1 Chronicles 23
Solomon Reigns
1 aNow when David ▼▼ Lit became old and sated with days
reached old age, che made his son Solomon king over Israel. 2And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites. Offices of the Levites
3 dThe Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward, and etheir number by ▼▼ Lit their heads
census of men was 38,000. 4Of these, 24,000 were gto oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and 6,000 were hofficers and judges, 5and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and i4,000 were praising the Lord with the instruments which ▼▼ Lit I made
David made for giving praise. 6David divided them into divisions kaccording to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Gershonites
7Of the Gershonites were ▼▼ In Ex 6:17, Libni
Ladan and Shimei. 8The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three. 9The sons of Shimei were Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan. 10The sons of Shimei were Jahath, ▼▼ In v 11, Zizah
Zina, Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. 11Jahath was the first and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father’s household, one ▼▼ Lit mustering
class. Kohathites
12The sons of Kohath were four: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. 13 oThe sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And pAaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, qto burn incense before the Lord, to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever. 14But as for rMoses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi. 15The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer. 16The ▼▼ Lit sons
son of Gershom was ▼▼ In ch 24:20, Shubael
Shebuel the chief. 17The ▼▼ Lit sons...were
son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18The ▼▼ Lit sons
son of Izhar was ▼▼ In ch 24:22, Shelomoth
Shelomith the chief. 19The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth. 20The sons of Uzziel were Micah the first and Isshiah the second. Merarites
21The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish. 22Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, so their brothers, the sons of Kish, took them as wives. 23The sons of Mushi were three: Mahli, Eder and Jeremoth.Duties Revised
24 xThese were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, even the heads of the fathers’ households of those of them who were ▼▼ Lit mustered
counted, in the number of names by their ▼▼ Lit heads
census, doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, aafrom twenty years old and upward. 25For David said, “The Lord God of Israel abhas given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26“Also, acthe Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service.” 27For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward. 28For their office is ▼▼ Lit at the hand of
to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts and in the chambers and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God, 29 aeand with the showbread, and afthe fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, or ag what is baked in the pan or ahwhat is well-mixed, and aiall measures of volume and size. 30They are to stand every morning to thank and to praise the Lord, and likewise at evening, 31and to offer all burnt offerings to the Lord, ajon the sabbaths, the new moons and akthe fixed festivals in the number set by the ordinance concerning them, continually before the Lord. 32Thus althey are to keep charge of the tent of meeting, and charge of the holy place, and amcharge of the sons of Aaron their ▼▼ Lit brothers
relatives, for the service of the house of the Lord.
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