1 Chronicles 23

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

2 And he gathered all [the] leaders 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.

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.

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

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

7 Of the Gershonite[s] Ladan and Shimei.

8 [the] sons of Ladan the chief 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.

10 And [the] sons of Shimei Jahath Zina and Jeush and Beriah these [were] [the] 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.

12 [the] sons of Kohath 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.

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

15 [the] sons of Moses Gershom and Eliezer.

16 [the] sons of Gershom Shebuel the chief.

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.

18 [the] sons of Izhar Shelomith the chief.

19 [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.

21 [the] sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi [the] 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.