1 Chronicles 23

Solomon Reigns

11Now when DavidH1732 2reachedH2204 oldH2204 ageH3117, 3he madeH4427 his sonH1121 SolomonH8010 kingH4427 overH5921 IsraelH3478. 2And he gatheredH622 together allH3605 the leadersH8269 of IsraelH3478 with the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881.

Offices of the Levites

34Now the LevitesH3881 were countedH5608 from thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, and 5their numberH4557 by 6headH1538 countH1538 of menH1397 was thirty-eightH7970H8083 thousandH505. 4Of theseH428, twenty-fourH702H6242 thousandH505 were 7to overseeH5329 the workH4399 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068; and sixH8337 thousandH505 were 8officersH7860 and judgesH8199, 5and fourH702 thousandH505 were gatekeepersH7778, and 9fourH702 thousandH505 were praisingH1984 the LordH3068 with the instrumentsH3627 whichH834 10David madeH6213 for givingH1984 praiseH1984. 6DavidH1732 dividedH2505 them into divisionsH4256 11according to the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878: GershonH1648, KohathH6955, and MerariH4847.

Gershonites

7Of the GershonitesH1649 there were 12LadanH3936 and ShimeiH8096. 8The sonsH1121 of LadanH3936 were JehielH3171 the firstH7218, and ZethamH2241 and JoelH3100, threeH7969. 9The sonsH1121 of ShimeiH8096 were ShelomothH8013, HazielH2381, and HaranH2039, threeH7969. TheseH428 were the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households of LadanH3936. 10The sonsH1121 of ShimeiH8096 were JahathH3189, 13ZinaH2126, JeushH3266, and BeriahH1283. TheseH428 fourH702 were the sonsH1121 of ShimeiH8096. 11JahathH3189 was the firstH7218 and ZizahH2125 the secondH8145; but JeushH3266 and BeriahH1283 did not haveH7235 manyH7235 sonsH1121, so they becameH1961 a father’sH1 householdH1004, oneH259 groupH6486 forH6486 dutyH6486.

Kohathites

12The sonsH1121 of KohathH6955 were fourH702 in number: AmramH6019, IzharH3324, HebronH2275, and UzzielH5816. 1314The sonsH1121 of AmramH6019 were AaronH175 and MosesH4872. And 15AaronH175 was setH914 apartH914 to sanctifyH6942 him as mostH6944 holyH6944, he and his sonsH1121 foreverH5704H5769, 16to burnH6999 incenseH6999 beforeH6440 the LordH3068, to serveH8334 Him and blessH1288 in His nameH8034 foreverH5704H5769. 14But as for 17MosesH4872, the manH376 of GodH430, his sonsH1121 were namedH7121 amongH5921 the tribeH7626 of LeviH3878. 15The sonsH1121 of MosesH4872 were GershomH1647 and EliezerH461. 16The 18sonH1121 of GershomH1647 was 19ShebuelH7619 the chiefH7218. 17The 20sonH1121 of EliezerH461 was RehabiahH7345 the chiefH7218; and EliezerH461 hadH1961 noH3808 otherH312 sonsH1121, but the sonsH1121 of RehabiahH7345 wereH7235 veryH4605 manyH7235. 18The 21sonH1121 of IzharH3324 was 22ShelomithH8019 the chiefH7218. 19The sonsH1121 of HebronH2275 were JeriahH3404 the firstH7218, AmariahH568 the secondH8145, JahazielH3166 the thirdH7992, and JekameamH3360 the fourthH7243. 20The sonsH1121 of UzzielH5816 were MicahH4318 the firstH7218 and IsshiahH3449 the secondH8145.

Merarites

21The sonsH1121 of MerariH4847 were MahliH4249 and MushiH4187. The sonsH1121 of MahliH4249 were EleazarH499 and KishH7027. 22EleazarH499 diedH4191 and hadH1961 noH3808 sonsH1121, but onlyH518 daughtersH1323; so their relativesH251, the sonsH1121 of KishH7027, tookH5375 them as wives. 23The sonsH1121 of MushiH4187 were threeH7969: MahliH4249, EderH5740, and JeremothH3406.

Duties Revised

2423TheseH428 were the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878 according to their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households of those among them who were 24countedH6485, in the numberH4557 of namesH8034 by their 25headH1538 countH1538, doingH6213 the workH4399 for the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, 26from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605. 25For DavidH1732 saidH559, “The LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478 27has givenH5117 restH5117 to His peopleH5971, and He dwellsH7931 in JerusalemH3389 foreverH5704H5769. 26AlsoH1571, 28the LevitesH3881 will noH369 longer need to carryH5375 the tabernacleH4908 and allH3605 its utensilsH3627 for its serviceH5656.” 27For by the lastH314 wordsH1697 of DavidH1732, the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878 were countedH4557 from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605. 28For their officeH4612 is 29to assistH3027 the sonsH1121 of AaronH175 with the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, in the courtyardsH2691 and in the chambersH3957, and in the purificationH2893 of allH3605 holyH6944 thingsH6944, and the workH4639 of the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of GodH430, 2930and with the showbreadH3899H4635, and 31the fineH5560 flourH5560 for a grain offeringH4503, and unleavenedH4682 wafersH7550, or 32what is baked in the panH4227 or 33what is well-mixedH7246, and 34allH3605 measuresH4060 of volumeH4884 and sizeH4060. 30They are to standH5975 everyH1242 morningH1242 to thankH3034 and to praiseH1984 the LordH3068, and likewiseH3651 at eveningH6153, 31and to offerH5927 allH3605 burntH5930 offeringsH5930 to the LordH3068, 35on the SabbathsH7676, the newH2320 moonsH2320 and 36the appointedH4150 festivalsH4150, in the numberH4557 determined by the ordinanceH4941 concerningH5921 them, continuallyH8548 beforeH6440 the LordH3068. 32So 37they are to performH8104 the 38dutiesH4931 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150, the holyH6944 place, and 39of assisting the sonsH1121 of AaronH175 their relativesH251, for the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068.