1 Chronicles 23:1-19

Other Translations of 1 Chronicles 23:1-19

King James Version

23¹ So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

The Divisions and Duties of the Levites

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 courses: Heb. divisions among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁷ Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, Laadan: or, Libni 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, Zina: or, Zizah 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 Shebuel: also called, Shubael was the chief. ¹⁷ And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. the chief: or, the first And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. ¹⁸ Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith Shelomith: also called, Shelomoth the chief. ¹⁹ Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

English Standard Version

23¹ When David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

The Divisions and Duties of the Levites

² DavidHebrew He assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites. ³ The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was 38,000 men. ⁴ "Twenty-four thousand of these," David said,Hebrew lacks David said "shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be officers and judges ⁵ 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise." ⁶ And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁷ The sons of GershonVulgate (compare Septuagint, Syriac); Hebrew to the Gershonite were Ladan and Shimei. ⁸ The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three. ⁹ The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan. ¹⁰ And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. 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. ¹² The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 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. ¹⁴ But the sons of Moses the man of God were named among the tribe of Levi ¹⁵ The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. ¹⁶ The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief. ¹⁷ The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 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

The Message

23¹ When David got to be an old man, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

The Divisions and Duties of the Levites

² At the same time he brought together all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites. ³ The Levites thirty years and older were counted; the total was 38,000. ⁴ David sorted them into work groups: "24,000 are in charge of administering worship in the sanctuary; 6,000 are officials and judges ⁵ 4,000 are security guards; and 4,000 are to serve in the orchestra, praising God with instruments that I have provided for praise." ⁶ David then divided the Levites into groupings named after the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁷ The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. ⁸ The three sons of Ladan: Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel. ⁹ The three sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, all heads of the families of Ladan. ¹⁰ The four sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. ¹¹ Jahath came first, followed by Ziza. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons so they were counted as one family with one task. ¹² The four sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ¹³ The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was especially ordained to work in the Holy of Holies, to burn incense before God, to serve God and bless his Name always. This was a permanent appointment for Aaron and his sons. ¹⁴ Moses and his sons were counted in the tribe of Levi ¹⁵ The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. ¹⁶ Shubael was the first son of Gershom. ¹⁷ Rehabiah was the first and only son of Eliezer; but though Eliezer had no other sons, Rehabiah had many sons. ¹⁸ Shelomith was the first son of Izhar. ¹⁹ Hebron had four sons: Jeriah, Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam

New King James Version

23¹ So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

The Divisions and Duties of the Levites

² And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. ³ Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand. ⁴ Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges ⁵ four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, "which I made," said David, "for giving praise." ⁶ Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁷ Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei. ⁸ The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel--three in all. ⁹ The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran--three in all. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Laadan. ¹⁰ And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei. ¹¹ Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were assigned as one father's house. ¹² The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel--four in all. ¹³ The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was set apart, he and his sons forever, that he should sanctify the most holy things, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister to Him, and to give the blessing in His name forever. ¹⁴ Now the sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi ¹⁵ The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer. ¹⁶ Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the first. ¹⁷ Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. ¹⁸ Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first. ¹⁹ Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth

New Living Translation

23¹ When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel.

The Divisions and Duties of the Levites

² David summoned all the leaders of Israel, together with the priests and Levites. ³ All the Levites who were thirty years old or older were counted, and the total came to 38,000. ⁴ Then David said, "From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the Lord . Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges. ⁵ Another 4,000 will work as gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have made." ⁶ Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi-Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁷ The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon. ⁸ Three of the descendants of Libni were Jehiel (the family leader), Zetham, and Joel. ⁹ These were the leaders of the family of Libni. Three of the descendants of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. ¹⁰ Four other descendants of Shimei were Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. ¹¹ Jahath was the family leader, and Ziza was next. Jeush and Beriah were counted as a single family because neither had many sons. ¹² Four of the descendants of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ¹³ The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the Lord 's presence, to serve the Lord, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever. ¹⁴ As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were included with the tribe of Levi. ¹⁵ The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer. ¹⁶ The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader. ¹⁷ Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants. ¹⁸ The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith, the family leader. ¹⁹ The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah (the family leader), Amariah (the second), Jahaziel (the third), and Jekameam (the fourth).