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Read 1 Chronicles 23

World English Bible · 32 verses

¹ Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² He gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ The Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of Yahweh’s house, six thousand were officers and judges,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel, three.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah didn’t have many sons; therefore they became a fathers’ house in one reckoning.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before Yahweh, to minister to him, and to bless in his name forever.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ The son of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²¹ The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²² Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²³ The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁴ These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’ houses of those who were counted individually, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of Yahweh’s house, from twenty years old and upward.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁵ For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁶ Also the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁷ For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were counted, from twenty years old and upward.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁸ For their duty was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of Yahweh’s house—in the courts, in the rooms, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of God’s house;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁹ for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all measurements of quantity and size;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁰ and to stand every morning to thank and praise Yahweh, and likewise in the evening;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³¹ and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Yahweh;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³² and that they should keep the duty of the Tent of Meeting, the duty of the holy place, and the duty of the sons of Aaron their brothers for the service of Yahweh’s house.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org