1 Chronicles 23:9-32 ▼

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

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

11 And Jahath was the head, and Zizah the second. And Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, and they were to a house of a father in one assignment.

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

13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart for his sanctifying the holy of holies, he and his sons even to forever, to burn incense before the face of YHWH, to minister for him, and to give the blessing in His name even to forever.

14 And Moses the man of God, his sons were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.

15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.

17 And of the sons of Eliezer Rehabiah: Was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah multiplied exceedingly.

18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the first.

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

20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first, and Isshiah the second.

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

22 And Eleazar died; there were unto him no sons, but only daughters. And the sons of Kish, their brothers, lifted them.

23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth—three.

24 These were the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of YHWH, from a son of twenty years and above.

25 For David said, “YHWH, God of Israel, has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem even to forever.”

26 And also of the Levites, “No longer shall they carry the tabernacle or any of its articles for its service.”

27 For by the last words of David they were numbering the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and above.

28 For their duty was at the hand of the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of YHWH, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God,

29 and for the bread of the arrangement, and the fine flour for the present, and for the unleavened cakes, and for the pan, and for what is mixed, and for all kinds of measures and sizes,

30 and to stand morning by morning to thank and to give praise to YHWH, and likewise at the evening,

31 and at every presentation of burnt offerings to YHWH on the Sabbaths and on the New Moons and for the appointed seasons, by number, according to the ordinance upon them, regularly before the face of YHWH.

32 And they were to keep the charge of the Tent of Meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers in the work of the house of YHWH.