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1 Chronicles 23

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1 When David had grown old after a long life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

2 He then gathered together all Israel's leaders along with the priests and the Levites.

3 When the Levites were counted, the head count of every male 30 and older totaled 38,000.

4 Of these, there were 24,000 to supervise the work on the LORD's temple, 6,000 officers and judges,

5 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 praising the LORD with instruments made for offering praise.

6 Then David divided them into three groups named after Levi's family members: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 The Gershonites included Ladan and Shimei.

8 Ladan's family: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.

9 Jehiel's family: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the households of Ladan.

10 Shimei's family: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were Shimei's family:

11 Jahath was the first, and Ziza the second; since Jeush and Beriah didn't have many children, they became a single household.

12 Kohath's family: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

13 Amram's family: Aaron and Moses. Aaron, together with his sons, was set apart to make the holiest objects holy, to make offerings before the LORD, to serve him, and to give blessings in his name forever.

14 As for Moses the man of God, his sons were considered to be Levites.

15 Moses' family: Gershom and Eliezer.

16 Gershom's family: Shebuel the first.

17 Eliezer's family: Rehabiah the first; Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many children.

18 Izhar's family: Shelomoth the first.

19 Hebron's family: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

20 Uzziel's family: Micah the first and Isshiah the second.

21 Merari's family: Mahli and Mushi. Mahli's family: Eleazar and Kish.

22 Eleazar died without sons, but he did have daughters who married their relatives from Kish's family.

23 Mushi's family: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.

24 These were the members of Levi's family according to their households. The household heads were registered, along with a listing of the names of each person 20 years old and above who carried out assigned tasks in the LORD's temple.

25 David said, "Since the LORD, Israel's God, has given his people peace and has made his home in Jerusalem forever,

26 the Levites need no longer carry the dwelling or any of the equipment used in its service."

27 David's last instructions were to count the Levites 20 years old and above.

28 Their assignment was to be at the side of the Aaronites to serve in the LORD's temple, maintaining the courtyards and side rooms and cleansing all of the holy objects and doing whatever was needed in the service of God's temple.

29 They were responsible for the stacks of bread, the fine flour for grain offerings, the wafers of unleavened bread, the cakes made on the griddle, the offering mixed with oil, as well as all the measuring.

30 They were to be present every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and to do the same every evening.

31 Whenever entirely burned offerings were offered to the LORD for the sabbaths, the new moons, and festivals, a designated number were to serve in the LORD's presence continuously.

32 In this way they were to observe the instructions for the meeting tent, the instructions for the sanctuary, and the instructions for Aaron's family and relatives about serving in the LORD's temple.

The Message Bible MSG

1 When David got to be an old man, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

2 At the same time he brought together all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites.

3 The Levites thirty years and older were counted; the total was 38,000.

4 David sorted them into work groups: "24,000 are in charge of administering worship in the sanctuary; 6,000 are officials and judges

5 4,000 are security guards; and 4,000 are to serve in the orchestra, praising God with instruments that I have provided for praise."

6 David then divided the Levites into groupings named after the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

8 The three sons of Ladan: Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel.

9 The three sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, all heads of the families of Ladan.

10 The four sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah.

11 Jahath came first, followed by Ziza. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons so they were counted as one family with one task.

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

13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was especially ordained to work in the Holy of Holies, to burn incense before God, to serve God and bless his Name always. This was a permanent appointment for Aaron and his sons.

14 Moses and his sons were counted in the tribe of Levi

15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

16 Shubael was the first son of Gershom.

17 Rehabiah was the first and only son of Eliezer; but though Eliezer had no other sons, Rehabiah had many sons.

18 Shelomith was the first son of Izhar.

19 Hebron had four sons: Jeriah, Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam

20 Uzziel had two sons: Micah and Isshiah.

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

22 Eleazar died without any sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married the daughters.

23 Mushi had three sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.

24 These are the sons of Levi twenty years and older, divided up according to families and heads of families and listed in the work groups that took care of the worship in the sanctuary of God.

25 David said, "Now that the God of Israel has given rest to his people and made Jerusalem his permanent home,

26 the Levites no longer have to carry the Tabernacle and all the furniture required for the work of worship."

27 These last words of David referred only to Levites twenty years old and above.

28 From now on the assigned work of the Levites was to assist Aaron's sons in the work of worship in God's house: maintain courtyards and closets, keep the furniture and utensils of worship clean, take care of any extra work needed in the work of worship,

29 and provide bread for the table and flour for the Meal Offerings and the unraised wafers - all baking and mixing, all measuring and weighing.

30 Also they were to be present for morning prayers, thanking and praising God, for evening prayers,

31 and at the service of Whole-Burnt-Offerings to God on Sabbath, at New Moons, and at all festivals. They were on regular duty to serve God according to their assignment and the required number.

32 In short, the Levites, with the sons of Aaron as their companions in the ministry of holy worship, were responsible for everything that had to do with worship: the place and times and ordering of worship.