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1 Chronicles 23
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
1Now David was old and full of days; and he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
1And David is old, and satisfied with days, and causeth his son Solomon to reign over Israel,
2And he got together all the chiefs of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
2and gathereth all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;
3And the Levites, all those of thirty years old and over, were numbered; and the number of them, by heads, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
3and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, by their polls, is of mighty men thirty and eight thousand.
4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to be overseers of the work of the house of the Lord, and six thousand were judges and men of authority;
4Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand,
5Four thousand were door-keepers; and four thousand gave praise to the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, for giving praise.
5and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, `with instruments that I made for praising,' <FI>saith David.<Fi>
6And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
6And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham and Joel, three.
8Sons of Laadan: the head <FI>is<Fi> Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three; these were the heads of the families of Ladan.
9Sons of Shimei <FI>are<Fi> Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three; these <FI>are<Fi> heads of the fathers of Laadan.
10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zizah and Jeush and Beriah; these four were the sons of Shimei.
10And sons of Shimei <FI>are<Fi> Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these <FI>are<Fi> sons of Shimei, four.
11Jahath was the chief and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah had only a small number of sons, so they were grouped together as one family.
11And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering.
12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
12Sons of Kohath <FI>are<Fi> Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was made separate and holy, he and his sons for ever, for the care of the most holy things and the burning of offerings before the Lord, to do his work and give blessings in his name for ever.
13Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron is separated for his sanctifying the holy of holies, he and his sons--unto the age, to make perfume before Jehovah, to serve Him, and to bless in His name--unto the age.
14And the sons of Moses, the man of God, were put into the list of the tribe of Levi.
14As to Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi.
17And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the first; and Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had a great number.
17And sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.
19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
19Sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first, and Isshiah the second.
20Sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Ishshiah, the second.
21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
21Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22And at his death Eleazar had no sons, but only daughters, and their relations, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
22And Eleazar dieth, and he had no sons, but daughters, and sons of Kish their brethren take them.
23The sons of Mushi: Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth, three.
23Sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth, three.
24These were the sons of Levi, grouped by families, the heads of the families of those who were numbered by name, by heads, all those of twenty years old and over who did the work of the house of the Lord.
24These <FI>are<Fi> sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their polls, doing the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from a son of twenty years and upward,
25For David said, The Lord, the God of Israel, has given his people rest, and he has made his resting-place in Jerusalem for ever;
25for David said, `Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given rest to His people, and He doth tabernacle in Jerusalem unto the age;'
26And from now, there will be no need for the House of the Lord, and the vessels used in it, to be moved about by the Levites.
26and also of the Levites, `None <FI>are<Fi> to bear the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service;'
27So among the last acts of David was the numbering of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and over.
27for by the last words of David they <FI>took<Fi> the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,
28Their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron in all the work of the house of the Lord, in the open spaces and in the rooms, in the making clean of all the holy things, in doing all the work of the house of the Lord,
28for their station <FI>is<Fi> at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God,
29The holy bread was in their care, and the crushed grain for the meal offering, of unleavened cakes or meal cooked over the fire or in water; they had control of all sorts of weights and measures;
29and for the bread of the arrangement, and for fine flour for present, and for the thin unleavened cakes, and for <FI>the work of<Fi> the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all <FI>liquid<Fi> measure and <FI>solid<Fi> measure;
30They had to take their places every morning to give praise and make melody to the Lord, and in the same way at evening;
30and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks, and to give praise to Jehovah, and so at evening;
31At every offering of burned offerings to the Lord, on Sabbaths, and at the new moons, and on the regular feasts, in the number ordered by the law, at all times before the Lord;
31and for all the burnt-offerings--burnt-offerings to Jehovah for sabbaths, for new moons, and for appointed seasons, by number, according to the ordinance upon them continually, before Jehovah.
32And they had the care of the Tent of meeting and the holy place, under the direction of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the work of the house of the Lord.
32And they have kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren, for the service of the house of Jehovah.