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1 Chronicles 22-26
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Preparation to Build Yahweh’s House

22 Then David said, “(A)This is the house of Yahweh God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

2 So David said to gather (B)the sojourners who were in the land of Israel, and (C)he [a]appointed [b]stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God. 3 And David (D)prepared large quantities of iron [c]to make the nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps, and more (E)bronze than could be weighed; 4 and timbers of cedar logs beyond number, for (F)the Sidonians and Tyrians brought large quantities of cedar timber to David. 5 And David said, “My son (G)Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh shall be highly exalted, for a name and beauty throughout all lands. Therefore now I will make preparation for it.” So David made ample preparations before his death.

Solomon to Build Yahweh’s House

6 Then (H)he called for his son Solomon, and commanded him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon, “(I)My son, [d]I had it within my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God. 8 But the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, ‘(J)You have shed much blood and have [e]waged great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth before Me. 9 Behold, a son will be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and (K)I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for (L)his name shall be [f]Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days. 10 (M)He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be a son to Me and I will be a father to him; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ 11 Now, my son, (N)Yahweh be with you that you may be successful, and build the house of Yahweh your God just as He has spoken concerning you. 12 (O)Only Yahweh give you insight and understanding, and give you command over Israel, so that you may (P)keep the law of Yahweh your God. 13 (Q)Then you will succeed, if you are careful to do the statutes and the judgments which Yahweh commanded Moses concerning Israel. (R)Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed. 14 Now behold, [g]with great pains I have prepared for the house of Yahweh (S)100,000 [h]talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and (T)bronze and iron beyond weight, for [i]they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them. 15 Moreover, there are many of those who do the work with you, hewers of stone and craftsmen of stone and wood, and all men who are [j]wise in every kind of work. 16 Of the gold, the silver and the bronze and the iron there is no number. Arise and work, and may (U)Yahweh be with you.”

17 (V)David also commanded all the officials of Israel to help his son Solomon, saying, 18 “Is not Yahweh your God with you? And (W)has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before Yahweh and before His people. 19 Now (X)give your heart and your soul to seek Yahweh your God; arise, therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, (Y)so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built (Z)for the name of Yahweh.”

Solomon Made King over Israel

23 (AA)Now David became old and full of days, (AB)and he made his son Solomon king over Israel. 2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.

The Work of the Levites

3 (AC)And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward, and (AD)their number by [k]census of men was 38,000. 4 Of these, 24,000 were (AE)to direct the work of the house of Yahweh; and 6,000 were (AF)officers and judges, 5 and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and (AG)4,000 were praising Yahweh with the instruments which [l]David made for giving praise. 6 And David divided them into divisions (AH)according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The Sons of Gershon

7 Of the Gershonites were [m]Ladan and Shimei.
8 The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three.
9 The sons of Shimei were Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three.
These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.
10 The sons of Shimei were Jahath, [n]Zina, Jeush, and Beriah.
These four were the sons of Shimei.
11 Jahath was the first and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father’s household, one [o]unit.

The Sons of Kohath

12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 (AI)The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And (AJ)Aaron was separated in order to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, (AK)to offer offerings up in smoke before Yahweh, to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever.
14 But as for (AL)Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 The [p]son of Gershom was [q]Shebuel the chief.
17 The [r]son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18 The [s]son of Izhar was [t]Shelomith the chief.
19 The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
20 The sons of Uzziel were Micah the first and Isshiah the second.

The Sons of Merari

21 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 And Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, so their brothers, the sons of Kish, took them up as wives.
23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

The Service of the Levites

24 (AM)These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, even the heads of the fathers’ households of those of them who were [u]counted, in the number of names by their [v]census, doing the work for the service of the house of Yahweh, (AN)from twenty years old and upward. 25 For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, (AO)has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26 Also, (AP)the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings for its service.” 27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward. 28 For their station is to be on hand for the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of Yahweh, in the courts and in the chambers and in the cleansing of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God, 29 (AQ)and with the showbread, and (AR)the fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, or (AS)what is made on the griddle, or (AT)what is well stirred, and (AU)all measures of volume and size. 30 And they are to stand every morning to thank and to praise Yahweh, and likewise at evening, 31 and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh, (AV)on the sabbaths, the new moons and (AW)the appointed times in the number set by the judgments concerning them, continually before Yahweh. 32 Thus (AX)they shall keep responsibility of the tent of meeting, and responsibility of the holy place, and (AY)responsibility of the sons of Aaron their [w]relatives, for the service of the house of Yahweh.

