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1 Chronicles 23
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1And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel in his stead.
1Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2And he assembled all the chief men of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites.
2He gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3And the Levites numbered [themselves] from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls amounted to thirty and eight thousand men.
3The Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
4Of the overseers over the works of the house of the Lord [there were] twenty-four thousand, and [there were] six thousand scribes and judges;
4David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of Yahweh’s house, six thousand were officers and judges,
5and four thousand doorkeepers, and four thousand to praise the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.
5four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”
6And David divided them [into] daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
6David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7And for [the family of] Gedson, Edan, and Semei.
7Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8The sons of Edan [were] Jeiel, the chief, and Zethan, and Joel, three.
8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel, three.
9The sons of Semei; Salomith, Jeiel, and Dan, three: these [were] the chiefs of the families of Edan.
9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.
10And to the sons of Semei, Jeth, and Ziza, and Joas, and Beria: these [were] the four sons of Semei.
10The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
11And 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.
11Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah didn’t have many sons; therefore they became a fathers’ house in one reckoning.
12The sons of Caath; Ambram, Isaar, Chebron, Oziel, four.
12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13The 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.
13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before Yahweh, to minister to him, and to bless in his name forever.
14And [as for] Moses the man of God, his sons were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.
14But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
15The sons of Moses; Gersam, and Eliezer.
15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16The sons of Gersam; Subael the chief.
16The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
17And the sons of Eliezer were, Rabia the chief: and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rabia were very greatly multiplied.
17The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18The sons of Isaar; Salomoth the chief.
18The son of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
19The sons of Chebron; Jeria the chief, Amaria the second, Jeziel the third, Jekemias the fourth.
19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20The sons of Oziel; Micha the chief, and Isia the second.
20The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
21The sons of Merari; Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Mooli; Eleazar, and Kis.
21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22And Eleazar died, and he had no sons, but daughters: and the sons of Kis, their brethren, took them .
22Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
23The sons of Musi; Mooli, and Eder, and Jarimoth, three.
23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24These [are] the sons of Levi according to the housesof 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.
24These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’ houses of those who were counted individually, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of Yahweh’s house, from twenty years old and upward.
25For David said, The Lord God of Israelhas given rest to his people, and has taken up his abode in Jerusalem for ever.
25For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
26And the Levites bore not the tabernacle, and all the vessels of it for its service.
26Also the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.”
27For by the last words of David was the number of the Levites [taken] from twenty years old and upward.
27For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were counted, from twenty years old and upward.
28For 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;
28For their duty was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of Yahweh’s house—in the courts, in the rooms, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of God’s house;
29and 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;
29for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all measurements of quantity and size;
30and to stand in the morning to praise and give thanks to the Lord, and so in the evening;
30and to stand every morning to thank and praise Yahweh, and likewise in the evening;
31and [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.
31and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Yahweh;
32And 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.
32and that they should keep the duty of the Tent of Meeting, the duty of the holy place, and the duty of the sons of Aaron their brothers for the service of Yahweh’s house.