1 Chronicles 23

1 When David was old and near the end of his life, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

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

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3 The Levites who were thirty years old and older were counted. They numbered thirty-eight thousand.

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4 “Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of Yahweh's house, and six thousand were officers and judges.

from these to/for to conduct upon work house: temple LORD twenty and four thousand and official and to judge six thousand

5 Four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand were to praise Yahweh with the instruments that I made to give praise,” David said.

and four thousand gatekeeper and four thousand to boast: praise to/for LORD in/on/with article/utensil which to make to/for to boast: praise

6 He divided them into groups that corresponded to Levi's sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

and to divide them David division to/for son: child Levi to/for Gershon Kohath and Merari

7 From the clans descended from Gershon, there were Ladan and Shimei.

to/for Gershonite Ladan and Shimei

8 There were three of Ladan's sons: Jehiel the leader, Zetham, and Joel.

son: child Ladan [the] head: leader Jehiel and Zetham and Joel three

9 There were three of Shimei's sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. These were the leaders of the clans of Ladan.

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10 There were four of Shimei's sons: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah.

and son: child Shimei Jahath Zizah and Jeush and Beriah these son: child Shimei four

11 Jahath was the oldest, and Ziza the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were considered as one clan with the same duties.

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12 There were four of Kohath's sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

son: child Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel four

13 These were Amram's sons: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was chosen to set apart the most holy things, that he and his descendants would offer incense before Yahweh, to serve him and to give blessings in his name forever.

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14 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were considered to be Levites.

and Moses man [the] God son: child his to call: call by upon tribe [the] Levi

15 Moses' sons were Gershom and Eliezer.

son: child Moses Gershom and Eliezer

16 Gershom's descendant was Shubael the oldest.

son: descendant/people Gershom Shebuel [the] head: leader

17 Eliezer's descendant was Rehabiah. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.

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18 Izhar's son was Shelomith the leader.

son: child Izhar Shelomith [the] head: leader

19 Hebron's descendants were Jeriah, the oldest, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

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20 Uzziel's sons were Micah the oldest, and Ishijah the second.

son: child Uzziel Micah [the] head: leader and Isshiah [the] second

21 Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. Mahli's sons were Eleazar and Kish.

son: child Merari Mahli and Mushi son: child Mahli Eleazar and Kish

22 Eleazar died without having any sons. He had only daughters. The sons of Kish married them.

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23 Mushi's three sons were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.

son: child Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth three

24 These were Levi's descendants corresponding to their clans. They were the leaders, counted and listed by name, of the clans that did the work in the service of Yahweh's house, from twenty years old and upward.

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25 For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people. He makes his home in Jerusalem forever.

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26 The Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all the equipment used in its service.”

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27 For by David's last words the Levites were counted, from twenty years old and upward.

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28 Their duty was to assist Aaron's descendants in the service of Yahweh's house. They were to care for the courtyards, the rooms, the ceremonial purification of all the things that belong to Yahweh, and other work in the service of God's house.

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29 They also took care of the bread of the presence, the fine flour for grain offerings, the unleavened wafers, the baked offerings, the offerings mixed with oil, and all the measuring of the amounts and sizes of things.

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30 They also stood every morning to thank and praise Yahweh. They also did this in the evening

and to/for to stand: stand in/on/with morning in/on/with morning to/for to give thanks and to/for to boast: praise to/for LORD and so to/for evening

31 and whenever burnt offerings were offered to Yahweh, on the Sabbath and at the new moon festivals and feast days. A fixed number, assigned by decree, always had to be present before Yahweh.

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32 They were in charge of the tent of meeting, the holy place, and helped their fellow descendants of Aaron in the service of Yahweh's house.

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