1 Chronicles 23:1-13 ▼

1 When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

2 David assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites.

3 The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men.

4 David said, |Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the LORD's temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;

5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I supplied for worship.|

6 David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 The Gershonites included Ladan and Shimei.

8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the oldest, Zetham, and Joel--three in all.

9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran--three in all. These were the leaders of the family of Ladan.

10 The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were Shimei's sons--four in all.

11 Jahath 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.

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

13 The 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.