Divisions of Levites

24 Now the divisions of the sons of Aaron were these: (AZ)the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 (BA)But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no [x]sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests. 3 And David, with (BB)Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their assignments for their service. 4 And more chief men were found from the [y]sons of Eleazar than the [z]sons of Ithamar, so they divided them thus: there were sixteen heads of fathers’ households of the [aa]sons of Eleazar and eight of the [ab]sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ households. 5 (BC)Thus they were divided by lot, the one as the other; for they were leaders for the sanctuary and leaders for God, both from the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar. 6 Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, wrote them down in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, (BD)Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; one father’s household taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.

7 Now the first lot came out for Jehoiarib,
the second for Jedaiah,
8 the third for Harim,
the fourth for Seorim,
9 the fifth for Malchijah,
the sixth for Mijamin,
10 the seventh for Hakkoz,
the eighth for (BE)Abijah,
11 the ninth for Jeshua,
the tenth for Shecaniah,
12 the eleventh for Eliashib,
the twelfth for Jakim,
13 the thirteenth for Huppah,
the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,
14 the fifteenth for Bilgah,
the sixteenth for Immer,
15 the seventeenth for Hezir,
the eighteenth for Happizzez,
16 the nineteenth for Pethahiah,
the twentieth for Jehezkel,
17 the twenty-first for Jachin,
the twenty-second for Gamul,
18 the twenty-third for Delaiah,
the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.

19 (BF)These were their assignments for their service when they came in to the house of Yahweh according to the legal judgment rendered to them by the hand of Aaron their father, just as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

20 Now for the rest of the sons of Levi:
of the sons of Amram, [ac]Shubael;
of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the first.
22 Of the Izharites, [ad]Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
23 The sons (BG)of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24 The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.
25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
26 The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.
27 The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 By Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 By Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.
30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth.
These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.

31 (BH)These also cast lots alongside their [ae]relatives the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, (BI)Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites—the head of fathers’ households alongside those of his younger brother.

Number and Services of Musicians

25 Moreover, David and the commanders of the army separated for the service some of the sons of (BJ)Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to (BK)prophesy with lyres, (BL)harps, and cymbals; and the number of [af]those who performed their service was:

2 Of the sons of Asaph:
Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and [ag]Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the [ah]direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the [ai]direction of the king.
3 (BM)Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun:
Gedaliah, [aj]Zeri, Jeshaiah, [ak]Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the [al]direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh.
4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman:
Bukkiah, Mattaniah, [am]Uzziel, [an]Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth.

5 All these were the sons of Heman (BN)the king’s seer to [ao]exalt him according to the words of God. So God gave fourteen sons and three daughters to Heman. 6 All these were under the [ap]direction of their father to sing in the house of Yahweh, (BO)with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. (BP)Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the [aq]direction of the king. 7 And their number who were trained in singing to Yahweh, with their [ar]relatives, all who were skillful, was (BQ)288.

Responsibilities of the Musicians

8 (BR)They cast lots for their responsibilities, each alongside the other, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil.

9 Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph,
the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;
10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
11 the fourth to [as]Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
14 the seventh to [at]Jesharelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
20 for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
21 for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
22 for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
23 for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
24 for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
25 for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
26 for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
27 for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
28 for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
29 for the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
30 for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
31 for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve.

Divisions of the Gatekeepers

26 For the divisions of the gatekeepers there were of the Korahites, [au]Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of [av]Asaph.

2 Meshelemiah had sons:
Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
3 Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.
4 (BS)Obed-edom had sons:
Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh and Peullethai the eighth; God had indeed blessed him.
6 Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were mighty men of valor.
7 The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers, Elihu and Semachiah, were men of valor.
8 All these were of the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and their [aw]relatives were valiant men with strength for the service, sixty-two from Obed-edom.
9 Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, eighteen men of valor.
10 Also (BT)Hosah, one of the sons of Merari had sons:
Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him first),
11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and relatives of Hosah were thirteen.

12 To these divisions of the gatekeepers, the chief men, were given responsibilities like their relatives to minister in the house of Yahweh. 13 (BU)And they cast lots, the small and the great alike, according to their fathers’ households, for every gate. 14 And the lot to the east fell to [ax]Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a counselor with insight, and his lot came out to the north. 15 For Obed-edom it fell to the south, and to his sons went the house of storerooms. 16 For Shuppim and Hosah it was to the west, by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending highway. Guard corresponded to guard. 17 On the east there were six Levites, on the north four daily, on the south four daily, and at the storerooms two by two. 18 At the [ay](BV)Parbar on the west there were four at the highway and two at the Parbar. 19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers of the sons of Korah and of the sons of Merari.

Caring for the Holy Treasure

20 [az]As for the Levites, Ahijhah was (BW)over the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the holy gifts. 21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, namely, the Jehielites, were the heads of the fathers’ households, belonging to Ladan the Gershonite.

