23:1 And David was old and full of days; and
he made Solomon his son king over Israel in his stead.
23:2 And he assembled all the chief men of Israel, and the priests, and the
Levites.
23:3 And the Levites numbered [themselves] from thirty years old and upward;
and their number by their polls amounted to thirty and eight thousand men.
23:4 Of the overseers over the works of the house of Yehovah [there were]
twenty-four thousand, and [there were] six thousand scribes and judges;
23:5 and four thousand door-keepers, and four thousand to praise Yehovah
with instruments which he made to praise Yehovah.
23:6 And David divided them [into] daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for
Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
23:7 And for [the family of] Gedson, Edan, and Semei.
23:8 The sons of Edan [were] Jeiel, the chief, and Zethan, and Joel, three.
23:9 The sons of Semei; Salomith, Jeiel, and Dan, three: these [were] the
chiefs of the families of Edan.
23:10 And to the sons of Semei, Jeth, and Ziza, and Joas, and Beria: these
[were] the four sons of Semei.
23:11 And 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.
23:12 The sons of Caath; Ambram, Isaar, Chebron, Oziel, four.
23:13 The sons of Ambram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was appointed for the
consecration of the most holy things, he and his sons or ever, to burn
incense before Yehovah, to minister and bless in his name for ever.
23:14 And [as for] Moses the man of Elohim, his sons were reckoned to the tribe
of Levi.
23:15 The sons of Moses; Gersam, and Eliezer.
23:16 The sons of Gersam; Subael the chief.
23:17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rabia the chief: and Eliezer had no
other sons; but the sons of Rabia were very greatly multiplied.
23:18 The sons of Isaar; Salomoth the chief.
23:19 The sons of Chebron; Jeria the chief, Amaria the second, Jeziel the
third, Jekemias the fourth.
23:20 The sons of Oziel; Micha the chief, and Isia the second.
23:21 The sons of Merari; Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Mooli; Eleazar, and
Kis.
23:22 And Eleazar died, and he had no sons, but daughters: and the sons of
Kis, their brethren, took them.
23:23 The sons of Musi; Mooli, and Eder, and Jarimoth, three.
23:24 These [are] the sons of Levi according to the houses of 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 Yehovah, from twenty years old and upward.
23:25 For David said, Yehovah Elohim of Israel has given rest to his people,
and has taken up his abode in Jerusalem for ever.
23:26 And the Levites bore not the tabernacle, and all the vessels of it for
its service.
23:27 For by the last words of David was the number of the Levites [taken]
from twenty years old and upward.
23:28 For he appointed them to wait on Aaron, to minister in the house of
Yehovah, 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
Elohim;
23:29 and for the shew-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;
23:30 and to stand in the morning to praise and give thanks to Yehovah, and
so in the evening;
23:31 and [to be] over all the whole-burnt-offerings that were offered up to
Yehovah on the sabbaths, and at the new moons, and at the feasts, by
number, according to the order [given] to them, continually before Yehovah.
23:32 And 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 Yehovah. |
23:1 So when David was old and full of days,
he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
23:2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests
and the Levites.
23:3 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.
23:4 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the
house of Yehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges:
23:5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised Yehovah
with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
23:6 And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely,
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
23:7 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
23:8 The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
23:9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were
the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
23:10 And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah.
These four were the sons of Shimei.
23:11 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.
23:12 The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
23:13 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 Yehovah, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for
ever.
23:14 Now concerning Moses the man of Elohim, his sons were named of the tribe
of Levi.
23:15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
23:16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
23:17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none
other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
23:18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
23:19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel
the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
23:20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first and Jesiah the second.
23:21 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and
Kish.
23:22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren
the sons of Kish took them.
23:23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
23:24 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 Yehovah, from the
age of twenty years and upward.
23:25 For David said, Yehovah Elohim of Israel hath given rest unto his
people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
23:26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle,
nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
23:27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty
years old and above:
23:28 Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service
of the house of Yehovah, 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
Elohim;
23:29 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;
23:30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise Yehovah, and likewise
at even:
23:31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto Yehovah in the sabbaths, in
the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order
commanded unto them, continually before Yehovah:
23:32 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 Yehovah. |