1 Chronicles 23-26 - LSB - Legacy Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 23-26

Solomon Made King over Israel

^aNow David became old and full of days, ^band he made his son Solomon king over Israel. 2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.

The Work of the Levites

3 ^aAnd the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward, and ^btheir number by ¹census of men was 38,000. 4 Of these, 24,000 were ^ato direct the work of the house of Yahweh; and 6,000 were ^bofficers and judges, 5 and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and ^a4,000 were praising Yahweh with the instruments which ¹David made for giving praise. 6 And David divided them into divisions ^aaccording to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The Sons of Gershon

Of the Gershonites were ¹Ladan and Shimei.

The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three.

The sons of Shimei were Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three.

These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.

The sons of Shimei were Jahath, ¹Zina, Jeush, and Beriah.

These four were the sons of Shimei.

Jahath was the first and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father’s household, one ¹unit.

The Sons of Kohath

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

^aThe sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And ^bAaron was separated in order to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, ^cto offer offerings up in smoke before Yahweh, to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever.

But as for ^aMoses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.

The ¹son of Gershom was ²Shebuel the chief.

The ¹son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

The ¹son of Izhar was ²Shelomith the chief.

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

The sons of Uzziel were Micah the first and Isshiah the second.

The Sons of Merari

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.

And Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, so their brothers, the sons of Kish, took them up as wives.

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

The Service of the Levites

24 ^aThese were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, even the heads of the fathers’ households of those of them who were ¹counted, in the number of names by their ²census, doing the work for the service of the house of Yahweh, ^bfrom twenty years old and upward. 25 For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, ^ahas given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26 Also, ^athe Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings for its service.” 27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward. 28 For their station is to be on hand for the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of Yahweh, in the courts and in the chambers and in the cleansing of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God, 29 ^aand with the showbread, and ^bthe fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, or ^cwhat is made on the griddle, or ^dwhat is well stirred, and ^eall measures of volume and size. 30 And they are to stand every morning to thank and to praise Yahweh, and likewise at evening, 31 and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh, ^aon the sabbaths, the new moons and ^bthe appointed times in the number set by the judgments concerning them, continually before Yahweh. 32 Thus ^athey shall keep responsibility of the tent of meeting, and responsibility of the holy place, and ^bresponsibility of the sons of Aaron their ¹relatives, for the service of the house of Yahweh.

Divisions of Levites

Now the divisions of the sons of Aaron were these: ^athe sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 ^aBut Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no ¹sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests. 3 And David, with ^aZadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their assignments for their service. 4 And more chief men were found from the ¹sons of Eleazar than the ¹sons of Ithamar, so they divided them thus: there were sixteen heads of fathers’ households of the ¹sons of Eleazar and eight of the ¹sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ households. 5 ^aThus they were divided by lot, the one as the other; for they were leaders for the sanctuary and leaders for God, both from the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar. 6 Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, wrote them down in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, ^aAhimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; one father’s household taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.
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Now the first lot came out for Jehoiarib,

the second for Jedaiah,

the third for Harim,

the fourth for Seorim,

the fifth for Malchijah,

the sixth for Mijamin,

the seventh for Hakkoz,

the eighth for ^aAbijah,

the ninth for Jeshua,

the tenth for Shecaniah,

the eleventh for Eliashib,

the twelfth for Jakim,

the thirteenth for Huppah,

the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,

the fifteenth for Bilgah,

the sixteenth for Immer,

the seventeenth for Hezir,

the eighteenth for Happizzez,

the nineteenth for Pethahiah,

the twentieth for Jehezkel,

the twenty-first for Jachin,

the twenty-second for Gamul,

the twenty-third for Delaiah,

the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.

19 ^aThese were their assignments for their service when they came in to the house of Yahweh according to the legal judgment rendered to them by the hand of Aaron their father, just as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
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Now for the rest of the sons of Levi:

of the sons of Amram, ¹Shubael;

of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the first.

Of the Izharites, ¹Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

The sons ^aof Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.

