1 Chronicles 23
1So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
וְדָוִיד זָקֵן וְשָׂבַע יָמִים וַיַּמְלֵךְ אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹה בְנֹו עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ (2246)
See also: Exodus 23:26, 1 Chronicles 29:28, 1 Chronicles 28:5, 1 Kings 1:1, 1 Kings 1:33-39, 1 Chronicles 9:22, 1 Chronicles 29:22, Genesis 15:15, Numbers 1:50, 2 Chronicles 24:15, 2 Chronicles 35:4, Numbers 8:15, 1 Kings 1:30, 1 Kings 1:35, 2 Chronicles 8:14, 2 Chronicles 23:18, 2 Chronicles 31:2, Ezra 6:18, Nehemiah 7:1, Nehemiah 12:24
2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֶת־כָּל־שָׂרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם׃ (1892)
See also: 1 Chronicles 28:1, Joshua 23:2, Joshua 24:1, 1 Chronicles 6:48, 1 Chronicles 13:1, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 1 Chronicles 25:1, 2 Chronicles 34:29-30
3Now 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.
וַיִּסָּפְרוּ הַלְוִיִּם מִבֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וָמָעְלָה וַיְהִי מִסְפָּרָם לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם לִגְבָרִים שְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁמֹונָה אָלֶף׃ (4201)
See also: Numbers 8:24, 1 Chronicles 23:24, Numbers 4:3, Numbers 4:2-49, Numbers 4:23, Numbers 4:35, Numbers 4:47, 2 Samuel 7:5, 2 Kings 11:5, 1 Chronicles 23:27, 2 Chronicles 23:4, 2 Chronicles 31:16, Ezra 8:17
4Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
מֵאֵלֶּה לְנַצֵּחַ עַל־מְלֶאכֶת בֵּית־יְהוָה עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָלֶף וְשֹׁטְרִים וְשֹׁפְטִים שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים׃ (4469)
See also: Deuteronomy 16:18, 1 Chronicles 26:29, 2 Chronicles 19:8, Ezekiel 44:24, Ezra 3:8, Exodus 22:8, Deuteronomy 17:8-10, 1 Chronicles 6:48, 1 Chronicles 9:28-32, 1 Chronicles 23:28-32, 1 Chronicles 26:20-27, 2 Chronicles 34:13, Ezra 7:25, Nehemiah 3:17, Nehemiah 11:9, Nehemiah 11:22, Malachi 2:7, Acts 20:28
5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים שֹׁעֲרִים וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים מְהַלְלִים לַיהוָה בַּכֵּלִים אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי לְהַלֵּל׃ (3999)
See also: Psalms 87:7, 2 Chronicles 29:25, 2 Chronicles 29:26, 1 Chronicles 25:7, 2 Chronicles 5:12, 2 Chronicles 20:19, 1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 25:1, 2 Chronicles 8:14, 2 Chronicles 34:12, Nehemiah 12:36, Amos 6:5, 1 Kings 10:12, 1 Chronicles 6:31-48, 1 Chronicles 9:17-27, 1 Chronicles 9:33, 1 Chronicles 13:8, 1 Chronicles 16:38, 1 Chronicles 16:41-42, 1 Chronicles 25:6
6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
וַיֶּחָלְקֵם דָּוִיד מַחְלְקֹות ס לִבְנֵי לֵוִי לְגֵרְשֹׁון קְהָת וּמְרָרִי׃ (2550)
See also: 1 Chronicles 24:1, 1 Chronicles 6:1, 2 Chronicles 8:14, 1 Chronicles 6:16, 2 Chronicles 29:25, Ezra 6:18, Exodus 6:16-24, Numbers 26:57-58, 1 Chronicles 6:43, 1 Chronicles 23:21, 1 Chronicles 26:1, 1 Chronicles 28:13, 2 Chronicles 31:2, 2 Chronicles 35:10
7Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי לַעְדָּן וְשִׁמְעִי׃ (1173)
See also: Exodus 6:17, 1 Chronicles 6:17, 1 Chronicles 26:21, Numbers 3:18, 1 Chronicles 15:7, 2 Chronicles 29:12, Zechariah 12:13
8The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
בְּנֵי לַעְדָּן הָרֹאשׁ יְחִיאֵל וְזֵתָם וְיֹואֵל שְׁלֹשָׁה׃ (1922)
See also: 1 Chronicles 15:7, 1 Chronicles 26:22, 1 Chronicles 6:33-34, 1 Chronicles 15:11, 1 Chronicles 15:17-18, 1 Chronicles 15:20-21, 1 Chronicles 29:8
9The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
בְּנֵי שִׁמְעִי [שְׁלֹמֹות כ] (שְׁלֹומִית ק) וַחֲזִיאֵל וְהָרָן שְׁלֹשָׁה אֵלֶּה רָאשֵׁי הָאָבֹות לְלַעְדָּן׃ (4267)
10And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
וּבְנֵי שִׁמְעִי יַחַת זִינָא וִיעוּשׁ וּבְרִיעָה אֵלֶּה בְנֵי־שִׁמְעִי אַרְבָּעָה׃ (2455)
See also: Zechariah 12:13
11And 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.
