The Levites Were Counted in Groups |
1 Chronicles 23:1-32 1 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks] |
When David was old & full of [years,] he made his son, Solomon, king over Israel. [David] gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests & the Levites. |
Now, the Levites were [counted] from the age of 30 years & [older.] They were [counted 1 by 1 & were registered & their total was:] 38,000. [There were] 24,000 [of the Levites who] were [to look after] the work of the [Lord's] house. 6,000 were officers & judges. |
[Also,] 4,000 were [gate keepers.] 4,000 were musicians to praise the Lord with instruments which I made to praise with, said David. David divided the sons of Levi into [family groups:] Gershon, Kohath & Merari.] |
Of the Gershonites were: Laadan [a.k.a. Ladan] & Shimei. [Ladan's sons were:] Jehiel, the [leader,] Jetham & Joel, 3. [Shimei's sons:] Shelomith [a.k.a. Shelomoth,] Haziel & Haran, 3. These were the [heads of the families] of Laadan. |
[Some of Shimei's other descendants were:] Jahath, Zina [a.k.a. Ziza & Zizah,] Jeush & Beriah. These 4 were [Shimei's descendants.] Jahath was the [leader,] Zizah [2nd,] but Jeush & Beriah [didn't have] many sons. [so,] they were [counted as 1 family.] |
[Kohath's sons:] Amran, Izhar, Hebron & Uzziel, 4. [Amram's] sons [were:] Aaron & Moses. Aaron [& his descendants were] separated, [so] he & his sons [could] sanctify the Most Holy Things forever:] to burn incense before the Lord, to minister [serve] Him & to bless the [Lord God's Holy] Name forever. |
Now, Moses was the man of God. [Moses'] sons were [considered as part] of the tribe of Levi. [Moses' sons were:] Gershom & Eliezer. [Gershom's descendants were:] Shebuel [a.k.a. Shubael, who was the leader.] |
[Eliezer's descendant [was:] Rehabiah, the [leader.] Eliezer [didn't] have [any] other sons, but Rehabiah [had] many sons. Of [Izhar's] sons: Shelomith [was the leader.] |
Of [Hebron's] sons: Jeriah, [leader;] Amariah, 2nd; Jahaziel, 3rd; Jekameam, 4th. [Uzziel's] sons: Micah, [leader;] & Jesiah [a.k.a. Ishiah, 2nd.] [Merari's] sons: Mahli & Mushi. [Mahli's] sons: Eleazar & Kish. Eleazar died & [didn't] have sons, but [only] daughters. |
Their [relatives of] the sons of Kish married them. [Mushi's] sons: Mahli, Eder & Jeremoth [a.k.a. Jerimoth,] 3. |
These were [Levi's descendants, according to their father's families & even their leaders,] as they were counted by the number of names [individually registered, who] were [to look after] the work of the [Lord's] house from the age of 20 years & [older.] |
For David said, The Lord God of Israel [has] given rest [from war] to the people, [so] they may [live] in Jerusalem forever. Also, to the Levites, [so] they [no longer have to] carry the tabernacle or any [of its articles] for the service [related to it.] |
By the [the time of the] last words of David, the Levites were [counted] from 20 years old & [older.] [Since] their [duty] was to [assist Aaron's] sons for the service of the [Lord's] house. |
[They were in charge of] the courts, the [side rooms] & purifying all the holy things & [doing all] the other work of the [Lord's] house. |
[They were in charge of] both the shew bread & the fine flour for [the meat/grain] offering, the unleavened cakes & [for the baking, mixing & measurement of [all] that is baked in a pan or fried. |
[Also,] they were to stand every morning & [evening] to thank & praise the Lord; to offer all [the] burnt sacrifices to the Lord [on] the Sabbaths, New Moons & on [regularly scheduled] feasts, [in the proper way prescribed,] by number, continually before the Lord [like] they were commanded [to do.] |
[So, the Levites were in] charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, the Holy Place, & [in] charge of Aaron & their [priest descendants for] the service of the [Lord's] house. |