1 Chronicles Chapter 23
So David, getting up there in age and with some solid wisdom, crowned his son Solomon as the king of Israel.
So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
He called together all the big names of Israel, including the priests and the Levites, no cap.
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
The Levites were counted starting from thirty years old, and there were thirty-eight thousand total, fr.
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.
Out of that crew, twenty-four thousand were set to get the Lord's house hype; six thousand were the peeps in charge and judges.
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: {set...: or, oversee}
Additionally, there were four thousand porters; and another four thousand were there to praise the Lord with the instruments that David crafted, periodt.
Moreover four thousand {were} porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, {said David}, to praise {therewith}.
David divided them into groups among Levi's sons, like Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, {namely}, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. {courses: Heb. divisions}
From the Gershonites, there were Laadan and Shimei, no cap.
Of the Gershonites {were}, Laadan, and Shimei. {Laadan: or, Libni}
The sons of Laadan; the main player was Jehiel, along with Zetham and Joel, making three in total.
The sons of Laadan; the chief {was} Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the key figures of Laadan.
The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These {were} the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
And Shimei's sons were Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. That’s four sons of Shimei, lit.
And the sons of Shimei {were}, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four {were} the sons of Shimei. {Zina: or, Zizah}
Jahath was the leader, Zizah was the backup; but Jeush and Beriah didn’t have many kids, so they were just one squad under their fam.
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. {had...: Heb. did not multiply sons}
For Kohath's crew; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, making four total.
The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
From Amram's crew; Aaron and Moses: Aaron was set apart to manage the holy stuff, him and his crew for life, burning incense for the Lord and blessing in His name forever, no cap.
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.
Speaking of Moses, the man of God, his kids were from the Levi tribe, periodt.
Now {concerning} Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
Moses' kids were Gershom and Eliezer, vibing together.
The sons of Moses {were}, Gershom, and Eliezer.
Among Gershom’s crew, Shebuel was the boss, pop off!
Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel {was} the chief. {Shebuel: also called, Shubael}
In Eliezer’s squad, Rehabiah was the head honcho. Eliezer had no other kids, but Rehabiah's crew was super lit.
And the sons of Eliezer {were}, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. {the chief: or, the first} {very many: Heb. highly multiplied}
Izhar’s kids; Shelomith was the chief, goated vibes.
Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief. {Shelomith: also called, Shelomoth}
Hebron’s kids; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth, all in the fam.
Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
For Uzziel’s kids; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second, keeping it real.
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
Merari's fam; Mahli and Mushi. Mahli's crew; Eleazar and Kish, no cap.
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
Eleazar passed away, leaving no sons, just daughters: and Kish's squad stepped in for them.
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them. {brethren: or, kinsmen}
Mushi's crew; Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, a total of three, vibes.
The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
These were Levi's crew, counted by their fams; the big dogs who did the Lord's work, starting from age twenty and up.
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.
David was like, "The Lord God of Israel gave the squad chill vibes, so they can hang in Jerusalem forever."
For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever: {that...: or, and he dwelleth in Jerusalem, etc}
And the Levites? They’re done carrying the tent or any gear for the service now, periodt.
And also unto the Levites; they shall no {more} carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
David’s final words had the Levites counted from twenty and up, fr.
For by the last words of David the Levites {were} numbered from twenty years old and above: {numbered: Heb. number}
Their role was to support Aaron's fam for the Lord's house, in the courts, chambers, and all the holy stuff, you feel?
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; {their...: Heb. their station was at the hand of the sons of Aaron}
For the showbread, fine flour for offerings, unleavened cakes, whatever's baked or fried, all sizes and measures, lit.
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; {pan: or, flat plate}
They gotta stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and do the same at night, no cap.
And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
They must bring all the burnt sacrifices to the Lord on the sabbaths, new moons, and set feasts, just like instructed, no cap.
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:
And they need to manage the tabernacle vibes, the holy place, and handle the Aaron fam's duties, keeping it lit in the Lord's house.
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.