1 Chronicles 23

1 And David was old and satisfied with days, and he causes his son Solomon to reign over Israel,

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

2 and gathers all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;

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

3 and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, for their counted heads, is of thirty-eight thousand mighty men.

Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

4 Of these, twenty-four thousand [are] to preside over the work of the house of YHWH, and six thousand officers and judges,

Of which, twenty and four thousand [were] to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand [were] officers and judges:

5 and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to YHWH, “with instruments that I made for praising,” [says David.]

Moreover four thousand [were] porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise [therewith].

6 And David distributes them into divisions of the sons of Levi—of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.

Of the Gershonites [were], Laadan, and Shimei.

8 Sons of Laadan: the head [is] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel—three.

The sons of Laadan; the chief [was] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

9 Sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran—three; these [are] heads of the fathers of Laadan.

The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These [were] the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

10 And sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these [are] the four sons of Shimei.

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

11 And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering.

And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to [their] father’s house.

12 Sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four.

The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

13 Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron is separated for his sanctifying the Holy of Holies, he and his sons, for all time, to make incense before YHWH, to serve Him, and to bless in His Name for all time.

The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

14 As for Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi.

Now [concerning] Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

15 Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

The sons of Moses [were], Gershom, and Eliezer.

16 Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel [was] the chief.

17 And sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.

And the sons of Eliezer [were], Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

18 Sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.

Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

19 Sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

20 Sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Ishshiah the second.

Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.

21 Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.

22 And Eleazar dies, and he had no sons, but daughters, and their brothers, sons of Kish, take them.

And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

23 Sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth—three.

The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

24 These [are] sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their counted heads, doing the work for the service of the house of YHWH, from a son of twenty years and upward,

These [were] the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; [even] the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

25 for David said, “YHWH, God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem for all time”;

For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

26 and also of the Levites, “None [are] to carry the Dwelling Place and all its vessels for its service”;

And also unto the Levites; they shall no [more] carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

27 for by the last words of David they [took] the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,

For by the last words of David the Levites [were] numbered from twenty years old and above:

28 for their station [is] at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of YHWH, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God,

Because their office [was] to wait on 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, and the work of the service of the house of God;

29 and for the bread of the arrangement, and for fine flour for present, and for the thin unleavened cakes, and for [the work of] the pan, and for that which is stirred, and for all [liquid] measure and [solid] measure;

Both for the shewbread, 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 fried, and for all manner of measure and size;

30 and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks, and to give praise to YHWH, and so at evening;

And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;

31 and for all the burnt-offerings—burnt-offerings to YHWH for Sabbaths, for new moons, and for appointed times, by number, according to the ordinance on them continually, before YHWH.

And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:

32 And they have kept the charge of the Tent of Meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of their brothers, the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of YHWH.

And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy [place], and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.