1 Chronicles 23

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

And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel in his stead.

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

And he assembled all the chief men of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites.

3 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.

And the Levites numbered [themselves] from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls amounted to thirty and eight thousand men.

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

Of the overseers over the works of the house of the Lord [there were] twenty-four thousand, and [there were] six thousand scribes and judges;

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

and four thousand doorkeepers, and four thousand to praise the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.

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

And David divided them [into] daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

7 Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.

And for [the family of] Gedson, Edan, and Semei.

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

The sons of Edan [were] Jeiel, the chief, and Zethan, and Joel, three.

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

The sons of Semei; Salomith, Jeiel, and Dan, three: these [were] the chiefs of the families of Edan.

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

And to the sons of Semei, Jeth, and Ziza, and Joas, and Beria: these [were] the four sons of Semei.

11 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.

And Jeth was the chief, and Ziza the second: and Joas and Beria did not multiply sons, and they became [only] one reckoning according to the house of their father.

12 Sons of Kohath [are] Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

The sons of Caath; Ambram, Isaar, Chebron, Oziel, four.

13 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.

The sons of Ambram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was appointed for the consecration of the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister and bless in his name for ever.

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

And [as for] Moses the man of God, his sons were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.

15 Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

The sons of Moses; Gersam, and Eliezer.

16 Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

The sons of Gersam; Subael the chief.

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

And the sons of Eliezer were, Rabia the chief: and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rabia were very greatly multiplied.

18 Sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.

The sons of Isaar; Salomoth the chief.

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

The sons of Chebron; Jeria the chief, Amaria the second, Jeziel the third, Jekemias the fourth.

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

The sons of Oziel; Micha the chief, and Isia the second.

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

The sons of Merari; Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Mooli; Eleazar, and Kis.

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

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

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

The sons of Musi; Mooli, and Eder, and Jarimoth, three.

24 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,

These [are] the sons of Levi according to the houses of their fathers; chiefs of their families according to their numbering, according to the number of their names, according to their polls, doing the works of service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

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

For David said, The Lord God of Israel has given rest to his people, and has taken up his abode in Jerusalem for ever.

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

And the Levites bore not the tabernacle, and all the vessels of it for its service.

27 for by the last words of David they [took] the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,

For by the last words of David was the number of the Levites [taken] from twenty years old and upward.

28 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,

For he appointed them to wait on Aaron, to minister in the house of the Lord, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purification of all the holy things, and over the works of the service of the house of God;

29 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;

and for the show-bread, and for the fine flour of the meat-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for the fried cake, and for the dough, and for every measure;

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

and to stand in the morning to praise and give thanks to the Lord, and so in the evening;

31 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.

and [to be] over all the whole burnt offerings that were offered up to the Lord on the sabbaths, and at the new moons, and at the feasts, by number, according to the order [given] to them, continually before the Lord.

32 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.

And they are to keep the charge of the tabernacle of witness, and the charge of the holy place, and the charges of the sons of Aaron their brethren, to minister in the house of the Lord.