1 Chronicles 23 NKJV ISV Parallel

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1So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

1After David had reached old age, and had completed his reign, he set his son Solomon as king over Israel.

2And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

2David then gathered together all of the leaders of Israel, including the priests and descendants of Levi.

3Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand.

3descendants of Levi 30 years old and above were counted for a total of 38,000.

4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the LORD, six thousand were officers and judges,

4"24,000 of these," David said, "are to be set in charge of the work of the Temple of the LORD, with 6,000 serving as officers and judges,

5four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the LORD with musical instruments, “which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”

5with 4,000 gatekeepers, and with 4,000 offering praises to the LORD with the musical instruments that I have had crafted."

6Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

6David divided them into divisions based on Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, Levi's sons.

7Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

7The descendants of Gershon?? were Ladan and Shimei.

8The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all.

8The three descendants of Ladan included Jehiel (their chief), Zetham, and Joel.

9The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan.

9The three descendants of Shimei included Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. These were the heads of families of Ladan.

10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.

10The descendants of Shimei included Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were sons of Shimei.

11Jahath 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.

11Jahath served as chief and Zizah was second in rank, but since Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, they were enrolled as a single family unit.

12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

12The four descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

13The 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.

13The descendants of Amram included Aaron and Moses. Aaron had been set apart to consecrate the most holy things, with the intent that he and his sons should present offerings in the LORD's presence forever, ministering to him and pronouncing blessings in his name forever.

14Now the sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.

14Meanwhile, as for Moses the man of God, his sons were considered among the tribe of Levi.

15The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer.

15The descendants of Moses included Gershom and Eliezer.

16Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the first.

16The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel as their chief.

17Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

17The descendants of Eliezer included Rehabiah as their chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.

18Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first.

18The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith their chief.

19Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

19The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah their chief, Amariah their second in rank, Jahaziel their third, and Jekameam their fourth.

20Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second.

20The descendants of Uzziel included Micah their chief and Isshiah their second in rank.

21The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.

21The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The descendants of Mahli included Eleazar and Kish,

22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only daughters; and their brethren, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.

22but Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters. Their relatives (the descendants of Kish) married them.

23The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.

23The three descendants of Mushi included Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.

24These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses—the heads of the fathers’ houses as they were counted individually by the number of their names, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and above.

24These were the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral households, with family heads documented according to the names of persons 20 years and older who were appointed to perform work in service to the Temple of the LORD.

25For David said, “The LORD God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”;

25For David had said "The LORD God of Israel has granted rest to his people, and he has taken Israel as his eternal residence.

26and also to the Levites, “They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service.”

26Therefore the descendants of Levi are no longer to carry the Tent or its service implements."

27For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above;

27Since, according to David's final instructions, the list above contains the total number of descendants of Levi from the age of 20 years and upward,

28because their duty was to help the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts and in the chambers, in the purifying of all holy things and the work of the service of the house of God,

28David issued these orders: "Instead, they are to assist by lending a hand to the descendants of Aaron regarding service to the Temple of the LORD relating to the courts, the chambers, purification of everything pertaining to holiness, and to anything else pertaining to service on behalf of the Temple of God,

29both with the showbread and the fine flour for the grain offering, with the unleavened cakes and what is baked in the pan, with what is mixed and with all kinds of measures and sizes;

29including assisting with the rows of showbread, selecting flour for the grain offerings, the unleavened bread, baked offerings, and oil-based offerings, no matter what the quantity or sizes.

30to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening;

30They are to take their stand morning by morning, thanking and praising the LORD right through until the evening,

31and at every presentation of a burnt offering to the LORD on the Sabbaths and on the New Moons and on the set feasts, by number according to the ordinance governing them, regularly before the LORD;

31whenever burnt offerings are presented to the LORD, whether on Sabbaths, New Moons, or scheduled festivals, regularly in the LORD's presence in accordance with the number required to conduct their service.

32and that they should attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, the needs of the holy place, and the needs of the sons of Aaron their brethren in the work of the house of the LORD.

32By doing this, they will fulfill their obligation as trustees over the Tent of Assembly and the Sanctuary, attending to the needs of their relatives, who are descendants of Aaron, in keeping with their service on behalf of the Temple of the LORD."

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