22 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and Joel his brother, were over the treasures of the house of Yahweh. 23 As for the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites, 24 Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was officer over the treasures. 25 And his relatives by Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son. 26 This Shelomoth and his relatives were over all the treasures of the holy gifts (BX)which King David and the heads of the fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had set apart as holy. 27 They set apart as holy part of what was won in battles and part of the spoil to repair the house of Yahweh. 28 And all that Samuel the seer had set apart as holy and Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, everyone who had set apart anything as holy, all of this was [ba]in the care of [bb]Shelomoth and his relatives.

Administrators of Outside Work

29 As for the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons (BY)were assigned to the outside work for Israel, as (BZ)officers and judges. 30 As for the Hebronites, (CA)Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 men of valor, were over the administration of Israel across the Jordan to the west, for all the work of Yahweh and the service of the king. 31 As for the Hebronites, (CB)Jerijah the chief [bc](these Hebronites were investigated according to their generations and fathers’ households, in the fortieth year of David’s reign, and mighty men of valor were found among them at (CC)Jazer of Gilead) 32 and his relatives, men of valor, were 2,700 in number, heads of fathers’ households. And King David made them overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of the Manassites (CD)concerning [bd]all the affairs of God and of the king.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 22:2 Lit caused to stand
  2. 1 Chronicles 22:2 Lit hewers of stone
  3. 1 Chronicles 22:3 Lit for
  4. 1 Chronicles 22:7 Lit as for me, it was in my heart
  5. 1 Chronicles 22:8 Lit made
  6. 1 Chronicles 22:9 Lit peaceful
  7. 1 Chronicles 22:14 Lit in my affliction
  8. 1 Chronicles 22:14 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
  9. 1 Chronicles 22:14 Lit it is
  10. 1 Chronicles 22:15 Or skillful
  11. 1 Chronicles 23:3 Lit their heads
  12. 1 Chronicles 23:5 Lit I made
  13. 1 Chronicles 23:7 In Ex 6:17, Libni
  14. 1 Chronicles 23:10 In v 11, Zizah
  15. 1 Chronicles 23:11 Lit mustering
  16. 1 Chronicles 23:16 Lit sons
  17. 1 Chronicles 23:16 In 24:20, Shubael
  18. 1 Chronicles 23:17 Lit sons...were
  19. 1 Chronicles 23:18 Lit sons
  20. 1 Chronicles 23:18 In 24:22, Shelomoth
  21. 1 Chronicles 23:24 Lit mustered
  22. 1 Chronicles 23:24 Lit heads
  23. 1 Chronicles 23:32 Lit brothers
  24. 1 Chronicles 24:2 Or children
  25. 1 Chronicles 24:4 Or descendants
  26. 1 Chronicles 24:4 Or descendants
  27. 1 Chronicles 24:4 Or descendants
  28. 1 Chronicles 24:4 Or descendants
  29. 1 Chronicles 24:20 In 23:16, Shebuel
  30. 1 Chronicles 24:22 In 23:18, Shelomith
  31. 1 Chronicles 24:31 Lit brothers
  32. 1 Chronicles 25:1 Lit workmen according to their service
  33. 1 Chronicles 25:2 In v 14, Jesharelah
  34. 1 Chronicles 25:2 Lit hand(s)
  35. 1 Chronicles 25:2 Lit hand(s)
  36. 1 Chronicles 25:3 In v 11, Izri
  37. 1 Chronicles 25:3 As in mss and ancient versions, cf. 25:17
  38. 1 Chronicles 25:3 Lit hands
  39. 1 Chronicles 25:4 In v 18, Azarel
  40. 1 Chronicles 25:4 In v 20, Shubael
  41. 1 Chronicles 25:5 Lit lift up the horn
  42. 1 Chronicles 25:6 Lit hands
  43. 1 Chronicles 25:6 Lit hands
  44. 1 Chronicles 25:7 Lit brothers, so in ch
  45. 1 Chronicles 25:11 In v 3, Zeri
  46. 1 Chronicles 25:14 In v 2, Asherelah
  47. 1 Chronicles 26:1 In v 14, Shelemiah
  48. 1 Chronicles 26:1 In 9:19, Ebiasaph
  49. 1 Chronicles 26:8 Lit brothers, so in ch
  50. 1 Chronicles 26:14 In 9:17, Shallum
  51. 1 Chronicles 26:18 Possibly court, colonnade
  52. 1 Chronicles 26:20 Gr The Levites, their relatives,
  53. 1 Chronicles 26:28 Lit under the hand
  54. 1 Chronicles 26:28 Heb Shelomith
  55. 1 Chronicles 26:31 Heb according to the Hebronites...father’s households
  56. 1 Chronicles 26:32 Lit every matter of God and matter of the king
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