1 Chronicles 23
1 Now, David, was old, and satisfied with days, —so 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 gathered together all the rulers of Israel, with the priests, and the Levites.
And he assembled all the chief men of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites.
3 Now the Levites were numbered, from thirty years old and upwards, —and their number by their polls, of mature men, was thirty-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—to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh, were twenty-four thousand, —and officers and judges, six thousand;
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, were offerers of praise unto Yahweh, with instruments, which [said David] I made for offering praise.
and four thousand door-keepers, and four thousand to praise the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.
6 And David divided them into courses, —pertaining to the sons of Levi, to 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, the chief Jehiel, and Zetham and Joel, three.
The sons of Edan [were] Jeiel, the chief, and Zethan, and Joel, three.
9 The sons of Shimei, Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three, —these, were the ancestral chiefs 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, were the sons of Shimei, four.
And to the sons of Semei, Jeth, and Ziza, and Joas, and Beria: these [were] the four sons of Semei.
11 And Jahath was chief, and Zizah the second, —but, Jeush and Beriah, had not many sons, so they became an ancestral house, by 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, to hallow the holy of holies, he and his sons, unto times age-abiding, to make a perfume before Yahweh, to be in attendance upon him, and to bless in his name, unto times age-abiding;
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 and, as for Moses, the man of God, his sons, were called unto 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, were Gershom, and Eliezer.
The sons of Moses; Gersam, and Eliezer.
16 the sons of Gershom, were 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, Jehaziel 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, were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli, were Eleazar and Kish.
The sons of Merari; Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Mooli; Eleazar, and Kis.
22 But Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only, —and so the sons of Kish their brethren took them.
And Eleazar died, and he had no sons, but daughters: and the sons of Kis, their brethren, took them.
23 The sons of Mushi, were Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth, three.
The sons of Musi; Mooli, and Eder, and Jarimoth, three.
24 These, were the sons of Levi by their ancestral house, the ancestral chiefs of them who were counted in the number of their names, by their polls, doing the work, for the service of the house of Yahweh, —from twenty years old, and upwards.
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, said David, Yahweh the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, —and hath taken up his habitation in Jerusalem, unto times age-abiding;
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 moreover also, as for the Levites, they have no need to bear the habitation, nor any of its vessels in the laborious work thereof.
And the Levites bore not the tabernacle, and all the vessels of it for its service.
27 For, by the last words of David, the same, were the number of the sons of Levi, —from twenty years old, and upwards.
For by the last words of David was the number of the Levites [taken] from twenty years old and upward.
28 For, their duty, was—to be in attendance upon the sons of Aaron, in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of everything holy, —and doing the laborious work, 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 and for the bread set in array, and for the fine meal for the meal-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, even for that which is baked in a pan, for the moistened food, —even of every measure, and size;
and for the shew-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, morning by morning, to give thanks and offer praise unto Yahweh, —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 for all the offering of ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts, —by number, according to the manner prescribed for them continually, before Yahweh; —
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 they shall 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, —in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh.
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.
