1 When David had become old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king of Israel,
2 and then summoned all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and Levites.
3 A census was taken of those Levites thirty years old and upwards. On a count of heads, they numbered thirty-eight thousand men;
4 twenty-four thousand were responsible for the service of the House of Yahweh, six thousand were officials and judges,
5 four thousand were gatekeepers and four thousand praised Yahweh on the instruments which David had made for praising him.
6 David then divided the Levites into classes: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Sons of Ladan: Jehiel first, Zetham, Joel; three in all.
9 Sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, Haran; three in all. These are the heads of families of Ladan.
10 Sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, Beriah; these were the sons of Shimei; four in all.
11 Jahath was the eldest, Zizah the second, then Jeush and Beriah, who had not many children and were reckoned as one family.
12 Sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel; four in all.
13 Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to consecrate the things that were especially holy, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense in the presence of Yahweh, to serve him and to bless in his name for ever.
14 Moses, man of God, and his sons were reckoned with the tribe of Levi.
15 Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Sons of Gershom: Shebuel, the first.
17 Of the sons of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
18 Sons of Izhar: Shelomith, the first.
19 Sons of Hebron: Jeriah first, Amariah second, Jahaziel third, Jekameam fourth.
20 Sons of Uzziel: Micah first, Isshiah second.
21 Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. Sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleazar died without sons, but he did have daughters, whom their cousins, the sons of Kish, married.
23 Sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, Jeremoth: three in all.
24 These were the sons of Levi by their families, the heads of families, and those registered by name, individually; whoever was twenty years old or upwards had his function in the service of the Temple of Yahweh.
25 For David said, 'Since Yahweh, God of Israel, has given rest to his people Israel and has taken up residence in Jerusalem for ever,
26 the Levites need no longer carry the Dwelling or any of the objects required for its service.'
27 For, according to the last words of David, the Levites who had been registered were of twenty years and upwards.
28 Their duty now is to help the sons of Aaron in the service of the House of Yahweh, in the care of the courts and rooms, the purification of all the holy things, the work for the service of the House of God,
29 the loaves of permanent offering, the flour for the oblation, the wafers of unleavened bread, the pan-baked materials, the unmixed materials and all measures of volume and length.
30 Furthermore, they have to be present every morning to give thanks and praise to Yahweh, and also in the evening,
31 and at the bringing of every burnt offering to Yahweh on Sabbath, New Moon or solemn feast, appearing regularly before Yahweh in accordance with the numbers required of them.
32 In serving the Temple of Yahweh they observe the ritual of the Tent of Meeting, the ritual of the sanctuary and the ritual of their kinsmen, the sons of Aaron.'
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1 Chronicles 23 deals with the organization of the Levites and their duties in the temple service. The chapter begins with David aging and preparing to transfer the responsibility of the temple to his son Solomon. He survey the Levites and their functions. Here are five verses related to the topics addressed in 1 chronicles 23:
Numbers 3:5-9: "The Lord spoke to Moses,: Make the sons of Levi's children for his families and clans. Tell all the men of one month up. They will be consecrated to me as Levites. Take Aaron and his children To help you and consecrate them to serve me as priests. Give the Levites the following responsibility: They will be responsible for the care of the tabernacle ... ”This verse is important because it talks about the role of the Levites in the tabernacle service, and how how They were chosen by God for this function.
Numbers 8:6-14: "Separate the Levites from the other Israelites and purify them. So you will do with them to purify them: Spirit Pure Water over them. Then, send a razor over their entire body and wash your clothes. So they will be purified. Take a bull with your cereal offer made with flour flower mixed with olive oil and a second bull for sacrifice by sin ... ”This verse describes the process of purification of the Levites before they begin to serve in the tabernacle.
1 Chronicles 23:2: "He gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and the Levites." Here, David summons the leaders of Israel, priests and Levites to organize them to the temple service.
1 Chronicles 23:27-28: "For the sons of Merari: of the Levites, their clans and families, twelve groups were drawn, according to the lists. For the children of Gérson: of the Levites, their clans and families, were drawn thirteen groups , according to the lists. " These verses show how the Levites were divided into groups for the temple service.
1 Chronicles 23:30: "They should present themselves every morning to give thanks and praise the Lord, and every afternoons to do the same." Here, David orders the Levites to come daily to praise and thank God. This shows how the temple service was a continuous and daily task.
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