23:1 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
23:1 So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

23:2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
23:2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

23:3 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.
23:3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand.

23:4 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:
23:4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the LORD, six thousand were officers and judges,

23:5 Moreover four thousand [were] porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise [therewith].
23:5 four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the LORD with musical instruments, "which I made," said David, "for giving praise."

23:6 And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
23:6 Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

23:7 Of the Gershonites [were], Laadan, and Shimei.
23:7 Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

23:8 The sons of Laadan; the chief [was] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
23:8 The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel--three in all.

23:9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These [were] the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
23:9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran--three in all. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Laadan.

23:10 And the sons of Shimei [were], Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four [were] the sons of Shimei.
23:10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.

23:11 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.
23:11 Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were assigned as one father's house.

23:12 The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
23:12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel--four in all.

23:13 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.
23:13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was set apart, he and his sons forever, that he should sanctify the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to Him, and to give the blessing in His name forever.

23:14 Now [concerning] Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
23:14 Now the sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.

23:15 The sons of Moses [were], Gershom, and Eliezer.
23:15 The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer.

23:16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel [was] the chief.
23:16 Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the first.

23:17 And the sons of Eliezer [were], Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
23:17 Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

23:18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
23:18 Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first.

23:19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
23:19 Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

23:20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
23:20 Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second.

23:21 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
23:21 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.

23:22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
23:22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only daughters; and their brethren, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.

23:23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
23:23 The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth--three in all.

23:24 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.
23:24 These were the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses--the heads of the fathers' houses as they were counted individually by the number of their names, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and above.

23:25 For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
23:25 For David said, "The LORD God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever";

23:26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no [more] carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
23:26 and also to the Levites, "They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service."

23:27 For by the last words of David the Levites [were] numbered from twenty years old and above:
23:27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above;

23:28 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;
23:28 because their duty was to help the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts and in the chambers, in the purifying of all holy things and the work of the service of the house of God,

23:29 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;
23:29 both with the showbread and the fine flour for the grain offering, with the unleavened cakes and what is baked in the pan, with what is mixed and with all kinds of measures and sizes;

23:30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
23:30 to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening;

23:31 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:
23:31 and at every presentation of a burnt offering to the LORD on the Sabbaths and on the New Moons and on the set feasts, by number according to the ordinance governing them, regularly before the LORD;

23:32 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.
23:32 and that they should attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, the needs of the holy place, and the needs of the sons of Aaron their brethren in the work of the house of the LORD.