וַיְהִי־יַחַת הָרֹאשׁ וְזִיזָה הַשֵּׁנִי וִיעוּשׁ וּבְרִיעָה לֹא־הִרְבּוּ בָנִים וַיִּהְיוּ לְבֵית אָב לִפְקֻדָּה אֶחָת׃ (3496)
12The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
בְּנֵי קְהָת עַמְרָם יִצְהָר חֶבְרֹון וְעֻזִּיאֵל אַרְבָּעָה׃ (1890)
See also: Exodus 2:1, Exodus 6:18, 1 Chronicles 6:18, 1 Chronicles 15:10, 1 Chronicles 26:23, Numbers 3:19, Numbers 3:27, Numbers 26:58, 1 Chronicles 6:2, 1 Chronicles 15:9, 1 Chronicles 23:19, 1 Chronicles 24:20, 1 Chronicles 26:29, 1 Chronicles 26:30, Jeremiah 2:10
13The 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.
בְּנֵי עַמְרָם אַהֲרֹן וּמֹשֶׁה וַיִּבָּדֵל אַהֲרֹן לְהַקְדִּישֹׁו קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים הוּא־וּבָנָיו עַד־עֹולָם לְהַקְטִיר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לְשָׁרְתֹו וּלְבָרֵךְ בִּשְׁמֹו עַד־עֹולָם׃ (5258)
See also: Deuteronomy 21:5, Luke 1:9, Exodus 6:20, Numbers 6:23, Hebrews 5:4, Exodus 30:6-10, Exodus 30:7, 1 Samuel 2:28, Romans 1:1, Exodus 28:1-14, Exodus 29:33-37, Exodus 29:44, Exodus 30:34-38, Exodus 40:9-15, Leviticus 9:22-23, Leviticus 10:1-2, Leviticus 10:10, Leviticus 10:17-18, Leviticus 16:11-19, Leviticus 16:32-33
14Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
וּמֹשֶׁה אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים בָּנָיו יִקָּרְאוּ עַל־שֵׁבֶט הַלֵּוִי׃ (1600)
See also: Deuteronomy 33:1, Exodus 2:22, 1 Chronicles 26:23-25, Psalms 90:1, 1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Peter 1:21
15The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
בְּנֵי מֹשֶׁה גֵּרְשֹׁם וֶאֱלִיעֶזֶר׃ (1274)
See also: Exodus 2:22, Exodus 18:3-4, Exodus 18:4, Exodus 4:20, 1 Chronicles 26:24, 1 Chronicles 26:25
16Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
בְּנֵי גֵרְשֹׁום שְׁבוּאֵל הָרֹאשׁ׃ (1456)
17And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי־אֱלִיעֶזֶר רְחַבְיָה הָרֹאשׁ וְלֹא־הָיָה לֶאֱלִיעֶזֶר בָּנִים אֲחֵרִים וּבְנֵי רְחַבְיָה רָבוּ לְמָעְלָה׃ (2590)
See also: 1 Chronicles 24:21, 1 Chronicles 26:25
18Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
בְּנֵי יִצְהָר שְׁלֹמִית הָרֹאשׁ׃ (1653)
19Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
בְּנֵי חֶבְרֹון יְרִיָּהוּ הָרֹאשׁ אֲמַרְיָה הַשֵּׁנִי יַחֲזִיאֵל הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וִיקַמְעָם הָרְבִיעִי׃ (2970)
See also: 1 Chronicles 24:23, 1 Chronicles 26:31, 1 Chronicles 15:9, 1 Chronicles 23:12, 1 Chronicles 26:30
20Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first and Jesiah the second.
