1 Chronicles 23

1 Now, David, was old, and satisfied with days, —so he made Solomon his son king, over Israel;

Now David was old and full of days; and he 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, with 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 were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

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 and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers 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 were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD 'with the instruments which I made to praise therewith.'

6 And David divided them into courses, —pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 Of the Gershonites, Ladan and Shimei.

Of the Gershonites: Ladan, and Shimei.

8 The sons of Ladan, the chief Jehiel, and Zetham and Joel, three.

The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

9 The sons of Shimei, Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three, —these, were the ancestral chiefs of Ladan.

The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan.

10 And, the sons of Shimei, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah, —these, were the sons of Shimei, four.

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

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 Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.

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

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, 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, that he should be sanctified as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before the LORD, to minister unto Him, and to bless in His name for ever.

14 and, as for Moses, the man of God, his sons, were called unto the tribe of Levi.

But as for Moses the man of God, his sons are named among the tribe of Levi.

15 The sons of Moses, were Gershom, and Eliezer.

The sons of Moses: Gershom, and Eliezer.

16 the sons of Gershom, were Shebuel the chief;

The sons of Gershom: Shebuel 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: Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

18 The sons of Izhar, Shelomith the chief.

The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

19 The sons of Hebron, Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jehaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

20 The sons of Uzziel, Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.

The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.

21 The sons of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli, were Eleazar and Kish.

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

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 only; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.

23 The sons of Mushi, were Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth, three.

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, 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 were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' houses, according to their muster, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the 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, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto His people, and He dwelleth 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 also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it 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.

For by the last ordinances of David the sons of Levi were 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;

For their station was 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 in the purifying of all holy things, even the work 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;

for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;

30 and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks and offer praise unto Yahweh, —and, likewise, at even;

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

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 offer all burnt-offerings unto the LORD, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and in the appointed seasons, in number according to the ordinance concerning 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 that they should 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, for the service of the house of the LORD.