1 Chronicles 23 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 After David had reached old age, and had completed his reign, he set his son Solomon as king over Israel. When David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel. When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
2 David then gathered together all of the leaders of Israel, including the priests and descendants of Levi. David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites. He also gathered together all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
3 descendants of Levi 30 years old and above were counted for a total of 38,000. The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was 38,000 men. The Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.
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, “Twenty-four thousand of these,” David said, “shall have charge of the work in the house of the LORD, 6,000 shall be officers and judges, David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work of the temple of the LORD and six thousand are to be officials and judges.
5 with 4,000 gatekeepers, and with 4,000 offering praises to the LORD with the musical instruments that I have had crafted.| 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the LORD with the instruments that I have made for praise.” Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the LORD with the musical instruments I have provided for that purpose.”
6 David divided them into divisions based on Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, Levi's sons. And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. David separated the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
7 The descendants of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei. The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei. Belonging to the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8 The three descendants of Ladan included Jehiel (their chief), Zetham, and Joel. The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three. The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham and Joel—three in all.
9 The three descendants of Shimei included Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. These were the heads of families of Ladan. The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Ladan. The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10 The descendants of Shimei included Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were sons of Shimei. And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
11 Jahath 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. 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. Jahath was the first and Ziza the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; so they were counted as one family with one assignment.
12 The four descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel—four in all.
13 The 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. 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. The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart, he and his descendants forever, to consecrate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices before the LORD, to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.
14 Meanwhile, as for Moses the man of God, his sons were considered among the tribe of Levi. But the sons of Moses the man of God were named among the tribe of Levi. The sons of Moses the man of God were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 The descendants of Moses included Gershom and Eliezer. The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel as their chief. The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief. The descendants of Gershom: Shubael was the first.
17 The descendants of Eliezer included Rehabiah as their chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants. The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
18 The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith their chief. The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief. The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.
19 The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah their chief, Amariah their second in rank, Jahaziel their third, and Jekameam their fourth. The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
20 The descendants of Uzziel included Micah their chief and Isshiah their second in rank. The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second. The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first and Ishiah the second.
21 The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The descendants of Mahli included Eleazar and Kish, The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22 but Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters. Their relatives (the descendants of Kish) married them. Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters; their kinsmen, the sons of Kish, married them. Eleazar died without having sons: he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 The three descendants of Mushi included Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth. The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three. The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth—three in all.
24 These 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. These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses, the heads of fathers’ houses as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the LORD. These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families as they were registered under their names and counted individually, that is, the workers twenty years old or more who served in the temple of the LORD.
25 For David had said |The LORD God of Israel has granted rest to his people, and he has taken Israel as his eternal residence. For David said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever. For David had said, “Since the LORD, the God of Israel, has granted rest to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever,
26 Therefore the descendants of Levi are no longer to carry the Tent or its service implements.| And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service.” the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service.”
27 Since, 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, For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward. According to the last instructions of David, the Levites were counted from those twenty years old or more.
28 David 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, For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God. The duty of the Levites was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the temple of the LORD: to be in charge of the courtyards, the side rooms, the purification of all sacred things and the performance of other duties at the house of God.
29 including 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. Their duty was also to assist with the showbread, the flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering mixed with oil, and all measures of quantity or size. They were in charge of the bread set out on the table, the special flour for the grain offerings, the thin loaves made without yeast, the baking and the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.
30 They are to take their stand morning by morning, thanking and praising the LORD right through until the evening, And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the LORD, and likewise at evening, They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD. They were to do the same in the evening
31 whenever 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. and whenever burnt offerings were offered to the LORD on Sabbaths, new moons, and feast days, according to the number required of them, regularly before the LORD. and whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, at the New Moon feasts and at the appointed festivals. They were to serve before the LORD regularly in the proper number and in the way prescribed for them.
32 By 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.| Thus they were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the service of the house of the LORD. And so the Levites carried out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the Holy Place and, under their relatives the descendants of Aaron, for the service of the temple of the LORD.
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