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1 Chronicles 23:1-32 — The Levites

1Chr.23.1-32

¹When David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel. ²He gathered all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites. ³The Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward, and their number, counted individually man by man, was thirty-eight thousand. ⁴David said, "Of these, twenty-four thousand are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, and six thousand are to be officers and judges, ⁵four thousand are to be gatekeepers, and four thousand are to praise the LORD with the instruments that I made for giving praise." ⁶David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁷Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. ⁸The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel—three in all. ⁹The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan. ¹⁰The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. ¹¹Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father's house in one reckoning. ¹²The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. ¹³The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to consecrate the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever. ¹⁴But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi. ¹⁵The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. ¹⁶The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief. ¹⁷The sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous. ¹⁸The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief. ¹⁹The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. ²⁰The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first, and Isshiah the second. ²¹The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. ²²Eleazar died and had no sons, but only daughters; and their cousins, the sons of Kish, took them as wives. ²³The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all. ²⁴These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, the heads of the fathers' houses of those who were registered, in the number of names counted individually, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward. ²⁵For David said, "The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever. ²⁶And also the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service." ²⁷For by the last words of David, the sons of Levi were counted from twenty years old and upward. ²⁸For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purification of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God; ²⁹and for the rows of the showbread, and for the fine flour for the grain offering, and for the unleavened wafers, and for what is baked in the pan, and for what is mixed, and for all measurements of quantity and size; ³⁰and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise in the evening; ³¹and to offer all burnt offerings to the LORD on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the appointed feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before the LORD; ³²and that they should keep the charge of the Tent of Meeting , and the charge of the Holy Place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the service of the house of the LORD.

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4/11/2026

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