Chronicles I 23

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

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

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

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

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

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

4 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;

Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of YHWH; and six thousand were officers and judges:

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

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

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

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

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

Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

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

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

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

The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

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

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

11 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.

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.

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

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

13 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.

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 YHWH, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

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

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

15 The sons of Moses; Gersam, and Eliezer.

The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.

16 The sons of Gersam; Subael the chief.

Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

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

And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

18 The sons of Isaar; Salomoth the chief.

Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

24 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.

These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of YHWH, from the age of twenty years and upward.

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

For David said, YHWH Elohim of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

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

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

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

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

28 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;

Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of YHWH, 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 Elohim;

29 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;

Both for the shewbread, 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 manner of measure and size;

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

And to stand every morning to thank and praise YHWH, and likewise at even;

31 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.

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

32 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.

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 YHWH.