1 Chronicles 23

1 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

And David being old and full of days, made Solomon his son king over Israel.

2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, and the priests and Levites.

3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

And the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years, and upwards: and there were found of them thirty-eight thousand men.

4 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:

Of these twenty-four thousand were chosen, and distributed unto the ministry of the house of the Lord: and six thousand were the overseers and judges.

5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise with them.

Moreover four thousand were porters: and as many singers singing to the Lord with the instruments, which he had made to sing with.

6 And David divided them into divisions among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari.

7 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

The sons of Gerson were Leedan and Semei.

8 The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

The sons of Leedan: the chief Jahiel, and Zethan, and Joel, three.

9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the father’s houses of Laadan.

The sons of Semei: Salomith, and Hosiel, and Aran, three: these were the heads of the families of Leedan.

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

And the sons of Semei were Leheth, and Ziza, and Jaus, and Baria: these were the sons of Semei, four.

11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house.

And Leheth was the first, Ziza the second: but Jaus and Baria had not many children, and therefore they were counted in one family, and in one house.

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

The sons of Caath were Amram, and Isaar, Hebron, and Oziel, four.

13 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to him, and to bless in his name for ever.

The sons of Amram, Aaron, and Moses. And Aaron was separated to minister in the holy of holies, he and his sons for ever, and to burn incense before the Lord, according to his ceremonies, and to bless his name for ever.

14 Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

The sons also of Moses, the man of God, were numbered in the tribe of Levi.

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

The sons of Moses were Gersom and Eliezer:

16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

The sons of Gersom: Subuel the first.

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: Rohobia the first: and Eliezer had no more sons. But the sons of Rohobia were multiplied exceedingly.

18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

The sons of Isaar: Salomith the first.

19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

The sons of Hebron: Jeriau the first, Amarias the second, Jahaziel the third, Jecmaam the fourth.

20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.

The sons of Oziel: Micha the first, Jesia the second.

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

The sons of Merari: Moholi, and Musi. The sons of Moholi: Eleazar and Cia.

22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

And Eleazar died, and had no sons but daughters: and the sons of Cis their brethren took them.

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

The sons of Musi: Moholi, and Eder, and Jerimoth, three.

24 These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the heads of the father’s houses, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

These are the sons of Levi in their kindreds and families, princes by their courses, and the number of every head that did the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord from twenty years old and upward.

25 For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest to his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

For David said: The Lord the God of Israel hath given rest to his people, and a habitation in Jerusalem for ever.

26 And also to the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for its service.

And it shall not be the office of the Levites to carry any more the tabernacle, and all the vessels for the service thereof.

27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

So according to the last precepts of David, the sons of Levi are to be numbered from twenty years old and upward.

28 Because their office was to wait on 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, and the work of the service of the house of God;

And they are to be under the hand of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the porches, and in the chambers, and in the place of purification, and in the sanctuary, and in all the works of the ministry of the temple of the Lord.

29 Both for the showbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all measures of volume and size;

And the priests have the charge of the leaves of proposition, and of the sacrifice of fine flour, and of the unleavened cakes, and of the fryingpan, and of the roasting, and of every weight and measure.

30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening;

And the Levites are to stand in the morning to give thanks, and to sing praises to the Lord: and in like manner in the evening,

31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices to the LORD on the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded to them, continually before the LORD:

As well in the oblation of the holocausts of the Lord, as in the sabbaths and in the new moons, and the rest of the solemnities, according to the number and ceremonies prescribed for every thing, continually before the Lord.

32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.

And let them keep the observances of the tabernacle of the covenant, and the ceremonies of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, that they may minister in the house of the Lord.