1 Chronicles 23

1 So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Salomon his sonne King ouer Israel.

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

2 And hee gathered together all the princes of Israel with the Priestes and the Leuites.

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

3 And the Leuites were numbred from ye age of thirtie yeere and aboue, and their nomber according to their summe was eight and thirtie thousand men.

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 foure and twentie thousande were set to aduance the worke of the house of the Lord, and sixe thousand were ouerseers and iudges.

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 foure thousand were porters, and foure thousande praised the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.

and four thousand door-keepers, and four thousand to praise the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.

6 So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

7 Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei.

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

8 The sonnes of Laadan, the chiefe was Iehiel, and Zetham and Ioel, three.

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

9 The Sonnes of Shimei, Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haram, three: these were the chiefe fathers of Laadan.

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

10 Also the sonnes of Shimei were Iahath, Zina, Ieush, and Beriah: these foure were ye sonnes of Shimei.

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

11 And Iahath was the chiefe, and Zizah the seconde, but Ieush and Beriah had not many sonnes: therfore they were in the families of their father, counted but as one.

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 The sonnes of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron aud Vzziel, foure.

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

13 The sonnes of Amram, Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated to sanctifie the most holy place, hee and his sonnes for euer to burne incense before the Lord, to minister to him, and to blesse in his Name for euer.

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 Moses also the man of God, and his children were named with the tribe of Leui.

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

15 The sonnes of Moses were Gershom, and Eliezer,

The sons of Moses; Gersam, and Eliezer.

16 Of the sonnes of Gershom was Shebuel the chiefe.

The sons of Gersam; Subael the chief.

17 And the sonne of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chiefe: for Eliezer had none other sonnes: but the sonnes of Rehabiah were very many.

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 The sone of Izhar was Shelomith ye chiefe.

The sons of Isaar; Salomoth the chief.

19 The sonnes of Hebron were Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the third, and Iekamiam the fourth.

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

20 The sones of Vzziel were Michah the first, and Isshiah the second.

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

21 The sonnes of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sonnes of Mahli, Eleazar and Kish.

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

22 And Eleazar dyed, and had no sonnes, but daughters, and their brethren the sonnes of Kish tooke them.

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

23 The sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth, three.

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

24 These were the sonnes of Leui according to the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe fathers according to their offices, according to the nomber of names and their summe that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord from the age of twentie yeeres and aboue.

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 Dauid sayde, The Lord God of Israel hath giuen rest vnto his people, that they may dwell in Ierusalem for euer.

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 the Leuites shall no more beare the Tabernacle and al the vessels for the seruice thereof.

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

27 Therefore according to the last wordes of Dauid, the Leuites were nombred from twentie yeere and aboue,

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

28 And their office was vnder the hand of the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lord in the courtes, and chambers, and in the purifiyng of all holy thinges, and in the worke of the seruice 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 Both for the shewbread, and for the fine floure, for the meate offring, and for the vnleauened cakes, and for the fryed things, and for that which was rosted, and for all measures and cise,

and for the shew-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 for to stand euery morning, to giue thanks and praise to the Lord, and likewise at euen,

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

31 And to offer all burnt offrings vnto the Lord, in the Sabbaths, in the moneths, and at the appointed times, according to the nomber and according to their custome continually before the Lord,

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 that they should keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the charge of ye holy place, and the charge of ye sonnes of Aaron their brethren in the seruice of ye house of the Lord.

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.