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1st CHRONICLES 23

KING JAMES BIBLE

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.

KING JAMES 1611

1 So when Dauid was old and full of dayes, he made Solomon his sonne king ouer Israel.

2 And he gathered together all the Princes of Israel, with the Priests and the Leuites.

3 Now the Leuites were numbred from the age of thirtie yeeres and vpward: and their number, by their polles, man by man, was thirtie and eight thousand.

4 Of which, twentie and foure thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord: and sixe thousand were Officers and Iudges.

5 Moreouer, foure thousand were porters, and foure thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made (said Dauid) to praise therewith.

6 And Dauid diuided them into courses among the sonnes of Leui, namely Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 Of the Gershonites were Laadan, and Shimei.

8 The sonnes of Laadan, the chiefe was Iehiel, and Zetham, and Ioel, three.

9 The sonnes of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chiefe of the fathers of Laadan.

10 And the sonnes of Shimei were: Iahath, Zina, and Ieush, and Beriah. These foure were the sonnes of Shimei.

11 And Iahath was the chiefe, and Ziza the second: but Ieush and Beriah had not many sonnes: therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their fathers house.

12 The sonnes of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, foure.

13 The sonnes of Amram: Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctifie the most holy things, he and his sonnes for euer, to burne incense before the Lord, to minister vnto him, and to blesse in his Name for euer.

14 Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sonnes were named of the tribe of Leui.

15 The sonnes of Moses were: Gershom and Eliezer.

16 Of the sonnes of Gershom Shebuel was the chiefe.

17 And the sonnes of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chiefe. And Eliezer had none other sonnes: but the sonnes of Rehabiah were very many.

18 Of the sonnes of Izhar, Shelomith the chiefe.

19 Of the sonnes of Hebron, Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the third, and Iekamiam the fourth.

20 Of the sonnes of Uzziel: Michah the first, and Iesiah the second.

21 The sonnes of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sonnes of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

22 And Eleazar died, and had no sonnes but daughters: and their brethren the sonnes of Kish tooke them.

23 The sonnes of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth, three.

24 These were the sonnes of Leui after the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polles, that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord, from the age of twentie yeeres and vpward.

25 For Dauid sayd, The Lord God of Israel hath giuen rest vnto his people, that they may dwell in Ierusalem for euer.

26 And also vnto the Leuites: they shall no more cary the Tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the seruice thereof.

27 For by the last words of Dauid, the Leuites were numbred from twentie yeeres olde, and aboue:

28 Because their office was to wait on the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the worke of the seruice of the house of God:

29 Both for the shew-bread, and for the fine floure for meat offering, and for the vnleauened cakes, and for that which is baked in the panne, and for that which is fried, and for all maner of measures and size:

30 And to stand euery morning to thanke and praise the Lord, and likewise at Euen:

31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices vnto the Lord in the Sabbaths, in the new moones, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded vnto them continually before the Lord:

32 And that they should keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sonnes of Aaron their brethren, in the seruice of the house of the Lord.

Compare Verse to Verse

I == 1st Kings 1:33-39 ; 1st Chr 28:5

 

 

III == Num 4:3 , 27

 

 

IV == Deut 16:18 ; 1st Chr 26:29 ; 2nd Cjr 19:8

 

V == 2nd Chr 29:25-26 ; Amos 6:5

 

 

VI == Ex 6:16 ; Num 26:57 ; 1st Chr 6:1 ; 2nd Chr 8:14 ; 29:25

VII == 1st chr 6:17 ; 26:21

 

 

 

 

 

X == 1st Chr 23:11

 

 

 

 

 

XII == Ex 6:18

 

 

XIII == Ex 6:20 ; 28:1 ; 30:7 ; Num 6:23 ; 16:40 ; Deut 21:5 ; 1st Sam 2:28 ; Heb 5:4

 

 

 

 

XV == Ex 2:22 ; 18:3-4

XVI == 1st Chr 26:24

XVII == 1st Chr 26:25

 

 

 

XIX == 1st Chr 24:23

 

 

 

XXI == 1st Chr 24:26 , 29

XXII == Num 36:6 , 8 ; 1st Chr 24:28

 

