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1 Chronicles 23 Darby Translation

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1 And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel. 2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. 3 And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number, by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand. 4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges; 5 and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David,] to praise [therewith]. 6 And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 7 Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei. 8 The sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan. 10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei. 11 And Jahath was the head, and Ziza the second; and Jeush and Beriah had not many sons: as father's house, therefore, they were reckoned as one. 12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated, that he should be hallowed as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before Jehovah, to do service to him, and to bless in his name for ever. 14 — And as to Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. 16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head. 17 And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the head; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18 — The sons of Jizhar: Shelomith the head. 19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Jishijah the second. 21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. 22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them. 23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three. 24 These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, the chief fathers, as they were reckoned, by number of names by their polls, who did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward. 25 For David said, Jehovah the God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he will dwell in Jerusalem for ever; 26 and the Levites also have no more to carry the tabernacle, nor any of its vessels for its service. 27 For by the last words of David was this [done], — the numbering of the sons of Levi from twenty years old and upward. 28 For their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of all holy things, and [for] the work of the service of the house of God; 29 and for the loaves to be set in rows, and for the fine flour for the oblation, and for the unleavened cakes, and for [what is baked in] the pan, and for that which is saturated [with oil], and for all measure of capacity and size; 30 and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even; 31 and for all burnt-offerings offered up to Jehovah on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before Jehovah; 32 and they kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of Jehovah.

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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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