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1 Chronicles 23

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

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

3Now 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.

4Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:

5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

8The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

9The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

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

11And 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.

12The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

13The 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.

14Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

15The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.

16Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

17And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

18Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

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

20Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.

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

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

23The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

24These 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.

25For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

26And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

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

28Because 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;

29Both 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;

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

31And 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:

32And 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.

Words in this chapter

Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.

  • בֵּןbênH112131× in this chapter

    a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

  • יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH306810× in this chapter

    Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

  • רֹאשׁrôʼshH72189× in this chapter

    the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

  • בַּיִתbayithH10047× in this chapter

    a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

  • עַלʻalH59217× in this chapter

    above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

  • הָיָהhâyâhH19616× in this chapter

    to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

  • אֵתʼêthH8536× in this chapter

    properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

  • כֹּלkôlH36055× in this chapter

    properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

  • אֶלֶףʼelephH5055× in this chapter

    hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

  • עֲבֹדָהʻăbôdâhH56565× in this chapter

    work of any kind

  • אַרְבַּעʼarbaʻH7025× in this chapter

    four

  • אָבʼâbH14× in this chapter

    father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

  • דָּוִדDâvidH17324× in this chapter

    David, the youngest son of Jesse

  • אַהֲרוֹןʼAhărôwnH1754× in this chapter

    Aharon, the brother of Moses

  • כִּיkîyH35884× in this chapter

    (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

  • לֵוִיLêvîyH38784× in this chapter

    Levi, a son of Jacob

  • אֵלֶּהʼêl-lehH4284× in this chapter

    these or those

  • מִסְפָּרmiçpârH45574× in this chapter

    a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration

  • מַעַלmaʻalH46054× in this chapter

    properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.

  • קֹדֶשׁqôdeshH69444× in this chapter

    a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity

  • שִׁמְעִיShimʻîyH80964× in this chapter

    Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites

  • הָלַלhâlalH19843× in this chapter

    to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

  • יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlH34783× in this chapter

    Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

  • לֹאlôʼH38083× in this chapter

    not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

  • לֵוִיִּיLêvîyîyH38813× in this chapter

    a Levite or descendant of Levi

  • לַעְדָּןLaʻdânH39363× in this chapter

    Ladan, the name of two Israelites

  • מַחְלִיMachlîyH42493× in this chapter

    Machli, the name of two Israelites

  • אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymH4303× in this chapter

    gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

  • אֱלִיעֶזֶרʼĔlîyʻezerH4613× in this chapter

    Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites

  • מֹשֶׁהMôshehH48723× in this chapter

    Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver

  • מִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmerethH49313× in this chapter

    watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party

  • עַדʻadH57043× in this chapter

    as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

  • עוֹלָםʻôwlâmH57693× in this chapter

    properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

  • עֶשְׂרִיםʻesrîymH62423× in this chapter

    twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth

  • שָׁלוֹשׁshâlôwshH79693× in this chapter

    three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice

  • שָׁנֶהshânehH81413× in this chapter

    a year (as a revolution of time)

  • שֵׁנִיshênîyH81453× in this chapter

    properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again

  • בֹּקֶרbôqerH12422× in this chapter

    properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning

  • בְּרִיעָהBᵉrîyʻâhH12832× in this chapter

    Beriah, the name of four Israelites

  • גֻּלְגֹּלֶתgulgôlethH15382× in this chapter

    a skull (as round); by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons)

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