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King James Bible 1611

King James Bible 1769


23:1 So when Dauid was old and full of dayes, he made Solomon his sonne king ouer Israel. So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
23:2 And he gathered together all the Princes of Israel, with the Priests and the Leuites. And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
23:3 Now the Leuites were numbred from the age of thirtie yeeres and vpward: and their number, by their polles, man by man, was thirtie and eight thousand. Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
23:4 Of which, twentie and foure thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord: and sixe thousand were Officers and Iudges. Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
23:5 Moreouer, foure thousand were porters, and foure thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made (said Dauid) to praise therewith. Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
23:6 And Dauid diuided them into courses among the sonnes of Leui, namely Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
23:7 Of the Gershonites were Laadan, and Shimei. Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
23:8 The sonnes of Laadan, the chiefe was Iehiel, and Zetham, and Ioel, three. The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
23:9 The sonnes of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chiefe of the fathers of Laadan. The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
23:10 And the sonnes of Shimei were: Iahath, Zina, and Ieush, and Beriah. These foure were the sonnes of Shimei. And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
23:11 And Iahath was the chiefe, and Ziza the second: but Ieush and Beriah had not many sonnes: therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their fathers house. And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.
23:12 The sonnes of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, foure. The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
23:13 The sonnes of Amram: Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctifie the most holy things, he and his sonnes for euer, to burne incense before the Lord, to minister vnto him, and to blesse in his Name for euer. The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
23:14 Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sonnes were named of the tribe of Leui. Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
23:15 The sonnes of Moses were: Gershom and Eliezer. The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
23:16 Of the sonnes of Gershom Shebuel was the chiefe. Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
23:17 And the sonnes of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chiefe. And Eliezer had none other sonnes: but the sonnes of Rehabiah were very many. And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
23:18 Of the sonnes of Izhar, Shelomith the chiefe. Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
23:19 Of the sonnes of Hebron, Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the third, and Iekamiam the fourth. Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
23:20 Of the sonnes of Uzziel: Michah the first, and Iesiah the second. Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first, and Jesiah the second.
23:21 The sonnes of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sonnes of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
23:22 And Eleazar died, and had no sonnes but daughters: and their brethren the sonnes of Kish tooke them. And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
23:23 The sonnes of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth, three. The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
23:24 These were the sonnes of Leui after the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polles, that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord, from the age of twentie yeeres and vpward. These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
23:25 For Dauid sayd, The Lord God of Israel hath giuen rest vnto his people, that they may dwell in Ierusalem for euer. For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
23:26 And also vnto the Leuites: they shall no more cary the Tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the seruice thereof. And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
23:27 For by the last words of Dauid, the Leuites were numbred from twentie yeeres olde, and aboue: For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
23:28 Because their office was to wait on the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the worke of the seruice of the house of God: Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;
23:29 Both for the shew-bread, and for the fine floure for meat offering, and for the vnleauened cakes, and for that which is baked in the panne, and for that which is fried, and for all maner of measures and size: Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;
23:30 And to stand euery morning to thanke and praise the Lord, and likewise at Euen: And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
23:31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices vnto the Lord in the Sabbaths, in the new moones, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded vnto them continually before the Lord: And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:
23:32 And that they should keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sonnes of Aaron their brethren, in the seruice of the house of the Lord. And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.