The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.

By Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

By Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth.

These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.

31 ^aThese also cast lots alongside their ¹relatives the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, ^bZadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites—the head of fathers’ households alongside those of his younger brother.

Number and Services of Musicians

Moreover, David and the commanders of the army separated for the service some of the sons of ^aAsaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to ^bprophesy with lyres, ^charps, and cymbals; and the number of ¹those who performed their service was:
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Of the sons of Asaph:

Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and ¹Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the ²direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the ²direction of the king.

^aOf Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun:

Gedaliah, ¹Zeri, Jeshaiah, ²Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the ³direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh.

Of Heman, the sons of Heman:

Bukkiah, Mattaniah, ¹Uzziel, ²Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

5 All these were the sons of Heman ^athe king’s seer to ¹exalt him according to the words of God. So God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman. 6 All these were under the ¹direction of their father to sing in the house of Yahweh, ^awith cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. ^bAsaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the ¹direction of the king. 7 And their number who were trained in singing to Yahweh, with their ¹relatives, all who were skillful, was ^a288.

Responsibilities of the Musicians

8 ^aThey cast lots for their responsibilities, each alongside the other, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil.
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Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph,

the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;

the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

the fourth to ¹Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

the seventh to ¹Jesharelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve.

Divisions of the Gatekeepers

For the divisions of the gatekeepers there were of the Korahites, ¹Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of ²Asaph.
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Meshelemiah had sons:

Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

^aObed-edom had sons:

Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh and Peullethai the eighth; God had indeed blessed him.

Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were mighty men of valor.

The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers, Elihu and Semachiah, were men of valor.

All these were of the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and their ¹relatives were valiant men with strength for the service, sixty-two from Obed-edom.

Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, eighteen men of valor.

Also ^aHosah, one of the sons of Merari had sons:

Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him first),

Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and relatives of Hosah were thirteen.

12 To these divisions of the gatekeepers, the chief men, were given responsibilities like their relatives to minister in the house of Yahweh. 13 ^aAnd they cast lots, the small and the great alike, according to their fathers’ households, for every gate. 14 And the lot to the east fell to ¹Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a counselor with insight, and his lot came out to the north. 15 For Obed-edom it fell to the south, and to his sons went the house of storerooms. 16 For Shuppim and Hosah it was to the west, by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending highway. Guard corresponded to guard. 17 On the east there were six Levites, on the north four daily, on the south four daily, and at the storerooms two by two. 18 At the ¹^aParbar on the west there were four at the highway and two at the Parbar. 19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers of the sons of Korah and of the sons of Merari.

Caring for the Holy Treasure

20 ¹As for the Levites, Ahijhah was ^aover the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the holy gifts. 21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, namely, the Jehielites, were the heads of the fathers’ households, belonging to Ladan the Gershonite.
22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and Joel his brother, were over the treasures of the house of Yahweh. 23 As for the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites, 24 Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was officer over the treasures. 25 And his relatives by Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son. 26 This Shelomoth and his relatives were over all the treasures of the holy gifts ^awhich King David and the heads of the fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had set apart as holy. 27 They set apart as holy part of what was won in battles and part of the spoil to repair the house of Yahweh. 28 And all that Samuel the seer had set apart as holy and Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, everyone who had set apart anything as holy, all of this was ¹in the care of ²Shelomoth and his relatives.

Administrators of Outside Work

29 As for the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons ^awere assigned to the outside work for Israel, as ^bofficers and judges. 30 As for the Hebronites, ^aHashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 men of valor, were over the administration of Israel across the Jordan to the west, for all the work of Yahweh and the service of the king. 31 As for the Hebronites, ^aJerijah the chief ¹(these Hebronites were investigated according to their generations and fathers’ households, in the fortieth year of David’s reign, and mighty men of valor were found among them at ^bJazer of Gilead) 32 and his relatives, men of valor, were 2,700 in number, heads of fathers’ households. And King David made them overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of the Manassites ^aconcerning ¹all the affairs of God and of the king.