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1 Crónicas 23
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1 Crónicas 23
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Los levitas
23 David era muy anciano cuando declaró a su hijo Salomón rey de Israel.
2 Reunió a todos los líderes de Israel junto a los sacerdotes y levitas. 3 Entonces contaron a los levitas que tenían más de treinta años; resultó que eran en total treinta y ocho mil hombres. 4 David dijo: «De los levitas, veinticuatro mil estarán a cargo del trabajo del templo del Señor, seis mil serán oficiales y jueces, 5 cuatro mil serán porteros y los otros cuatro mil se encargarán de alabar al Señor con los instrumentos musicales que he ordenado hacer[a] para ese propósito».
6 David dividió a los levitas en grupos de acuerdo con el número de los hijos de Leví, que fueron Guersón, Coat y Merari.
Los guersonitas
7 De los guersonitas:
Ladán y Simí.
8 Los hijos de Ladán fueron tres:
Jehiel, el mayor, Zetán y Joel.
9 Simí también tuvo tres hijos:
Selomit, Jaziel y Harán.
Estos fueron los jefes de las familias patriarcales de Ladán.
10 Los hijos de Simí fueron cuatro:
Yajat, Ziza,[b] Jeús y Beriá.
Estos fueron los hijos de Simí.
11 Yajat era el mayor y Ziza, el segundo. Como Jeús y Beriá no tuvieron muchos hijos, se les contó como una sola familia y se les dio un mismo cargo.
Los coatitas
12 Los hijos de Coat fueron cuatro:
Amirán, Izar, Hebrón y Uziel.
13 Los hijos de Amirán fueron:
Aarón y Moisés.
Aarón y sus descendientes fueron los escogidos para presentar las ofrendas sagradas, quemar el incienso, servir al Señor y pronunciar la bendición en su nombre para siempre. 14 A Moisés, hombre de Dios, y a sus hijos se les incluyó en la tribu de Leví.
15 Los hijos de Moisés fueron:
Guersón y Eliezer.
16 Sebuel fue el primero
de los descendientes de Guersón.
17 Eliezer solo tuvo un hijo,
que fue Rejabías,
pero este sí tuvo muchos hijos.
18 El primer hijo de Izar fue
Selomit.
19 El primer hijo de Hebrón fue
Jerías; el segundo, Amarías;
el tercero, Jahaziel, y el cuarto, Jecamán.
20 El primer hijo de Uziel fue
Micaías, y el segundo, Isías.
Los meraritas
21 Los hijos de Merari fueron:
Majlí y Musí.
Los hijos de Majlí fueron:
Eleazar y Quis.
22 Eleazar murió sin tener hijos; solamente tuvo hijas. Estas se casaron con sus primos, los hijos de Quis.
23 Musí tuvo tres hijos:
Majlí, Éder y Jeremot.
24 Estos fueron los descendientes de Leví por sus familias patriarcales. El censo los registró por nombre como jefes de sus familias patriarcales. Estos prestaban servicio en el Templo del Señor y eran mayores de veinte años. 25 David dijo: «Desde que el Señor, Dios de Israel, estableció a su pueblo y estableció su residencia para siempre en Jerusalén, 26 los levitas ya no tienen que cargar el santuario ni los utensilios que se usan en el culto». 27 De acuerdo con las últimas disposiciones de David, fueron censados los levitas mayores de veinte años.
28 Su función consistía en ayudar a los descendientes de Aarón en el servicio del Templo del Señor. Eran los responsables de los atrios, de los cuartos y de la purificación de todas las cosas santas; en fin, de todo lo relacionado con el servicio del Templo de Dios. 29 También estaban encargados del pan consagrado, de la harina refinada para las ofrendas de cereales, de las hojuelas sin levadura, de las ofrendas fritas en sartén o cocidas y de todas las medidas de capacidad y de longitud. 30 Cada mañana y cada tarde debían estar presentes para agradecer y alabar al Señor. 31 Así mismo, debían ofrecer todos los holocaustos que se presentaban al Señor los sábados, los días de luna nueva y durante las otras fiestas. Así que siempre servían al Señor, según el número y la función que se les asignaba.
32 De modo que tenían a su cargo el cuidado de la Tienda de reunión y del Lugar Santo. El servicio que realizaban en el Templo del Señor quedaba bajo las órdenes de sus hermanos, los descendientes de Aarón.
1 Chronicles 23
King James Version
1 Chronicles 23
King James Version
23 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
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.
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:
5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
6 And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
8 The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
10 And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
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.
12 The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
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.
14 Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first and Jesiah the second.
21 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
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.
25 For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
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;
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;
30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even:
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:
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.
1 Chronicles 23
New King James Version
1 Chronicles 23
New King James Version
The Divisions of the Levites
23 So when David was old and full of days, he made his son (A)Solomon king over Israel.
2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. 3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of (B)thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand. 4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to (C)look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were (D)officers and judges, 5 four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand (E)praised the Lord with musical instruments, (F)“which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”
6 Also (G)David separated them into [a]divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Of the (H)Gershonites: [b]Laadan and Shimei. 8 The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all. 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan. 10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, [c]Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei. 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.
12 (I)The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. 13 The sons of (J)Amram: Aaron and Moses; and (K)Aaron was set apart, he and his sons forever, that he should [d]sanctify the most holy things, (L)to burn incense before the Lord, (M)to minister to Him, and (N)to give the blessing in His name forever. 14 Now (O)the sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi. 15 (P)The sons of Moses were [e]Gershon and Eliezer. 16 Of the sons of Gershon, (Q)Shebuel[f] was the first. 17 Of the descendants of Eliezer, (R)Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18 Of the sons of Izhar, (S)Shelomith was the first. 19 (T)Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second.
21 (U)The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and (V)Kish. 22 And Eleazar died, and (W)had no sons, but only daughters; and their [g]brethren, the sons of Kish, (X)took them as wives. 23 (Y)The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.
24 These were the sons of (Z)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 (AA)twenty years and above.
25 For David said, “The Lord God of Israel (AB)has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”; 26 and also to the Levites, “They shall no longer (AC)carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service.” 27 For by the (AD)last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above; 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, 29 both with (AE)the showbread and (AF)the fine flour for the grain offering, with (AG)the unleavened cakes and (AH)what is baked in the pan, with what is mixed and with all kinds of (AI)measures and sizes; 30 to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening; 31 and at every presentation of a burnt offering to the Lord (AJ)on the Sabbaths and on the New Moons and on the (AK)set[h] feasts, by number according to the ordinance governing them, regularly before the Lord; 32 and that they should (AL)attend to the (AM)needs of the tabernacle of meeting, the needs of the holy place, and the (AN)needs of the sons of Aaron their brethren in the work of the house of the Lord.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 23:6 groups
- 1 Chronicles 23:7 Libni, Ex. 6:17
- 1 Chronicles 23:10 LXX, Vg. Zizah and v. 11
- 1 Chronicles 23:13 consecrate
- 1 Chronicles 23:15 Heb. Gershom, 1 Chr. 6:16
- 1 Chronicles 23:16 Shubael, 1 Chr. 24:20
- 1 Chronicles 23:22 kinsmen
- 1 Chronicles 23:31 appointed feasts
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