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1 When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel. 2 Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. 3 The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000. 4 “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges, 5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.” 6 Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 7 The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. 8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all. 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan. 10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all. 11 Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment. 12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. 13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever. 14 As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. 16 The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first. 17 The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous. 18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first. 19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second. 21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. 22 Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them. 23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth —three in all. 24 These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD. 25 For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever. 26 So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.” 27 For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted, 28 but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, 29 as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size. 30 They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. 31 Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them. 32 So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.

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  • Amariah

    Second son of Hebron

    Second of the sons of Hebron.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 24:23

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  • Beriah

    Son of Shimei

    Son of Shimei the Gershonite; counted with Jeush as one family with a single assignment.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:10; 1 Chronicles 23:11

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  • Eder

    Son of Mushi

    Son of Mushi the Merarite.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:23; 1 Chronicles 24:30

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  • Eleazar

    Died leaving only daughters

    Son of Mahli who died without sons; his daughters were married by their cousins, the sons of Kish.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:21; 1 Chronicles 23:22; 1 Chronicles 24:28

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  • Eliezer

    Moses' second son

    Moses' second son, named 'God is my help' in thanks for deliverance from Pharaoh.

    Cited in the guide: Exodus 18:4; 1 Chronicles 23:15

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  • Haran

    Head of a family of Ladan

    Son of Shimei, one of the heads of the families of Ladan.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:9

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  • Haziel

    Head of a family of Ladan

    Son of Shimei, one of the heads of the families of Ladan.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:9

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  • Isshiah

    Second son of Uzziel

    Second son of Uzziel and brother of Micah; his son was Zechariah.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:20; 1 Chronicles 24:25

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  • Jahath

    First son of Shimei

    The first of the four sons of Shimei the Gershonite.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:10; 1 Chronicles 23:11

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  • Jahaziel

    Third son of Hebron

    Third of the sons of Hebron.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 24:23

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  • Jehiel

    First son of Ladan, treasurer

    Firstborn son of Ladan the Gershonite; descendants of Ladan through Jehieli were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD, and Jehiel the Gershonite oversaw the…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 26:21; 1 Chronicles 29:8

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  • Jekameam

    Fourth son of Hebron

    Fourth of the sons of Hebron.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 24:23

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  • Jeremoth

    Son of Mushi

    Son of Mushi the Merarite, called Jerimoth in 24:30.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:23; 1 Chronicles 24:30

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  • Jeriah

    Chief of the Hebronites

    First of the sons of Hebron; Jerijah was chief of the Hebronites, and in David's fortieth year 2,700 capable men of his relatives were found at Jazer in Gilead and appointed over…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 24:23; 1 Chronicles 26:31

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  • Jeush

    Son of Shimei

    Son of Shimei the Gershonite; with Beriah he did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:10; 1 Chronicles 23:11

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  • Joel

    Son of Ladan, treasurer

    Son of Ladan the Gershonite; he and his brother Zetham were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 26:22

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  • Kish

    Son of Mahli, father of Jerahmeel

    Son of Mahli whose sons married the daughters of his brother Eleazar; his son was Jerahmeel.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:21; 1 Chronicles 23:22; 1 Chronicles 24:29

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  • Ladan

    Gershonite family head

    Son of Gershon; his sons were Jehiel, Zetham and Joel.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:7; 1 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 26:21

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  • Mahli

    Son of Mushi

    Mahli is named as the son of Mushi in Ethan's Merarite ancestry (1 Chronicles 6:44-47).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 6:47; 1 Chronicles 23:23; 1 Chronicles 24:30

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  • Micah

    First son of Uzziel

    First of the sons of Uzziel; his son was Shamir.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:20; 1 Chronicles 24:24

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  • Rehabiah

    Only son of Eliezer

    First descendant of Eliezer son of Moses; Eliezer had no other sons but Rehabiah's sons were very numerous.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:17; 1 Chronicles 24:21; 1 Chronicles 26:25

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  • Shebuel

    Chief officer over the treasuries

    Descendant of Gershom son of Moses and the first among his descendants; he was the officer in charge of the treasuries (24:20 calls a Shubael a son of Amram whose son was…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:16; 1 Chronicles 24:20; 1 Chronicles 26:24

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  • Shelomith

    First of the Izharites

    First of the sons of Izhar; called Shelomoth the Izharite in 24:22, whose son was Jahath.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:18; 1 Chronicles 24:22

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  • Shelomoth

    Head of a family of Ladan

    Son of Shimei, one of the heads of the families of Ladan.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:9

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  • Shimei

    Head of a family of Ladan

    Named as the father of Shelomoth, Haziel and Haran, heads of the families of Ladan.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:9

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  • Zetham

    Son of Ladan, treasurer

    Son of Ladan the Gershonite; he and his brother Joel were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD (26:22 calls them sons of Jehieli).

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:8; 1 Chronicles 26:22

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  • Zina

    Second son of Shimei

    Son of Shimei the Gershonite, called Zizah in 23:11 where he is the second.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:10; 1 Chronicles 23:11

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Cross references (28)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Chronicles 29:28; 1 Chronicles 28:5; 1 Kings 1:33–39; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Chronicles 29:22–25
  2. 2 1 Chronicles 28:1; 1 Chronicles 13:1; Joshua 24:1; 2 Chronicles 34:29–30; Joshua 23:2
  3. 3 1 Chronicles 23:24; Numbers 4:2–49
  4. 4 2 Chronicles 19:8; Deuteronomy 16:18; Nehemiah 11:9; 1 Chronicles 26:20–27; 1 Chronicles 6:48
  5. 5 2 Chronicles 8:14; Amos 6:5; Psalm 87:7; 2 Chronicles 29:25–26; 1 Chronicles 6:31–48
  6. 6 2 Chronicles 8:14; 1 Chronicles 6:1; 1 Chronicles 6:16; 2 Chronicles 29:25; Ezra 6:18
  7. 7 1 Chronicles 26:21; 1 Chronicles 6:17–20; 1 Chronicles 15:7; Exodus 6:17
  8. 8 1 Chronicles 15:17–18; 1 Chronicles 15:20–21; 1 Chronicles 15:11; 1 Chronicles 15:7; 1 Chronicles 6:33–34
  9. 12 Exodus 6:18; Numbers 26:58; 1 Chronicles 6:2; Numbers 3:27
  10. 13 Exodus 6:20; Deuteronomy 21:5; 1 Samuel 2:28; Exodus 30:6–10; Revelation 8:3
  11. 14 Deuteronomy 33:1; 1 Chronicles 26:23–25; Psalm 90:1
  12. 15 Exodus 18:3–4; Exodus 2:22; Exodus 4:20
  13. 16 1 Chronicles 26:24; 1 Chronicles 24:20; 1 Chronicles 25:20
  14. 17 1 Chronicles 26:25
  15. 18 1 Chronicles 26:26; 1 Chronicles 24:22
  16. 19 1 Chronicles 24:23; 1 Chronicles 23:12; 1 Chronicles 15:9
  17. 21 Exodus 6:19; 1 Chronicles 6:30; 1 Chronicles 23:6; 1 Chronicles 6:20; 1 Chronicles 24:26–30
  18. 22 1 Chronicles 24:28; Numbers 36:6–8
  19. 23 1 Chronicles 24:30
  20. 24 Numbers 10:17; Numbers 10:21; 1 Chronicles 23:3; Numbers 4:3; Numbers 8:24
  21. 25 2 Samuel 7:11; Psalm 132:13–14; 1 Chronicles 22:18; Psalm 135:21; Zechariah 8:3
  22. 26 Numbers 4:5; Numbers 7:9; Numbers 4:15; Numbers 4:49; Deuteronomy 10:8
  23. 27 1 Chronicles 23:24; 2 Samuel 23:1; 1 Chronicles 23:3; Psalm 72:20
  24. 28 2 Chronicles 31:11; 2 Chronicles 35:3–6; Nehemiah 13:9; 2 Chronicles 35:11–14; Jeremiah 35:4
  25. 29 Leviticus 19:35–36; Leviticus 2:4–7; Leviticus 6:20–23; Leviticus 24:5–9; Exodus 25:30
  26. 30 Psalm 92:1–3; 1 Chronicles 9:33; Ezra 3:10–11; Exodus 29:39–42; 2 Chronicles 31:2
  27. 31 Isaiah 1:13–14; Leviticus 23:39; Leviticus 23:24; Numbers 28:1–29; Psalm 81:1–4
  28. 32 Numbers 1:53; Numbers 3:6–9; Numbers 3:38; 1 Chronicles 9:27; 1 Kings 8:4

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences