1 Chronicles 23
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1 So when David was old and
full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 And he gathered together all the princes
of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3 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 which, twenty and four thousand were
to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were
officers and judges:
5 Moreover four thousand were
porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said
David, to praise therewith.
6 And David divided them into courses
among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan,
and Shimei.
8 The sons of Laadan; the chief was
Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and
Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
10 And the sons of Shimei were,
Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
11 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 Kohath; Amram, Izhar,
Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 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 the LORD, to minister unto him, and to
bless in his name for ever.
14 Now concerning Moses the man of
God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom,
and Eliezer.
16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was
the chief.
17 And the sons of Eliezer were,
Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah
were very many.
18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the
chief.
19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the
first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the
first, and Jesiah the second.
21 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi.
The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but
daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and
Jeremoth, three.
24 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 the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
25 For David said, The LORD God of Israel
hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
26 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 the
Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
28 Because their office was to wait
on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, 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 God;
29 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 every morning to thank and
praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto
the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number,
according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:
32 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
the LORD.
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