1Chronicles 23:32 - Prayer Tents



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1Chronicles 23
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23When David was very old, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.H1732H2204H7646H3117H8010H1121H4427H3478

The Work of the Levites

2King David brought together all the Israelite leaders and all the priests and Levites.H622H8269H3478H3548H3881 3He took a census of all the male Levites aged thirty or older. The total was thirty-eight thousand.H3881H5608H1121H7970H8141H4605H4557H1538H1397H7970H8083H505 4The king assigned twenty-four thousand to administer the work of the Temple, six thousand to keep records and decide disputes,H428H6242H702H505H5329H4399H1004H3068H8337H505H7860H8199 5four thousand to do guard duty, and four thousand to praise the LORD, using the musical instruments provided by the king for this purpose.H702H505H7778H702H505H1984H3068H3627H6213H1984 6David divided the Levites into three groups, according to their clans: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.H1732H2505H4256H1121H3878H1648H6955H4847 7Gershon had two sons: Ladan and Shimei.H1649H3936H8096 8Ladan had three sons: Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel,H1121H3936H7218H3171H2241H3100H7969 9who were the heads of the clans descended from Ladan. (Shimei had three sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.)H1121H8096H8019H8013H2381H2039H7969H7218H1H3936 10Shimei had four sons: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah, in order of age.H1121H8096H3189H2126H3266H1283H702H1121H8096 11Jeush and Beriah did not have many descendants, so they were counted as one clan.H3189H7218H2125H8145H3266H1283H7235H1121H259H6486H1H1004 12Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.H1121H6955H6019H3324H2275H5816H702 13His oldest son, Amram, was the father of Aaron and Moses. (Aaron and his descendants were set apart to be in charge of the sacred objects forever, to burn incense in the worship of the LORD, to serve him, and to bless the people in his name.H1121H6019H175H4872H175H914H6942H6944H6944H1121H5704H5769H6999H6440H3068H8334H1288H8034H5704H5769 14But the sons of Moses, the man of God, were included among the Levites.)H4872H376H430H1121H7121H7626H3878 15Moses had two sons, Gershom and Eliezer.H1121H4872H1647H461 16The leader among Gershom's sons was Shebuel.H1121H1647H7619H7218 17Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, but Rehabiah had many descendants.H1121H461H7345H7218H461H312H1121H1121H7345H4605H7235 18Kohath's second son, Izhar, had a son, Shelomith, the head of the clan.H1121H3324H8019H7218 19Kohath's third son, Hebron, had four sons: Jeriah, Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.H1121H2275H3404H7218H568H8145H3166H7992H3360H7243 20Kohath's fourth son, Uzziel, had two sons, Micah and Isshiah.H1121H5816H4318H7218H3449H8145 21Merari had two sons, Mahli and Mushi. Mahli also had two sons, Eleazar and Kish,H1121H4847H4249H4187H1121H4249H499H7027 22but Eleazar died without having any sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.H499H4191H1121H1323H251H1121H7027H5375 23Merari's second son, Mushi, had three sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.H1121H4187H4249H5740H3406H7969 24These were the descendants of Levi, by clans and families, every one of them registered by name. Each of his descendants, twenty years of age or older, had a share in the work of the LORD's Temple.H1121H3878H1004H1H7218H1H6485H4557H8034H1538H6213H4399H5656H1004H3068H1121H6242H8141H4605 25David said, "The LORD God of Israel has given peace to his people, and he himself will live in Jerusalem forever.H1732H559H3068H430H3478H5117H5971H7931H3389H5769 26So there is no longer any need for the Levites to carry the Tent of the LORD's presence and all the equipment used in worship."H3881H5375H4908H3627H5656 27On the basis of David's final instructions all Levites were registered for service when they reached the age of twenty,H314H1697H1732H3881H4557H6242H8141H1121H4605 28and were assigned the following duties: to help the priests descended from Aaron with the Temple worship, to take care of its courtyards and its rooms, and to keep undefiled everything that is sacred;H4612H3027H1121H175H5656H1004H3068H2691H3957H2893H6944H4639H5656H1004H430 29to be responsible for the bread offered to God, the flour used in offerings, the wafers made without yeast, the baked offerings, and the flour mixed with olive oil; to weigh and measure the Temple offerings;H3899H4635H5560H4503H4682H7550H4227H7246H4884H4060 30and to praise and glorify the LORD every morning and every eveningH5975H1242H3034H1984H3068H6153 31and whenever offerings to the LORD are burned on the Sabbath, the New Moon Festival, and other festivals. Rules were made specifying the number of Levites assigned to do this work each time. The Levites were assigned the duty of worshiping the LORD for all time.H5927H5930H3068H7676H2320H4150H4557H4941H8548H6440H3068 32They were given the responsibility of taking care of the Tent of the LORD's presence and the Temple, and of assisting their relatives, the priests descended from Aaron, in the Temple worship.H8104H4931H168H4150H4931H6944H4931H1121H175H251H5656H1004H3068


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