23:1 When
David
was
old
and
full
of
days,
he
made
Solomon
his
son
king
over
Israel.
23:2 David
assembled
all
the
leaders
of
Israel
and
the
priests
and
the
Levites.
23:3 The
Levites,
thirty
years
old
and
upward,
were
numbered,
and
the
total
was
38,000
men.
23:4 "Twenty-four
thousand
of
these,"
David
said,
"shall
have
charge
of
the
work
in
the
house
of
the
LORD,
6,000
shall
be
officers
and
judges,
23:5 4,000
gatekeepers,
and
4,000
shall
offer
praises
to
the
LORD
with
the
instruments
that
I
have
made
for
praise."
23:6 And
David
organized
them
in
divisions
corresponding
to
the
sons
of
Levi:
Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
23:7 The
sons
of
Gershon
were
Ladan
and
Shimei.
23:8 The
sons
of
Ladan:
Jehiel
the
chief,
and
Zetham,
and
Joel,
three.
23:9 The
sons
of
Shimei:
Shelomoth,
Haziel,
and
Haran,
three.
These
were
the
heads
of
the
fathers'
houses
of
Ladan.
23:10 And
the
sons
of
Shimei:
Jahath,
Zina,
and
Jeush
and
Beriah.
These
four
were
the
sons
of
Shimei.
23:11 Jahath
was
the
chief,
and
Zizah
the
second;
but
Jeush
and
Beriah
did
not
have
many
sons,
therefore
they
became
counted
as
a
single
father's
house.
23:12 The
sons
of
Kohath:
Amram,
Izhar,
Hebron,
and
Uzziel,
four.
23:13 The
sons
of
Amram:
Aaron
and
Moses.
Aaron
was
set
apart
to
dedicate
the
most
holy
things,
that
he
and
his
sons
forever
should
make
offerings
before
the
LORD
and
minister
to
him
and
pronounce
blessings
in
his
name
forever.
23:14 But
the
sons
of
Moses
the
man
of
God
were
named
among
the
tribe
of
Levi.
23:15 The
sons
of
Moses:
Gershom
and
Eliezer.
23:16 The
sons
of
Gershom:
Shebuel
the
chief.
23:17 The
sons
of
Eliezer:
Rehabiah
the
chief.
Eliezer
had
no
other
sons,
but
the
sons
of
Rehabiah
were
very
many.
23:18 The
sons
of
Izhar:
Shelomith
the
chief.
23:19 The
sons
of
Hebron:
Jeriah
the
chief,
Amariah
the
second,
Jahaziel
the
third,
and
Jekameam
the
fourth.
23:20 The
sons
of
Uzziel:
Micah
the
chief
and
Isshiah
the
second.
23:21 The
sons
of
Merari:
Mahli
and
Mushi.
The
sons
of
Mahli:
Eleazar
and
Kish.
23:22 Eleazar
died
having
no
sons,
but
only
daughters;
their
kinsmen,
the
sons
of
Kish,
married
them.
23:23 The
sons
of
Mushi:
Mahli,
Eder,
and
Jeremoth,
three.
23:24 These
were
the
sons
of
Levi
by
their
fathers'
houses,
the
heads
of
fathers'
houses
as
they
were
listed
according
to
the
number
of
the
names
of
the
individuals
from
twenty
years
old
and
upward
who
were
to
do
the
work
for
the
service
of
the
house
of
the
LORD.
23:25 For
David
said,
"The
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
has
given
rest
to
his
people,
and
he
dwells
in
Jerusalem
forever.
23:26 And
so
the
Levites
no
longer
need
to
carry
the
tabernacle
or
any
of
the
things
for
its
service."
23:27 For
by
the
last
words
of
David
the
sons
of
Levi
were
numbered
from
twenty
years
old
and
upward.
23:28 For
their
duty
was
to
assist
the
sons
of
Aaron
for
the
service
of
the
house
of
the
LORD,
having
the
care
of
the
courts
and
the
chambers,
the
cleansing
of
all
that
is
holy,
and
any
work
for
the
service
of
the
house
of
God.
23:29 Their
duty
was
also
to
assist
with
the
showbread,
the
flour
for
the
grain
offering,
the
wafers
of
unleavened
bread,
the
baked
offering,
the
offering
mixed
with
oil,
and
all
measures
of
quantity
or
size.
23:30 And
they
were
to
stand
every
morning,
thanking
and
praising
the
LORD,
and
likewise
at
evening,
23:31 and
whenever
burnt
offerings
were
offered
to
the
LORD
on
Sabbaths,
new
moons,
and
feast
days,
according
to
the
number
required
of
them,
regularly
before
the
LORD.
23:32 Thus
they
were
to
keep
charge
of
the
tent
of
meeting
and
the
sanctuary,
and
to
attend
the
sons
of
Aaron,
their
brothers,
for
the
service
of
the
house
of
the
LORD.