1 Chronicles 23
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.