1 Chronicles 23

1And DavidH1732 was old and full of daysH3117; and he made SolomonH8010 his sonH1121 kingH4427 over IsraelH3478. 2And he gatheredH622 together all the princesH8269 of IsraelH3478, with the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881. 3And the LevitesH3881 wereH1961 numbered from thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 old and upwardH4605; and their numberH4557, by their polls, manH1397 by manH1397, wasH1961 thirty-eight thousandH505. 4Of these, twenty-four thousandH505 were to preside over the workH4399 of the houseH1004 of Jehovah; and sixH8337 thousandH505 were officersH7860 and judgesH8199; 5and fourH702 thousandH505 were doorkeepers; and fourH702 thousandH505 praisedH1984 Jehovah with the instrumentsH3627 which I madeH6213, [said David,] to praiseH1984 [therewith]. 6And DavidH1732 dividedH2505 them into courses according to the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878: Gershon, KohathH6955, and MerariH4847. 7Of the Gershonites: Laadan and ShimeiH8096. 8The sonsH1121 of Laadan: the headH7218 was JehielH3171, and ZethamH2241, and JoelH3100, threeH7969. 9The sonsH1121 of ShimeiH8096: Shelomith, and Haziel, and HaranH2039, threeH7969. These were the chiefH7218 fathersH1 of Laadan. 10And the sonsH1121 of ShimeiH8096: JahathH3189, Ziza, and JeushH3266, and BeriahH1283. These were the fourH702 sonsH1121 of ShimeiH8096. 11And JahathH3189 wasH1961 the headH7218, and Ziza the secondH8145; and JeushH3266 and BeriahH1283 had not manyH7235 sonsH1121: as father's houseH1004, therefore, they wereH1961 reckoned as oneH259. 12The sonsH1121 of KohathH6955: AmramH6019, Jizhar, HebronH2275, and UzzielH5816, fourH702. 13The sonsH1121 of AmramH6019: AaronH175 and MosesH4872. And AaronH175 was separatedH914, that he should be hallowed as most holyH6944, he and his sonsH1121 for everH5769, to offer before Jehovah, to do service to him, and to blessH1288 in his nameH8034 for everH5769. 14— And as to MosesH4872 the manH376 of 1GodH430, his sonsH1121 were named of the tribeH7626 of LeviH3878. 15The sonsH1121 of MosesH4872: GershomH1647 and EliezerH461. 16The sonsH1121 of GershomH1647: ShebuelH7619 the headH7218. 17And the sonsH1121 of EliezerH461: RehabiahH7345 the headH7218; and EliezerH461 had no otherH312 sonsH1121, but the sonsH1121 of RehabiahH7345 wereH1961 very manyH7235. 18— The sonsH1121 of Jizhar: ShelomithH8019 the headH7218. 19The sonsH1121 of HebronH2275: JeriahH3404 the headH7218, AmariahH568 the secondH8145, JahazielH3166 the thirdH7992, and JekameamH3360 the fourthH7243. 20The sonsH1121 of UzzielH5816: MicahH4318 the headH7218, and Jishijah the secondH8145. 21The sonsH1121 of MerariH4847: MahliH4249 and MushiH4187. The sonsH1121 of MahliH4249: EleazarH499 and KishH7027. 22And EleazarH499 diedH4191, and had no sonsH1121, but daughtersH1323; and their brethren the sonsH1121 of KishH7027 tookH5375 them. 23The sonsH1121 of MushiH4187: MahliH4249, and EderH5740, and JeremothH3406, threeH7969. 24These were the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878 according to their fathers' housesH1004, the chiefH7218 fathersH1, as they were reckoned, by numberH4557 of namesH8034 by their polls, who did the workH4399 of the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of Jehovah, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 old and upwardH4605. 25For DavidH1732 saidH559, Jehovah the 2GodH430 of IsraelH3478 has givenH5117 restH5117 to his peopleH5971, and he will dwellH7931 in JerusalemH3389 for everH5769; 26and the LevitesH3881 alsoH1571 have no more to carryH5375 the tabernacleH4908, nor any of its vesselsH3627 for its serviceH5656. 27For by the lastH314 wordsH1697 of DavidH1732 was this [done], — the numberingH4557 of the sonsH1121 of LeviH3881 from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 old and upwardH4605. 28For their placeH6944 was by the side of the sonsH1121 of AaronH175 for the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of all holyH6944 thingsH6944, and [for] the workH4639 of the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of 3GodH430; 29and for the loaves to be set in rowsH4635, and for the fineH5560 flourH5560 for the oblation, and for the unleavenedH4682 cakes, and for [what is baked in] the pan, and for that which is saturated [with oil], and for all measureH4884 of capacity and sizeH4060; 30and to standH5975 every morningH1242 to thankH3034 and praiseH1984 Jehovah, and likewise at even; 31and for all burnt-offerings offeredH5927 up to Jehovah on the sabbathsH7676, on the newH2320 moonsH2320, and on the set feastsH4150, by numberH4557, according to the ordinanceH4941 concerning them, continuallyH8548, before Jehovah; 32and they keptH8104 the chargeH4931 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150, and the chargeH4931 of the sanctuaryH6944, and the chargeH4931 of the sonsH1121 of AaronH175 their brethren, in the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of Jehovah.