1 Chronicles 23

1 Chronicles 23 in full

King James Version, 32 verses. Tap a reference to link straight to a single verse.

1. 1 Chr 23:1

   So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

2. 1 Chr 23:2

   And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

3. 1 Chr 23:3

   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. 1 Chr 23:4

   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. 1 Chr 23:5

   Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

6. 1 Chr 23:6

   And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7. 1 Chr 23:7

   Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

8. 1 Chr 23:8

   The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

9. 1 Chr 23:9

   The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

10. 1 Chr 23:10

    And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

11. 1 Chr 23:11

    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. 1 Chr 23:12

    The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

13. 1 Chr 23:13

    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. 1 Chr 23:14

    Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

15. 1 Chr 23:15

    The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.

16. 1 Chr 23:16

    Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

17. 1 Chr 23:17

    And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

18. 1 Chr 23:18

    Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

19. 1 Chr 23:19

    Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

20. 1 Chr 23:20

    Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.

21. 1 Chr 23:21

    The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.

22. 1 Chr 23:22

    And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

23. 1 Chr 23:23

    The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

24. 1 Chr 23:24

    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. 1 Chr 23:25

    For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

26. 1 Chr 23:26

    And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

27. 1 Chr 23:27

    For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

28. 1 Chr 23:28

    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. 1 Chr 23:29

    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. 1 Chr 23:30

    And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even;

31. 1 Chr 23:31

    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. 1 Chr 23:32

    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.

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1 Chronicles 23 is part of 1 Chronicles, book 13 of the 66 in the King James Bible. Read the 29 chapters straight through, or search any word across all 66 books.