1 Cronica 23
Ang Biblia, 2001
Itinatag ni David ang Katungkulan ng mga Levita
23 Nang(A) si David ay matanda na at puspos na ng mga araw, ginawa niyang hari sa Israel si Solomon na kanyang anak.
2 Tinipon niya ang lahat ng pinuno ng Israel, pati ang mga pari at ang mga Levita.
3 Ang mga Levita na mula sa tatlumpung taong gulang pataas ay binilang at ang kanilang kabuuang bilang ay tatlumpu't walong libong lalaki.
4 “Dalawampu't apat na libo sa mga ito,” sabi ni David, “ang mamamahala sa gawain sa bahay ng Panginoon, at anim na libo ay mga pinuno at mga hukom,
5 at apat na libong bantay ng pinto, apat na libo ang mang-aawit sa Panginoon na may mga panugtog na aking ginawa para sa pagpupuri.”
6 Hinati sila ni David sa mga pangkat ayon sa mga anak ni Levi: si Gershon, si Kohat, at si Merari.
7 Sa mga Gershonita ay sina Ladan, at Shimei.
8 Ang mga anak ni Ladan: si Jehiel na pinuno, si Zetam, at si Joel, tatlo.
9 Ang mga anak ni Shimei: sina Shelomot, Haziel, at Haran, tatlo. Ito ang mga puno sa mga sambahayan ng mga magulang ni Ladan.
10 Ang mga anak ni Shimei: sina Jahat, Zinat, Jeus, at Beriah. Ang apat na ito ang mga anak ni Shimei.
11 Si Jahat ang pinuno at si Ziza ang ikalawa. Ngunit si Jeus at si Beriah ay hindi nagkaroon ng maraming anak, kaya't sila'y itinuring na isang sambahayan ng mga magulang.
12 Ang mga anak ni Kohat: sina Amram, Izar, Hebron, at Uziel, apat.
13 Ang(B) mga anak ni Amram: sina Aaron at Moises. Si Aaron ay ibinukod upang kanyang italaga ang mga kabanal-banalang bagay, upang siya at ang kanyang mga anak na lalaki ay magsunog ng insenso sa harap ng Panginoon at maglingkod sa kanya, at magbasbas sa pamamagitan ng kanyang pangalan magpakailanman.
14 Ngunit ang mga anak ni Moises na tao ng Diyos ay ibinilang na kasama ng lipi ni Levi.
15 Ang mga anak ni Moises: sina Gershom at Eliezer.
16 Ang mga anak ni Gershom: si Sebuel na pinuno.
17 Ang mga anak ni Eliezer: si Rehabias na pinuno. Si Eliezer ay hindi nagkaroon ng ibang mga anak na lalaki, ngunit ang mga anak ni Rehabias ay napakarami.
18 Ang mga anak ni Izar: si Shelomit na pinuno.
19 Ang mga anak ni Hebron: si Jerias ang pinuno, si Amarias ang ikalawa, si Jahaziel ang ikatlo, at si Jecaman ang ikaapat.
20 Ang mga anak ni Uziel: si Micaias ang pinuno, at si Ishias ang ikalawa.
21 Ang mga anak ni Merari: sina Mahli at Musi. Ang mga anak ni Mahli: sina Eleazar at Kish.
22 Si Eleazar ay namatay na hindi nagkaanak ng lalaki, kundi mga babae lamang; at naging asawa nila ang kanilang mga kamag-anak na mga anak ni Kish.
23 Ang mga anak ni Musi: sina Mahli, Eder, at Jerimot, tatlo.
24 Ito ang mga anak ni Levi, ayon sa mga sambahayan ng kanilang mga ninuno, samakatuwid ay mga puno ng mga sambahayan na nakatala ayon sa bilang ng mga pangalan ng mga tao mula sa dalawampung taong gulang pataas na maglilingkod sa bahay ng Panginoon.
25 Sapagkat sinabi ni David, “Ang Panginoon, ang Diyos ng Israel ay nagbigay ng kapahingahan sa kanyang bayan; at siya'y naninirahan sa Jerusalem magpakailanman.
26 Hindi(C) na kailangan pang pasanin ng mga Levita ang tabernakulo at ang alinman sa mga kasangkapan niyon sa paglilingkod doon.”
27 Sapagkat ayon sa mga huling salita ni David, ang mga ito ang nabilang sa mga anak ni Levi, mula sa dalawampung taong gulang pataas.
28 “Ang(D) kanilang katungkulan ay tumulong sa mga anak ni Aaron sa paglilingkod sa bahay ng Panginoon, na silang may pangangasiwa sa mga bulwagan, sa mga silid, at sa paglilinis ng lahat ng banal na bagay, at sa lahat ng gawain ng paglilingkod sa bahay ng Diyos.
29 Gayundin sa tinapay na handog, at sa piling harina para sa handog na butil, maging sa mga manipis na tinapay na walang pampaalsa, at sa niluto sa kawali, at sa handog na pinirito; at sa lahat ng sari-saring takalan at sukatan.
30 Sila'y tatayo tuwing umaga upang magpasalamat at magpuri sa Panginoon, at gayundin naman sa hapon;
31 at sa tuwing maghahandog ng lahat ng handog na sinusunog sa Panginoon sa mga Sabbath, sa mga bagong buwan, at sa mga takdang kapistahan na ang bilang ay alinsunod sa itinatakda sa kanila at patuloy sa harap ng Panginoon.
32 Sa gayo'y pangangasiwaan nila ang toldang tipanan, ang santuwaryo, at ang mga anak ni Aaron na kanilang mga kapatid para sa paglilingkod sa bahay ng Panginoon.”