בְּנֵי עֻזִּיאֵל מִיכָה הָרֹאשׁ וְיִשִּׁיָּה הַשֵּׁנִי׃ (1457)
See also: 1 Chronicles 24:24, 1 Chronicles 24:25
21The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
בְּנֵי מְרָרִי מַחְלִי וּמוּשִׁי בְּנֵי מַחְלִי אֶלְעָזָר וְקִישׁ׃ (1836)
See also: Exodus 6:19, 1 Chronicles 6:19, Numbers 3:20, Numbers 3:33, 1 Chronicles 6:20, 1 Chronicles 6:30, 1 Chronicles 6:47, 1 Chronicles 23:6, 1 Chronicles 24:26-30, 1 Chronicles 24:27
22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
וַיָּמָת אֶלְעָזָר וְלֹא־הָיוּ לֹו בָּנִים כִּי אִם־בָּנֹות וַיִּשָּׂאוּם בְּנֵי־קִישׁ אֲחֵיהֶם׃ (2388)
23The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
בְּנֵי מוּשִׁי מַחְלִי וְעֵדֶר וִירֵמֹות שְׁלֹשָׁה׃ (2083)
See also: 1 Chronicles 24:30
24These 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.
אֵלֶּה בְנֵי־לֵוִי לְבֵית אֲבֹתֵיהֶם רָאשֵׁי הָאָבֹות לִפְקוּדֵיהֶם בְּמִסְפַּר שֵׁמֹות לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם עֹשֵׂה הַמְּלָאכָה לַעֲבֹדַת בֵּית יְהוָה מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָעְלָה׃ (6546)
See also: Numbers 10:17, Numbers 10:21, 1 Chronicles 23:3, Numbers 4:3, 2 Chronicles 31:17, Numbers 4:35, Numbers 8:24, 1 Chronicles 23:27, Ezra 3:8, Numbers 1:2-4, Numbers 1:18, Numbers 1:22, Numbers 2:32, Numbers 3:15, Numbers 3:20, Numbers 3:47, Numbers 4:23, Numbers 4:34-49, 1 Chronicles 24:4, 1 Chronicles 24:6
25For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
כִּי אָמַר דָּוִיד הֵנִיחַ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְעַמֹּו וַיִּשְׁכֹּן בִּירוּשָׁלִַם עַד־לְעֹולָם׃ (2351)
See also: 1 Chronicles 22:18, 2 Samuel 7:11, Psalms 132:13-14, 2 Samuel 7:1, Psalms 135:21, Isaiah 8:18, Zechariah 8:3, Colossians 2:9, Revelation 7:15, Deuteronomy 12:9, 1 Kings 8:13, 1 Kings 8:27, Psalms 9:11, Psalms 68:16, Psalms 68:18, 2 Corinthians 6:16, Joel 3:21
26And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
וְגַם לַלְוִיִּם אֵין־לָשֵׂאת אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלָיו לַעֲבֹדָתֹו׃ (2808)
See also: Numbers 4:5, 2 Chronicles 35:3, Numbers 7:9, Numbers 4:15, Numbers 4:35, Numbers 4:49, Deuteronomy 10:8, Ezra 8:17
27For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
כִּי בְדִבְרֵי דָוִיד הָאַחֲרֹנִים הֵמָּה מִסְפַּר בְּנֵי־לֵוִי מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וּלְמָעְלָה׃ (2372)
See also: 1 Chronicles 23:24, 2 Chronicles 31:17, Numbers 4:23, Numbers 4:47, 2 Samuel 23:1, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 1 Chronicles 23:3, Psalms 72:20
28Because 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;
