1 Chronicles 23

1 And David he was old and he was satisfied days and he made king Solomon son his over Israel.

And David is old, and satisfied with days, and causeth his son Solomon to reign over Israel,

2 And he gathered all [the] leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.

and gathereth all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;

3 And they were counted the Levites from a son of thirty year[s] and up-wards and it was number their to skulls their to men thirty and eight thousand.

and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, by their polls, is of mighty men thirty and eight thousand.

4 From these [are] to act as overseers over [the] work of [the] house of Yahweh twenty and four thousand and officials and judges six thousand.

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

5 And four thousand gatekeepers and four thousand [those] praising Yahweh with instruments which I made to praise.

and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, 'with instruments that I made for praising,' [saith David.]

6 And he divided them David divisions. [the] sons of Levi to Gershon Kohath and Merari.

And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 Of the Gershonite[s] 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 (Shelomith *Q(K)*) and Haziel and Haran three these [were] [the] heads of the fathers of Ladan.

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

11 And he was Jahath the chief and Zizah the second and Jeush and Beriah not they had many sons and they became a house of a father a group one.

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 [are] Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

13 [the] sons of Amram Aaron and Moses and he was separated Aaron to consecrate it a holy one of holy ones he and descendants his until perpetuity to make smoke before Yahweh to serve him and to bless in name his until perpetuity.

Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron is separated for his sanctifying the holy of holies, he and his sons — unto the age, to make perfume before Jehovah, to serve Him, and to bless in His name — unto the age.

14 And Moses [the] man of God descendants his they were named on [the] tribe of the Levite[s].

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

15 [the] sons of Moses Gershom and Eliezer.

Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

16 [the] sons of Gershom Shebuel the chief.

Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

17 And they were [the] sons of Eliezer Rehabiah the chief and not it belonged to Eliezer sons other and [the] sons of Rehabiah they were numerous upwards.

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 Jahaziel 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 Mahli and Mushi [the] sons of Mahli Eleazar and Kish.

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

22 And he died Eleazar and not they belonged to him sons that except daughters and they took them [the] sons of Kish relatives their.

And Eleazar dieth, and he had no sons, but daughters, and sons of Kish their brethren take them.

23 [the] sons of Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth three.

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

24 These [were] [the] descendants of Levi to [the] house of ancestors their [the] chiefs of the fathers to [men] enrolled their by number of names to skulls their doer[s] of the work of [the] service of [the] house of Yahweh from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards.

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 polls, doing the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from a son of twenty years and upward,

25 For he had said David he has given rest Yahweh [the] God of Israel to people his and he has settled in Jerusalem until for ever.

for David said, 'Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given rest to His people, and He doth tabernacle in Jerusalem unto the age;'

26 And also to the Levites there not [is] to carry the tabernacle and all articles its for service its.

and also of the Levites, 'None [are] to bear the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service;'

27 For by [the] words of David last they [were] [the] number of [the] descendants of Levi from a son of twenty year[s] 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 function their [was] to [the] side of [the] descendants of Aaron for [the] service of [the] house of Yahweh over the courts and over the store-rooms and over [the] purification of every holy thing and [the] work of [the] service of [the] house of God.

for their station [is] at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of Jehovah, 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 to [the] bread of the row and to fine flour for a grain offering and to [the] wafers of the unleavened bread and to the baked cake and to the mixed [dough] and to every measurement and measurement.

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 fried, and for all [liquid] measure and [solid] measure;

30 And to stand in the morning in the morning to give thanks and to praise Yahweh and thus to the evening.

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

31 And to every of ering up of burnt offerings to Yahweh for the sabbaths for the new moons and for the appointed feasts by number according to [the] ordinance on them continually before Yahweh.

and for all the burnt-offerings — burnt-offerings to Jehovah for sabbaths, for new moons, and for appointed seasons, by number, according to the ordinance upon them continually, before Jehovah.

32 And they kept [the] duty of [the] tent of meeting and [the] duty of the holy place and [the] duty of [the] descendants of Aaron relatives their for [the] service of [the] house of Yahweh.

And they have kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren, for the service of the house of Jehovah.