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1 Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
1 SIENDO pues David ya viejo y harto de días, hizo á Salomón su hijo rey sobre Israel.
1 Now 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.
2 Y juntando á todos los principales de Israel, y á los sacerdotes y Levitas,
2 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 and eight thousand.
3 Fueron contados los Levitas de treinta años arriba; y fué el número de ellos por sus cabezas, contados uno á uno, treinta y ocho mil.
3 The Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
4 Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges;
4 De éstos, veinticuatro mil para dar prisa á la obra de la casa de Jehová; y gobernadores y jueces, seis mil;
4 David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of Yahweh’s house, six thousand were officers and judges,
5 and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD 'with the instruments which I made to praise therewith.'
5 Además cuatro mil porteros; y cuatro mil para alabar á Jehová, [dijo David], con los instrumentos que he hecho para rendir alabanzas.
5 four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”
6 And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
6 Y repartiólos David en órdenes conforme á los hijos de Leví, Gersón y Coath y Merari.
6 David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites: Ladan, and Shimei.
7 Los hijos de Gersón: Ladán, y Simi.
7 Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
8 Los hijos de Ladán, tres: Jehiel el primero, después Zetham y Joel.
8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan.
9 Los hijos de Simi, tres: Selomith, Haziel, y Arán. Estos fueron los príncipes de las familias de Ladán.
9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.
10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
10 Y los hijos de Simi: Jahath, Zinat, Jeus, y Berías. Estos cuatro fueron los hijos de Simi.
10 The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.
11 Jahath era el primero, Zinat el segundo; mas Jeus y Berías no multiplicaron [en] hijos, por lo cual fueron contados por una familia.
11 Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah didn’t have many sons; therefore they became a fathers’ house in one reckoning.
12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
12 Los hijos de Coath: Amram, Ishar, Hebrón, y Uzziel, ellos cuatro.
12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should be sanctified as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before the LORD, to minister unto Him, and to bless in His name for ever.
13 Los hijos de Amram: Aarón y Moisés. Y Aarón fué apartado para ser dedicado á las más santas cosas, él y sus hijos para siempre, para que quemasen perfumes delante de Jehová, y le ministrasen, y bendijesen en su nombre, para siempre.
13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before Yahweh, to minister to him, and to bless in his name forever.
14 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons are named among the tribe of Levi.
14 Y los hijos de Moisés, varón de Dios, fueron contados en la tribu de Leví.
14 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
15 The sons of Moses: Gershom, and Eliezer.
15 Los hijos de Moisés fueron Gersón y Eliezer.
15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
16 Hijo de Gersón fué Sebuel el primero.
16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
17 And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
17 E hijo de Eliezer fué Rehabía el primero. Y Eliezer no tuvo otros hijos; mas los hijos de Rehabía fueron muchos.
17 The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
18 Hijo de Ishar fué Selomith el primero.
18 The son of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
19 Los hijos de Hebrón: Jería el primero, Amarías el segundo, Jahaziel el tercero, y Jecamán el cuarto.
19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
20 Los hijos de Uzziel: Michâ el primero, é Isía el segundo.
20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
21 The sons of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar, and Kish.
21 Los hijos de Merari: Mahali y Musi. Los hijos de Mahali: Eleazar y Cis.
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 only; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.
22 Y murió Eleazar sin hijos, mas tuvo hijas; y los hijos de Cis, sus hermanos, las tomaron [por mujeres].
22 Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
23 Los hijos de Musi: Mahali, Eder y Jerimoth, ellos tres.
23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' houses, according to their muster, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward.
24 Estos son los hijos de Leví en las familias de sus padres, cabeceras de familias en sus delineaciones, contados por sus nombres, por sus cabezas, los cuales hacían obra en el ministerio de la casa de Jehová, de veinte años arriba.
24 These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’ houses of those who were counted individually, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of Yahweh’s house, from twenty years old and upward.
25 For David said: 'The LORD, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto His people, and He dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever;
25 Porque David dijo: Jehová Dios de Israel ha dado reposo á su pueblo Israel, y el habitar en Jerusalem para siempre.
25 For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
26 and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.'
26 Y también los Levitas no llevarán más el tabernáculo, y todos sus vasos para su ministerio.
26 Also the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.”
27 For by the last ordinances of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.
27 Así que, conforme á las postreras palabras de David, fué la cuenta de los hijos de Leví de veinte años arriba.
27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were counted, from twenty years old and upward.
28 For their station was at the side of 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, even the work of the service of the house of God;
28 Y estaban bajo la mano de los hijos de Aarón, para ministrar en la casa de Jehová, en los atrios y en las cámaras, y en la purificación de toda cosa santificada, y en la [demás] obra del ministerio de la casa de Dios;
28 For their duty was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of Yahweh’s house—in the courts, in the rooms, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of God’s house;
29 for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;
29 Asimismo para los panes de la proposición, y para la flor de la harina para el sacrificio, y para las hojuelas sin levadura, y para la [fruta] de sartén, y para lo tostado, y para toda medida y cuenta;
29 for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all measurements of quantity and size;
30 and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
30 Y para que asistiesen cada mañana todos los días á confesar y alabar á Jehová, y asimismo á la tarde;
30 and to stand every morning to thank and praise Yahweh, and likewise in the evening;
31 and to offer all burnt-offerings unto the LORD, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and in the appointed seasons, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before the LORD;
31 Y para ofrecer todos los holocaustos á Jehová los sábados, nuevas lunas, y solemnidades, por la cuenta y forma que tenían, continuamente delante de Jehová.
31 and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Yahweh;
32 and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of the LORD.
32 Y para que tuviesen la guarda del tabernáculo del testimonio, y la guarda del santuario, y las órdenes de los hijos de Aarón sus hermanos, en el ministerio de la casa de Jehová.
32 and that they should keep the duty of the Tent of Meeting, the duty of the holy place, and the duty of the sons of Aaron their brothers for the service of Yahweh’s house.

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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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  • 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

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