כִּי מַעֲמָדָם לְיַד־בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן לַעֲבֹדַת בֵּית יְהוָה עַל־הַחֲצֵרֹות וְעַל־הַלְּשָׁכֹות וְעַל־טָהֳרַת לְכָל־קֹדֶשׁ וּמַעֲשֵׂה עֲבֹדַת בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים׃ (5810)
See also: 2 Chronicles 29:15, Ezekiel 44:14, Leviticus 2:4, 2 Chronicles 23:6, 2 Chronicles 31:11, 2 Chronicles 35:3-6, 2 Chronicles 35:11-14, Nehemiah 13:9, Ezekiel 40:17, Numbers 3:6-9, Numbers 3:7, Numbers 8:19, 1 Kings 6:5, 1 Chronicles 6:47, 1 Chronicles 9:28-29, 1 Chronicles 18:17, 1 Chronicles 23:4, 1 Chronicles 28:13, 2 Chronicles 23:18, 2 Chronicles 29:5
29Both 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;
וּלְלֶחֶם הַמַּעֲרֶכֶת וּלְסֹלֶת לְמִנְחָה וְלִרְקִיקֵי הַמַּצֹּות וְלַמַּחֲבַת וְלַמֻּרְבָּכֶת וּלְכָל־מְשׂוּרָה וּמִדָּה׃ (4381)
See also: Leviticus 19:35-36, Exodus 25:30, Leviticus 2:4-7, Leviticus 6:20-23, Leviticus 24:5-9, 1 Chronicles 9:29, Leviticus 7:9, Leviticus 24:8, Numbers 3:50, 1 Kings 7:48, 2 Chronicles 13:11, 2 Chronicles 29:18, Nehemiah 10:33, Matthew 12:4, Hebrews 9:2
30And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even:
וְלַעֲמֹד בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר לְהֹדֹות וּלְהַלֵּל לַיהוָה וְכֵן לָעָרֶב׃ (1738)
See also: Psalms 92:1-3, 1 Chronicles 9:27, 1 Chronicles 9:33, Ezra 3:10-11, Psalms 134:1, Exodus 29:39-42, 1 Chronicles 6:31-33, 1 Chronicles 16:37-42, 1 Chronicles 25:1-7, 2 Chronicles 5:12, 2 Chronicles 29:25-28, 2 Chronicles 31:2, Psalms 135:1-3, Psalms 135:2, Psalms 135:19-20, Psalms 137:2-4, Revelation 5:8-14, Revelation 14:3
31And 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:
וּלְכֹל הַעֲלֹות עֹלֹות לַיהוָה לַשַּׁבָּתֹות לֶחֳדָשִׁים וְלַמֹּעֲדִים בְּמִסְפָּר כְּמִשְׁפָּט עֲלֵיהֶם תָּמִיד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה׃ (4525)
See also: Colossians 2:16, Numbers 29:39, Isaiah 1:13-14, Numbers 28:11, 2 Kings 4:23, Leviticus 23:1-17, Leviticus 23:24, Leviticus 23:39, Numbers 10:10, Numbers 28:1-29, Psalms 81:1-4
32And 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.
וְשָׁמְרוּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת אֹהֶל־מֹועֵד וְאֵת מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַקֹּדֶשׁ וּמִשְׁמֶרֶת בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן אֲחֵיהֶם לַעֲבֹדַת בֵּית יְהוָה׃ (6197)
See also: Numbers 1:53, Numbers 3:6-9, Numbers 3:38, 1 Chronicles 9:27, Numbers 3:25, Numbers 8:26, Numbers 31:30, 1 Kings 8:4, 2 Kings 11:5, 1 Chronicles 9:23, Nehemiah 12:25, Ezekiel 44:8, Zechariah 3:7