1 Chronicles 23
1 Now, David, was old, and satisfied with days, —so he made Solomon his son king, over Israel;
And David being old and full of days, made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 and gathered together all the rulers of Israel, with the priests, and the Levites.
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, and the priests and 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 were numbered from the age of thirty years, and upwards: and there were found of them thirty-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 these twenty-four thousand were chosen, and distributed unto the ministry of the house of the Lord: and six thousand were the overseers 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.
Moreover four thousand were porters: and as many singers singing to the Lord with the instruments, which he had made to sing with.
6 And David divided them into courses, —pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites, Ladan and Shimei.
The sons of Gerson were Leedan and Semei.
8 The sons of Ladan, the chief Jehiel, and Zetham and Joel, three.
The sons of Leedan: the chief Jahiel, 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, and Hosiel, and Aran, three: these were the heads of the families of Leedan.
10 And, the sons of Shimei, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah, —these, were the sons of Shimei, four.
And the sons of Semei were Leheth, and Ziza, and Jaus, and Baria: these were the sons of Semei, four.
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 Leheth was the first, Ziza the second: but Jaus and Baria had not many children, and therefore they were counted in one family, and in one house.
12 The sons of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
The sons of Caath were Amram, and Isaar, Hebron, and 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 Amram, Aaron, and Moses. And Aaron was separated to minister in the holy of holies, he and his sons for ever, and to burn incense before the Lord, according to his ceremonies, and to bless his name for ever.
14 and, as for Moses, the man of God, his sons, were called unto the tribe of Levi.
The sons also of Moses, the man of God, were numbered in the tribe of Levi.
15 The sons of Moses, were Gershom, and Eliezer.
The sons of Moses were Gersom and Eliezer:
16 the sons of Gershom, were Shebuel the chief;
The sons of Gersom: Subuel the first.
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: Rohobia the first: and Eliezer had no more sons. But the sons of Rohobia were multiplied exceedingly.
18 The sons of Izhar, Shelomith the chief.
The sons of Isaar: Salomith the first.
19 The sons of Hebron, Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jehaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriau the first, Amarias the second, Jahaziel the third, Jecmaam the fourth.
20 The sons of Uzziel, Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
The sons of Oziel: Micha the first, Jesia the second.
21 The sons of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli, were Eleazar and Kish.
The sons of Merari: Moholi, and Musi. The sons of Moholi: Eleazar and Cia.
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 had no sons but daughters: and the sons of Cis their brethren took them.
23 The sons of Mushi, were Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth, three.
The sons of Musi: Moholi, and Eder, and Jerimoth, 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 in their kindreds and families, princes by their courses, and the number of every head that did the works of the ministry 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 the God of Israel hath given rest to his people, and a habitation 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 it shall not be the office of the Levites to carry any more the tabernacle, and all the vessels for the service thereof.
27 For, by the last words of David, the same, were the number of the sons of Levi, —from twenty years old, and upwards.
So according to the last precepts of David, the sons of Levi are to be numbered 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;
And they are to be under the hand of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the porches, and in the chambers, and in the place of purification, and in the sanctuary, and in all the works of the ministry of the temple of the Lord.
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 the priests have the charge of the leaves of proposition, and of the sacrifice of fine flour, and of the unleavened cakes, and of the fryingpan, and of the roasting, and of every weight and measure.
30 and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks and offer praise unto Yahweh, —and, likewise, at even;
And the Levites are to stand in the morning to give thanks, and to sing praises to the Lord: and in like manner 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; —
As well in the oblation of the holocausts of the Lord, as in the sabbaths and in the new moons, and the rest of the solemnities, according to the number and ceremonies prescribed for every thing, 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 let them keep the observances of the tabernacle of the covenant, and the ceremonies of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, that they may minister in the house of the Lord.
