1Ch 23:2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.

1Ch 23:3 The Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward, and their number by census of men was 38,000.

1Ch 23:4 Of these, 24,000 were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and 6,000 were officers and judges,

1Ch 23:5 and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 were praising the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise.

1Ch 23:6 David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1Ch 23:7 Of the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.

1Ch 23:8 The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three.

1Ch 23:9 The sons of Shimei were Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' households of Ladan.

1Ch 23:10 The sons of Shimei were Jahath, Zina, Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

1Ch 23:11 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 class.

1Ch 23:12 The sons of Kohath were four: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

1Ch 23:13 The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever.

1Ch 23:14 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

1Ch 23:15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.

1Ch 23:16 The son of Gershom was Shebuel the chief.

1Ch 23:17 The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

1Ch 23:18 The son of Izhar was Shelomith the chief.

1Ch 23:19 The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.

1Ch 23:20 The sons of Uzziel were Micah the first and Isshiah the second.

1Ch 23:21 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.

1Ch 23:22 Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, so their brothers, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.

1Ch 23:23 The sons of Mushi were three: Mahli, Eder and Jeremoth.

1Ch 23:24 These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' households, even the heads of the fathers' households of those of them who were counted, in the number of names by their census, doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

1Ch 23:25 For David said, "The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.

1Ch 23:26 Also, the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service."

1Ch 23:27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.

1Ch 23:28 For their office is to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts and in the chambers and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God,

1Ch 23:29 and with the showbread, and the fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, or what is baked in the pan or what is well-mixed, and all measures of volume and size.

1Ch 23:30 They are to stand every morning to thank and to praise the Lord, and likewise at evening,

1Ch 23:31 and to offer all burnt offerings to the Lord, on the sabbaths, the new moons and the fixed festivals in the number set by the ordinance concerning them, continually before the Lord.

1Ch 23:32 Thus they are to keep charge of the tent of meeting, and charge of the holy place, and charge of the sons of Aaron their relatives, for the service of the house of the Lord.

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1Ch 24:1 Now the divisions of the descendants of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

1Ch 24:2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

1Ch 24:3 David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their offices for their ministry.

1Ch 24:4 Since more chief men were found from the descendants of Eleazar than the descendants of Ithamar, they divided them thus: there were sixteen heads of fathers' households of the descendants of Eleazar and eight of the descendants of Ithamar, according to their fathers' households.

1Ch 24:5 Thus they were divided by lot, the one as the other; for they were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God, both from the descendants of Eleazar and the descendants of Ithamar.

1Ch 24:6 Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech 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.

1Ch 24:7 Now the first lot came out for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,

1Ch 24:8 the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,

1Ch 24:9 the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,

1Ch 24:10 the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,

1Ch 24:11 the ninth for Jeshua, the tenth for Shecaniah,

1Ch 24:12 the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,

1Ch 24:13 the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,

1Ch 24:14 the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,

1Ch 24:15 the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizzez,

1Ch 24:16 the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Jehezkel,

1Ch 24:17 the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,

1Ch 24:18 the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.

1Ch 24:19 These were their offices for their ministry when they came in to the house of the Lord according to the ordinance given to them through Aaron their father, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

1Ch 24:20 Now for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

1Ch 24:21 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the first.

1Ch 24:22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

1Ch 24:23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

1Ch 24:24 Of the sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

1Ch 24:25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

1Ch 24:26 The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.

1Ch 24:27 The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri.

1Ch 24:28 By Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

1Ch 24:29 By Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.

1Ch 24:30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' households.

1Ch 24:31 These also cast lots just as their relatives the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers' households of the priests and of the Levites--the head of fathers' households as well as those of his younger brother.

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1Ch 25:1 Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was:

1Ch 25:2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

1Ch 25:3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the Lord.

1Ch 25:4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

1Ch 25:5 All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer to exalt him according to the words of God, for God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman.

1Ch 25:6 All these were under the direction of their father to sing in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the direction of the king.

1Ch 25:7 Their number who were trained in singing to the Lord, with their relatives, all who were skillful, was 288.

1Ch 25:8 They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil.

1Ch 25:9 Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;

1Ch 25:10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:14 the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:20 for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:21 for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:22 for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:23 for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:24 for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:25 for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:26 for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:27 for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:28 for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:29 for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:30 for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

1Ch 25:31 for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve.