1 Chronicles 23

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 When David had become old and ful of days, he made his son Solomon king of Israel,	1 And David being old and full of days, made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 and then summoned al the leaders of Israel, with the priests and Levites.	2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, and the priests and Levites.
3 A census was taken of those Levites thirty years old and upwards. On a count of heads, theynumbered thirty-eight thousand men;	3 And the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years, and upwards: and there were found of them thirty-eight thousand men.
4 twenty-four thousand were responsible for the service of the House of Yahweh, six thousand wereofficials and judges,	4 Of these twenty-four thousand were chosen, and distributed unto the ministry of the house of the Lord: and six thousand were the overseers and judges.
5 four thousand were gatekeepers and four thousand praised Yahweh on the instruments which Davidhad made for praising him.	5 Moreover four thousand were porters: and as many singers singing to the Lord with the instruments, which he had made to sing with.
6 David then divided the Levites into classes: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.	6 And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites there were Ladan and Shimei.	7 The sons of Gerson were Leedan and Semei.
8 Sons of Ladan: Jehiel first, Zetham, Joel; three in al .	8 The sons of Leedan: the chief Jahiel, and Zethan, and Joel, three.
9 Sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, Haran; three in al . These are the heads of families of Ladan.	9 The sons of Semei: Salomith, and Hosiel, and Aran, three: these were the heads of the families of Leedan.
10 Sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, Beriah; these were the sons of Shimei; four in al .	10 And the sons of Semei were Leheth, and Ziza, and Jaus, and Baria: these were the sons of Semei, four.
11 Jahath was the eldest, Zizah the second, then Jeush and Beriah, who had not many children andwere reckoned as one family.	11 And Leheth was the first, Ziza the second: but Jaus and Baria had not many children, and therefore they were counted in one family, and in one house.
12 Sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel; four in al .	12 The sons of Caath were Amram, and Isaar, Hebron, and Oziel, four.
13 Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to consecrate the things that were especial yholy, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense in the presence of Yahweh, to serve him and to bless in his namefor ever.	13 The sons of Amram, Aaron, and Moses. And Aaron was separated to minister in the holy of holies, he and his sons for ever, and to burn incense before the Lord, according to his ceremonies, and to bless his name for ever.
14 Moses, man of God, and his sons were reckoned with the tribe of Levi.	14 The sons also of Moses, the man of God, were numbered in the tribe of Levi.
15 Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.	15 The sons of Moses were Gersom and Eliezer:
16 Sons of Gershom: Shebuel, the first.	16 The sons of Gersom: Subuel the first.
17 Of the sons of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiahwere very numerous.	17 And the sons of Eliezer were: Rohobia the first: and Eliezer had no more sons. But the sons of Rohobia were multiplied exceedingly.
18 Sons of Izhar: Shelomith, the first.	18 The sons of Isaar: Salomith the first.
19 Sons of Hebron: Jeriah first, Amariah second, Jahaziel third, Jekameam fourth.	19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriau the first, Amarias the second, Jahaziel the third, Jecmaam the fourth.
20 Sons of Uzziel: Micah first, Isshiah second.	20 The sons of Oziel: Micha the first, Jesia the second.
21 Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. Sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.	21 The sons of Merari: Moholi, and Musi. The sons of Moholi: Eleazar and Cia.
22 Eleazar died without sons, but he did have daughters, whom their cousins, the sons of Kish, married.	22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons but daughters: and the sons of Cis their brethren took them.
23 Sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, Jeremoth: three in al .	23 The sons of Musi: Moholi, and Eder, and Jerimoth, three.
24 These were the sons of Levi by their families, the heads of families, and those registered by name,individual y; whoever was twenty years old or upwards had his function in the service of the Temple of Yahweh.	24 These are the sons of Levi in their kindreds and families, princes by their courses, and the number of every head that did the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord from twenty years old and upward.
25 For David said, 'Since Yahweh, God of Israel, has given rest to his people Israel and has taken upresidence in Jerusalem for ever,	25 For David said: The Lord the God of Israel hath given rest to his people, and a habitation in Jerusalem for ever.
26 the Levites need no longer carry the Dwel ing or any of the objects required for its service.'	26 And it shall not be the office of the Levites to carry any more the tabernacle, and all the vessels for the service thereof.
27 For, according to the last words of David, the Levites who had been registered were of twenty yearsand upwards.	27 So according to the last precepts of David, the sons of Levi are to be numbered from twenty years old and upward.
28 Their duty now is to help the sons of Aaron in the service of the House of Yahweh, in the care of thecourts and rooms, the purification of al the holy things, the work for the service of the House of God,	28 And they are to be under the hand of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the porches, and in the chambers, and in the place of purification, and in the sanctuary, and in all the works of the ministry of the temple of the Lord.
29 the loaves of permanent offering, the flour for the oblation, the wafers of unleavened bread, the pan-baked materials, the unmixed materials and all measures of volume and length.	29 And the priests have the charge of the leaves of proposition, and of the sacrifice of fine flour, and of the unleavened cakes, and of the fryingpan, and of the roasting, and of every weight and measure.
30 Furthermore, they have to be present every morning to give thanks and praise to Yahweh, and alsoin the evening,	30 And the Levites are to stand in the morning to give thanks, and to sing praises to the Lord: and in like manner in the evening,
31 and at the bringing of every burnt offering to Yahweh on Sabbath, New Moon or solemn feast,appearing regularly before Yahweh in accordance with the numbers required of them.	31 As well in the oblation of the holocausts of the Lord, as in the sabbaths and in the new moons, and the rest of the solemnities, according to the number and ceremonies prescribed for every thing, continually before the Lord.
32 In serving the Temple of Yahweh they observe the ritual of the Tent of Meeting, the ritual of thesanctuary and the ritual of their kinsmen, the sons of Aaron.'	32 And let them keep the observances of the tabernacle of the covenant, and the ceremonies of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, that they may minister in the house of the Lord.