1Ch 23-24 | ESV | STEP | When David was old and full of days , he made Solomon his son king over Israel .

1 ^aWhen David was old and full of days, ^bhe made Solomon his son king over Israel.

2 David ^{▼▼Hebrew He} assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites. 3 The Levites, ^dthirty years old and upward, were numbered, and ^ethe total was ^f38,000 men. 4 “Twenty-four thousand of these,” David said, ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks David said} ^h“shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be ⁱofficers and judges, 5 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments ^jthat I have made for praise.” 6 ^kAnd David organized them in divisions ^lcorresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 ^mThe sons of Gershon ^{▼▼Vulgate (compare Septuagint, Syriac); Hebrew to the Gershonite} were Ladan and Shimei. 8 The sons of Ladan: ^oJehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Ladan. 10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. 11 Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, therefore they became counted as a single father’s house.

12 ^pThe sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 13 ^qThe sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. ^rAaron was set apart to dedicate the most holy things, that he and his sons forever should ^smake offerings before the Lord and ^tminister to him and ^upronounce blessings in his name forever. 14 But the sons of Moses the ^vman of God were named among the ^wtribe of Levi. 15 The ^xsons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. 16 The sons of Gershom: ^yShebuel the chief. 17 The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief. 19 The ^zsons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 ^aaThe sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.

21 ^abThe sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and ^acKish. 22 Eleazar died ^adhaving no sons, but only daughters; their ^aekinsmen, the sons of Kish, married them. 23 ^afThe sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

24 ^agThese were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses, the heads of fathers’ houses ^ahas they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from ^aitwenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord. 25 For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, ^ajhas given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26 And so the Levites no longer need ^akto carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service.” 27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from ^altwenty years old and upward. 28 For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God. 29 Their duty was also to assist with the ^amshowbread, the ^anflour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the ^aobaked offering, the ^apoffering mixed with oil, and all ^aqmeasures of quantity or size. 30 And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening, 31 and whenever burnt offerings were offered to the Lord ^aron Sabbaths, ^asnew moons, and feast days, ^ataccording to the number required of them, regularly before the Lord. 32 Thus ^authey were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the ^avservice of the house of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 24

David Organizes the Priests

1 The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of ^awAaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 ^axBut Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests. 3 With the help of ^ayZadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, David organized them according to the appointed duties in their service. 4 Since more chief men were found among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar, they organized them under sixteen heads of fathers’ houses of the sons of Eleazar, and eight of the sons of Ithamar. 5 They divided them ^azby lot, all alike, for there were sacred officers and officers of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar. 6 And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the princes and Zadok the priest and ^baAhimelech the son of Abiathar and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites, one father’s house being chosen for Eleazar and one chosen for Ithamar.

7 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, 10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to ^bbAbijah, 11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, 12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, 13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, 14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, 15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez, 16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel, 17 the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, 18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. 19 These had as their appointed duty in their service ^bcto come into the house of the Lord according to the procedure established for them by Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

20 And of the rest of the sons of Levi: ^bdof the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. 21 ^beOf Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief. 22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. 23 ^bfThe sons of Hebron: ^{▼▼Compare 23:19; Hebrew lacks Hebron} Jeriah the chief, ^{▼▼Compare 23:19; Hebrew lacks the chief} Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. 24 ^biThe sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir. 25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. 26 ^bjThe sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Jaaziah: Beno. ^{▼▼Or his son; also verse 27} 27 The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. 28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, ^blwho had no sons. 29 Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel. 30 ^bmThe sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses. 31 These also, the head of each father’s house and his younger brother alike, ^bncast lots, just as their brothers the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, ^boZadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites.