1 Chronicles 23 (NET)

1 Chronicles 23:1¹When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:2²David assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:3³The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:4⁴David said, “Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord ’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:5⁵4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments I supplied for worship.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:6⁶David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:7⁷The Gershonites included Ladan and Shimei.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:8⁸The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the oldest, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:9⁹The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the leaders of the family of Ladan.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:10¹⁰The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were Shimei’s sons—four in all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:11¹¹Jahath was the oldest and Zizah the second oldest. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were considered one family with one responsibility.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:12¹²The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:13¹³The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to serve him, and to praise his name.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:14¹⁴The descendants of Moses the man of God were considered Levites.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:15¹⁵The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:16¹⁶The son of Gershom: Shebuel the oldest.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:17¹⁷The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah, the oldest. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:18¹⁸The son of Izhar: Shelomith the oldest.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:19¹⁹The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the oldest, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:20²⁰The sons of Uzziel: Micah the oldest, and Isshiah the second.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:21²¹The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:22²²Eleazar died without having sons; he had only daughters. The sons of Kish, their cousins, married them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:23²³The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:24²⁴These were the descendants of Levi according to their families, that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the Lord ’s temple and were twenty years old and up.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:25²⁵For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:26²⁶So the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the items used in its service.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:27²⁷According to David’s final instructions, the Levites twenty years old or older were counted.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:28²⁸Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the Lord ’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:29²⁹They also took care of the bread that is displayed, the flour for offerings, the unleavened wafers, the round cakes, the mixing, and all the measuring.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:30³⁰They also stood in a designated place every morning and offered thanks and praise to the Lord. They also did this in the eveningCopy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:31³¹and whenever burnt sacrifices were offered to the Lord on the Sabbath and at new moon festivals and assemblies. A designated number were to serve before the Lord regularly in accordance with regulations.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Chronicles 23:32³²They were in charge of the meeting tent and the Holy Place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the Lord ’s temple.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions