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1 Chronicles 23 Catholic Public Domain Version

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1 Then David, being old and full of days, appointed his son Solomon as king over Israel. 2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests as well as the Levites. 3 And the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward. And there were found thirty-eight thousand men. 4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were chosen and distributed to the ministry of the house of the Lord. Then six thousand were overseers and judges. 5 Moreover, four thousand were porters. And the same number were the singers of psalms to the Lord, with the musical instruments which he had made for the music. 6 And David distributed them into courses according to the sons of Levi, specifically, Gershom, and Kohath, and Merari. 7 The sons of Gershom: Ladan and Shimei. 8 The sons of Ladan: the leader Jahiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the leaders of the families of Ladan. 10 Then the sons of Shimei: Jahath, and Zizah, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei, four. 11 Now Jahath was first, Zizah second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, and for this reason they were reckoned as one family and one house. 12 The sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel, four. 13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Now Aaron was separated so that he might minister in the Holy of Holies, he and his sons forever, and so that he might burn incense to the Lord, according to his rite, and so that he might bless his name in perpetuity. 14 The sons of Moses, the man of God, were also numbered in the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. 16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the first. 17 Now the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the first. And there were no other sons for Eliezer. But the sons of Rehabiah were multiplied exceedingly. 18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the first. 19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. 20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first, Isshiah the second. 21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. 22 Then Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only daughters. And so the sons of Kish, their brothers, married them. 23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three. 24 These are the sons of Levi, in their kindred and families, leaders in turns, and the number of each of the heads who were doing the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord, from twenty years of age and upward. 25 For David said: “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and a habitation in Jerusalem even unto eternity. 26 Neither shall it be the office of the Levites any more to carry the tabernacle with all its equipment for use in the ministry.” 27 Also, according to the last precepts of David, the sons of Levi shall be counted by number from twenty years of age and upward. 28 And they shall be under the hand of the sons of Aaron, in the care of the house of the Lord, in the vestibule, and in the chambers, and in the place of purification, and in the sanctuary, and in all the works of the ministry of the temple of the Lord. 29 But the priests shall be over the bread of the presence, and the sacrifice of fine wheat flour, and the unleavened cakes, and the frying pan, and the roasting, and over every weight and measure. 30 Yet truly, the Levites shall stand to confess and to sing to the Lord, in the morning, and similarly in the evening, 31 as much in the oblation of the holocausts of the Lord, as in the Sabbaths and new moons and other solemnities, according to the number and ceremonies for each and every matter, perpetually before the Lord. 32 And let them keep the observances of the tabernacle of the covenant, and the rituals of the sanctuary, and the observance of the sons of Aaron, their brothers, so that they may minister in 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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  • 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