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 satisfied with days, and he causes his son Solomon to reign over Israel,

2 and gathered together all the rulers of Israel, with the priests, and the Levites.

and gathers all the heads 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 are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, for their counted heads, is of thirty-eight thousand mighty 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 [are] to preside over the work of the house of YHWH, and six thousand 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 gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to YHWH, “with instruments that I made for praising,” [says David.]

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

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

7 Of the Gershonites, Ladan and Shimei.

Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;

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.

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

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

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

Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

16 the sons of Gershom, were Shebuel the chief;

Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

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

18 The sons of Izhar, Shelomith the chief.

Sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.

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

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

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

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

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

Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; 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 dies, and he had no sons, but daughters, and their brothers, sons of Kish, take them.

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

Sons of Mushi: Mahli, 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] 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,

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

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 of the Levites, “None [are] to carry the Dwelling Place and all its vessels 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 they [took] the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years 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 [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,

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 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;

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

and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks, and to give praise to YHWH, and so at 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 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.

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 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.