.

25 For David said, The Lord the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for evermore.

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

26 And also the Levites are no more bound to carry the tabernacle, and all its vessels for the service thereof.

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

27 Therefore by the last words of David were there numbered of the Levites those who were from twenty years old and above;

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

28 Because their station was to be 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 by the purification of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

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,

29 And for the shew-bread, which was put in rows, and for the fine flour for meat-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is sodden, and for all manner of dry and wet measure;

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,

30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and so also at evening,

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

31 And at all the offering of burnt-offerings unto the Lord on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the appointed feasts, according to the number, and after the manner prescribed for them, continually before the Lord;

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,

32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.

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.