1 Chronicles 23 (NET)

1 Chronicles 23:1¹When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 29:281 Chr 28:51 Kgs 1:33-391 Chr 29:22-251 Kgs 1:11 Kgs 1:30Gen 25:8Gen 35:29Job 5:26

1 Chronicles 23:2²David assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 13:11 Chr 28:12 Chr 34:29-30Josh 23:2Josh 24:1

1 Chronicles 23:3³The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 23:24Num 4:2-49

1 Chronicles 23:4⁴David said, “Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord ’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 19:8Deut 16:181 Chr 23:28-321 Chr 26:20-271 Chr 26:29-311 Chr 6:481 Chr 9:28-32Acts 20:28Deut 17:8-10Ezra 3:8-9

1 Chronicles 23:5⁵4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments I supplied for worship.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 29:25-262 Chr 8:14Amos 6:5Ps 87:71 Chr 15:16-241 Chr 16:381 Chr 16:41-421 Chr 25:1-71 Chr 26:1-121 Chr 6:31-48

1 Chronicles 23:6⁶David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 6:12 Chr 8:141 Chr 6:162 Chr 29:25Ezra 6:181 Chr 24:11 Chr 26:12 Chr 31:22 Chr 35:10Exod 6:16-24

1 Chronicles 23:7⁷The Gershonites included Ladan and Shimei.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 26:211 Chr 15:71 Chr 6:17-20Exod 6:17

1 Chronicles 23:8⁸The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the oldest, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 15:111 Chr 15:17-181 Chr 15:20-211 Chr 15:71 Chr 6:33-34

1 Chronicles 23:9⁹The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the leaders of the family of Ladan.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 23:10¹⁰The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were Shimei’s sons—four in all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 23:11¹¹Jahath was the oldest and Zizah the second oldest. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were considered one family with one responsibility.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 23:12¹²The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 6:181 Chr 6:2Num 26:58Num 3:27

1 Chronicles 23:13¹³The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to serve him, and to praise his name.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Deut 21:5Exod 6:201 Sam 2:28Exod 30:6-101 Chr 6:32 Chr 26:18-21Acts 13:2Exod 28:1-14Exod 29:33-37Exod 29:44

1 Chronicles 23:14¹⁴The descendants of Moses the man of God were considered Levites.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Deut 33:11 Chr 26:23-25Ps 90:1

1 Chronicles 23:15¹⁵The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 18:3-4Exod 2:22Exod 4:20

1 Chronicles 23:16¹⁶The son of Gershom: Shebuel the oldest.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 26:241 Chr 24:201 Chr 25:20

1 Chronicles 23:17¹⁷The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah, the oldest. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 26:25

1 Chronicles 23:18¹⁸The son of Izhar: Shelomith the oldest.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 24:221 Chr 26:26

1 Chronicles 23:19¹⁹The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the oldest, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 24:231 Chr 15:91 Chr 23:12

1 Chronicles 23:20²⁰The sons of Uzziel: Micah the oldest, and Isshiah the second.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 23:21²¹The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 6:191 Chr 23:61 Chr 24:26-301 Chr 6:201 Chr 6:30

1 Chronicles 23:22²²Eleazar died without having sons; he had only daughters. The sons of Kish, their cousins, married them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 24:28Num 36:6-8

1 Chronicles 23:23²³The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 24:30

1 Chronicles 23:24²⁴These were the descendants of Levi according to their families, that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the Lord ’s temple and were twenty years old and up.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 23:3Num 10:17Num 10:21Num 4:3Ezra 3:8Num 8:241 Chr 23:27Num 1:18Num 1:2-4Num 1:22

1 Chronicles 23:25²⁵For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 22:182 Sam 7:11Ps 132:13-142 Sam 7:1Ps 135:21Zech 8:3Col 2:91 Kgs 8:131 Kgs 8:272 Cor 6:16

1 Chronicles 23:26²⁶So the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the items used in its service.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Num 4:5Num 7:9Num 4:15Deut 10:8Num 4:49

1 Chronicles 23:27²⁷According to David’s final instructions, the Levites twenty years old or older were counted.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 23:241 Chr 23:32 Sam 23:1Ps 72:20

1 Chronicles 23:28²⁸Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the Lord ’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 31:112 Chr 35:11-142 Chr 35:3-6Neh 13:91 Chr 18:171 Chr 23:41 Chr 28:131 Chr 9:28-291 Kgs 6:52 Chr 29:18-19

1 Chronicles 23:29²⁹They also took care of the bread that is displayed, the flour for offerings, the unleavened wafers, the round cakes, the mixing, and all the measuring.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Lev 19:35-36Exod 25:30Lev 2:4-7Lev 24:5-9Lev 6:20-231 Chr 9:29-341 Kgs 7:482 Chr 13:112 Chr 29:18Heb 9:2

1 Chronicles 23:30³⁰They also stood in a designated place every morning and offered thanks and praise to the Lord. They also did this in the eveningCopy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 92:1-31 Chr 9:33Ezra 3:10-111 Chr 16:37-421 Chr 25:1-71 Chr 6:31-332 Chr 29:25-282 Chr 31:2Exod 29:39-42Ps 134:1-2

1 Chronicles 23:31³¹and whenever burnt sacrifices were offered to the Lord on the Sabbath and at new moon festivals and assemblies. A designated number were to serve before the Lord regularly in accordance with regulations.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 1:13-14Lev 23:1-17Lev 23:24Lev 23:39Num 10:10Num 28:1-29Ps 81:1-4

1 Chronicles 23:32³²They were in charge of the meeting tent and the Holy Place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the Lord ’s temple.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Num 1:53Num 3:38Num 3:6-91 Chr 9:271 Kgs 8:4