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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Chronicles 23</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_chronicles/23.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//1_chronicles/23-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/1_chronicles/">1 Chronicles</a> > 1 Chronicles 23</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_chronicles/22.htm" title="1 Chronicles 22">◄</a> 1 Chronicles 23 <a href="../1_chronicles/24.htm" title="1 Chronicles 24">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/23.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/23.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/23.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/23.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/23.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/23.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/23.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Divisions of the Levites<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. <A name="4"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Of these,” said David,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges, <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.” <A name="7"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: <p class="list1stline"> Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. <A name="8"></a><p class="hdg">The Gershonites<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../numbers/3.htm#21">Numbers 3:21–26</a>; <a href ="../numbers/4.htm#21">Numbers 4:21–28</a>)</span><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The Gershonites: Ladan<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> and Shimei. <A name="9"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The sons of Ladan: Jehiel<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all. <A name="10"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan. <A name="11"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And the sons of Shimei:<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> Jahath, Zina,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment. <A name="13"></a><p class="hdg">The Kohathites<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../numbers/3.htm#27">Numbers 3:27–32</a>; <a href ="../numbers/4.htm">Numbers 4:1–20</a>)</span><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. <A name="14"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi. <A name="16"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. <A name="17"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first. <A name="18"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous. <A name="19"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first. <A name="20"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. <A name="21"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second. <A name="22"></a><p class="hdg">The Merarites<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../numbers/3.htm#33">Numbers 3:33–37</a>; <a href ="../numbers/4.htm#29">Numbers 4:29–33</a>)</span><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. <p class="list1"> The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them. <A name="24"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span>—three in all. <A name="25"></a><p class="hdg">Levite Duties Revised<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD. <A name="26"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.” <A name="28"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted, <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size. <A name="31"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Hebrew does not include <i>said David,</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <i>Ladan</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Libni</i><span class="thin"> </span>; also in verses 8 and 9; see <a href="../1_chronicles/6.htm#17">1 Chronicles 6:17</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <i>Jehiel</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Jehieli</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see <a href="../1_chronicles/26.htm#21">1 Chronicles 26:21</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <i>Shimei</i><span class="thin"> </span> was possibly a son or grandson of the <i>Shimei</i><span class="thin"> </span> listed in verse 9.<br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, LXX, and Vulgate (see also verse 11) <i>Zizah</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">23</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> <i>Jeremoth</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Jerimoth</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see <a href="../1_chronicles/24.htm#30">1 Chronicles 24:30</a>.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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