1 Chronicles 23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Divisions of the Levites
23 When David was old and full of days,(A) he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.(B) 2 Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites. 3 The Levites 30 years old or more were counted;(C) the total number of men was 38,000 by headcount.(D) 4 “Of these,” David said, “24,000 are to be in charge of the work on the Lord’s temple,(E) 6,000 are to be officers and judges,(F) 5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments that I have made for worship.”(G)
6 Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons:(H) Gershom,[a] Kohath, and Merari.
7 The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8 Ladan’s sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel—three.
9 Shimei’s sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three. Those were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10 Shimei’s sons: Jahath, Zizah,[b] Jeush, and Beriah. Those were Shimei’s sons—four. 11 Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; however, Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became an ancestral house and received a single assignment.
12 Kohath’s sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four.
13 Amram’s sons:(I) Aaron and Moses.
Aaron, along with his descendants,(J) was set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense in the presence of Yahweh,(K) to minister to Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever. 14 As for Moses the man of God,(L) his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
15 Moses’ sons: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Gershom’s sons: Shebuel was first.
17 Eliezer’s sons were Rehabiah, first; Eliezer did not have any other sons, but Rehabiah’s sons were very numerous.
18 Izhar’s sons: Shelomith was first.
19 Hebron’s sons: Jeriah was first, Amariah second, Jahaziel third, and Jekameam fourth.
20 Uzziel’s sons: Micah was first, and Isshiah second.
21 Merari’s sons: Mahli and Mushi.
Mahli’s sons: Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleazar died having no sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Mushi’s sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three.
24 These were the sons of Levi by their ancestral houses—the heads of families, according to their registration by name in the headcount—20 years old or more, who worked in the service of the Lord’s temple.(M) 25 For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people,(N) and He has come to stay in Jerusalem forever. 26 Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment for its service”(O)— 27 for according to the last words of David, the Levites 20 years old or more were to be counted— 28 “but their duty will be to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the Lord’s temple, being responsible for the courts and the chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of God’s temple— 29 as well as the rows of the bread of the Presence,(P) the fine flour for the grain offering,(Q) the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking,[c](R) the mixing,(S) and all measurements of volume and length.(T) 30 They are also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the Lord, and likewise in the evening. 31 Whenever burnt offerings are offered to the Lord on the Sabbaths, New Moons,(U) and appointed festivals, they are to do so regularly in the Lord’s presence according to the number prescribed for them.(V) 32 They are to carry out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the holy place,(W) and for their relatives, the sons of Aaron,(X) in the service of the Lord’s temple.”
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 23:6 Lit Gershon
- 1 Chronicles 23:10 LXX, Vg; MT reads Zina
- 1 Chronicles 23:29 Lit the griddle
1 Chronicles 23
New International Version
The Levites
23 When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon(A) king over Israel.(B)
2 He also gathered together all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. 3 The Levites thirty years old or more(C) were counted,(D) and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.(E) 4 David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge(F) of the work(G) of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.(H) 5 Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the musical instruments(I) I have provided for that purpose.”(J)
6 David separated(K) the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi:(L) Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Gershonites
7 Belonging to the Gershonites:(M)
Ladan and Shimei.
8 The sons of Ladan:
Jehiel the first, Zetham and Joel—three in all.
9 The sons of Shimei:
Shelomoth, Haziel and Haran—three in all.
These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10 And the sons of Shimei:
Jahath, Ziza,[a] Jeush and Beriah.
These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
11 Jahath was the first and Ziza the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; so they were counted as one family with one assignment.
Kohathites
12 The sons of Kohath:(N)
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel—four in all.
13 The sons of Amram:(O)
Aaron and Moses.
Aaron was set apart,(P) he and his descendants forever, to consecrate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to minister(Q) before him and to pronounce blessings(R) in his name forever. 14 The sons of Moses the man(S) of God were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 The sons of Moses:
Gershom and Eliezer.(T)
16 The descendants of Gershom:(U)
Shubael was the first.
17 The descendants of Eliezer:
Rehabiah(V) was the first.
Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
18 The sons of Izhar:
Shelomith(W) was the first.
19 The sons of Hebron:(X)
Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
20 The sons of Uzziel:
Micah the first and Ishiah the second.
Merarites
21 The sons of Merari:(Y)
Mahli and Mushi.(Z)
The sons of Mahli:
Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleazar died without having sons: he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.(AA)
23 The sons of Mushi:
Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth—three in all.
24 These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families as they were registered under their names and counted individually, that is, the workers twenty years old or more(AB) who served in the temple of the Lord. 25 For David had said, “Since the Lord, the God of Israel, has granted rest(AC) to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever, 26 the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service.”(AD) 27 According to the last instructions of David, the Levites were counted from those twenty years old or more.
28 The duty of the Levites was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the temple of the Lord: to be in charge of the courtyards, the side rooms, the purification(AE) of all sacred things and the performance of other duties at the house of God. 29 They were in charge of the bread set out on the table,(AF) the special flour for the grain offerings,(AG) the thin loaves made without yeast, the baking and the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.(AH) 30 They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord. They were to do the same in the evening(AI) 31 and whenever burnt offerings were presented to the Lord on the Sabbaths, at the New Moon(AJ) feasts and at the appointed festivals.(AK) They were to serve before the Lord regularly in the proper number and in the way prescribed for them.
32 And so the Levites(AL) carried out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting,(AM) for the Holy Place and, under their relatives the descendants of Aaron, for the service of the temple of the Lord.(AN)
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 23:10 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also verse 11); most Hebrew manuscripts Zina
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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