1 Chronicles 23
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Census of Levites
1When David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
2He also gathered together all the leaders of Israel along with the kohanim and the Levites.
3The Levites 30 years old or more were counted; their head count was 38,000 men.
4Of these, there were 24,000 to oversee the work of the House of Adonai, 6,000 officers and judges,
5 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 for praising Adonai “with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”
6David organized them into divisions: The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
7Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the leader, Zetham and Joel—three.
9The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel and Haran—three. These were the heads of the clans of Ladan.
10The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four.
11Jahath was the first and Zizah the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were enrolled together as a single clan.
12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel—four.
13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron, along with his descendants, was set apart to be consecrated as most holy forever, to burn incense before Adonai, to minister to Him, and to bless in His name forever.
14But as for Moses the man of God, his sons are named among the tribe of Levi.
15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16The sons of Gershom: Shebuel, the leader.
17The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the leader.
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 having no sons but only daughters; the sons of Kish, their kinsmen, took them as wives.
23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Yeremot—three.
24These were the sons of Levi by clans, with the heads of clans as they were enrolled and with a list of their names by heads who carried out the task of avodah in the House of Adonai from 20 years old and upward.
25For David said: “Adonai, the God of Israel, has given His people rest and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.
26Therefore, the Levites need not carry the Tabernacle and all the vessels for avodah.”
27For according to David’s final instructions, the Levites 20 years old and upward were counted.
28For their duty was to help the descendants of Aaron in the avodah of Adonai’s House concerning the courtyards and rooms, the purification of all holy things and the performance of the avodah of God’s House,
29the rows of bread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the matzot , the cake baked on the griddle or mixed and every measure of capacity and length,
30and to stand every morning to thank and praise Adonai. They also did this in the evening
31and whenever burnt offerings were offered to Adonai on Shabbatot, New Moons and the moadim. They were to serve regularly before Adonai, according to the proper number in the manner prescribed for them.
32They were to keep watch over the Tent of Meeting, the Holy Place and the sons of Aaron their kinsmen for avodah in the House of Adonai.
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