XXIII == 1st Chr 24:30

 

XXIV == Num 1:3 ; 4:3 ; 8:24 ; 10:17 , 21 ; 1st Chr 23:27 ; Ezra 3:8

 

 

XXV == 1st Chr 22:18

 

 

XXVI == Num 4:5

 

 

 

XXVIII == Neh 11:24

 

XXIX == Ex 25:30 ; Lev 2:4-5 , 7 ; 6:20 ; 19:35 ; 1st Chr 9:29

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXXI == Lev 23:4 ; Num 10:10 ; Ps 81:3

 

XXXII == Num 1:53 ; 3:6-9

 

 

THE NEW AMERICAN BIBLE

1 When David had grown old and was near the end of his days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

2 He then gathered together all the leaders of Israel, together with the priests and the Levites

3 The Levites thirty years old and above were counted, and their total number was found to be thirty-eight thousand men.

4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to direct the service of the house of the LORD, six thousand were to be officials and judges,

5 four thousand were to be gatekeepers, and four thousand were to praise the LORD with the instruments which David had devised for praise.

6 David divided them into classes according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 To the Gershonites belonged Ladan and Shimei.

8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, then Zetham and Joel; three in all. .

9 The sons of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran; three. These were the heads of the families of Ladan

10 The sons of Shimei were Jahath, Zizah, Jeush, and Beriah; these were the sons of Shimei, four in all.

11 Jahath was the chief and Zizah was second to him; but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons, and therefore they were classed as a single family, fulfilling a single office.

12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; four in all.

13 The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to be consecrated as most holy, he and his sons forever, to offer sacrifice before the LORD, to minister to him, and to bless his name forever.

14 As for Moses, however, the man of God, his sons were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.

15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.

16 The sons of Gershom: Shubael the chief.

17 The sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the chief - Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.

18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah, the chief, Amariah, the second, Jahaziel, the third, and Jekameam, the fourth.

20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah, the chief, and Isshiah, the second.

21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

22 Eleazar died leaving no sons, only daughters; the sons of Kish, their kinsmen, married them.

23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth; three in all.

24 These were the sons of Levi according to their ancestral houses, the family heads as they were enrolled one by one according to their names. They performed the work of the service of the house of the LORD from twenty years of age upward,

25 David said: "The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and has taken up his dwelling in Jerusalem.

26 Henceforth the Levites need not carry the Dwelling or any of its furnishings or equipment.

27 for David's final orders were to enlist the Levites from the time they were twenty years old.

28 Rather, their duty shall be to assist the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, having charge of the courts, the chambers, and the preservation of everything holy: they shall take part in the service of the house of God.

29 They shall also have charge of the showbread, of the fine flour for the cereal offering, of the wafers of unleavened bread, and of the baking and mixing, and of all measures of quantity and size.

30 They must be present every morning to offer thanks and to praise the LORD, and likewise in the evening;

31 and at every offering of holocausts to the LORD on sabbaths, new moons, and feast days, in such numbers as are prescribed, they must always be present before the LORD.

32 They shall observe what is prescribed for them concerning the meeting tent, the sanctuary, and the sons of Aaron, their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD."

COMMENTARIE

v 1,2. With 1 Chr. 28:1, we see that he gathered his own sons and everyone else who had any official capacity in Israel.

 

v 3-6. There were 38,000 Levites over 30 years of age, the age at which they began full service, Num. 4:3. The number is given for specific tasks: 24,000 to oversee the house of the Lord; 6,000 officers and judges; 4,000 porters; 4,000 instrumentalists.

 

 

 

 

 

v 7-11. Gershonites listed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 12-20. Kohathites listed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 21-23. Merarites listed.

 

 

 

v 24-32. It is believed Levites had started apprentice work at 20, but David lowers the full service age to 20 in the new situation. After the tabernacle was built there was no need for carrying, so David assigned them to various duties about the tabernacle. It included, but not limited, to taking care of the various kinds of bread, offering various sacrifices and other duties about the tabernacle. Previously, individuals killed and dressed out the animals brought for sacrifice, but now the Levites will be doing that. Considering all that was to be done in this large complex, 1000 serving at one time is felt to be reasonable by authorities.