Thematic Bible
1 Chronicles 23:1 (show verse)
Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
1 Chronicles 23:2 (show verse)
And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
1 Chronicles 23:3 (show verse)
The Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
1 Chronicles 23:4 (show verse)
David said, "Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; six thousand were officers and judges;
1 Chronicles 23:5 (show verse)
four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, for giving praise."
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Porters
Chosen Instruments » Trumpets » Full orchestra
David » King of israel » David as musician
Invention » Of musical instruments » By david
Levites » Enrollment of, at mount sinai
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the temple
the Levites » Services of » Keeping the gates of the temple
the Levites » Services of » Conducting the sacred music
the Levites » David » Divided them into four classes
Music » Trumpets » Full orchestra
Music » Appointed to be used in the temple
Music » Instruments of » Invented by david
Musical instruments » Trumpets » Full orchestra
Orchestra » Full orchestra
Worship » Musical instruments used in » Full orchestra
Chosen Instruments » Trumpets » Full orchestra
David » King of israel » David as musician
Invention » Of musical instruments » By david
Levites » Enrollment of, at mount sinai
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the temple
the Levites » Services of » Keeping the gates of the temple
the Levites » Services of » Conducting the sacred music
the Levites » David » Divided them into four classes
Music » Trumpets » Full orchestra
Music » Appointed to be used in the temple
Music » Instruments of » Invented by david
Musical instruments » Trumpets » Full orchestra
Orchestra » Full orchestra
Worship » Musical instruments used in » Full orchestra
1 Chronicles 23:6 (show verse)
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 23:7 (show verse)
Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:8 (show verse)
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
1 Chronicles 23:9 (show verse)
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the ancestral houses of Ladan.
1 Chronicles 23:10 (show verse)
The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:11 (show verse)
Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.
1 Chronicles 23:12 (show verse)
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
1 Chronicles 23:13 (show verse)
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to him, and to bless in his name, forever.
Aaron » Descendants of » ordained Priests » priests
Aaron » Lineage of
Amram » Father of moses
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the temple
the Levites » Services of » Conducting the sacred music
Priest » The time of moses
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To burn incense
Aaron » Lineage of
Amram » Father of moses
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the temple
the Levites » Services of » Conducting the sacred music
Priest » The time of moses
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » To burn incense
1 Chronicles 23:14 (show verse)
But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
1 Chronicles 23:15 (show verse)
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
1 Chronicles 23:16 (show verse)
The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
1 Chronicles 23:17 (show verse)
The sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
1 Chronicles 23:18 (show verse)
The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
1 Chronicles 23:19 (show verse)
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
1 Chronicles 23:20 (show verse)
The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
1 Chronicles 23:21 (show verse)
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
1 Chronicles 23:22 (show verse)
Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brothers the sons of Kish took them as wives.
1 Chronicles 23:23 (show verse)
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
1 Chronicles 23:24 (show verse)
These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of ancestral houses of those who were counted individually, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward.
1 Chronicles 23:25 (show verse)
For David said, "The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
1 Chronicles 23:26 (show verse)
Also the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service."
1 Chronicles 23:27 (show verse)
For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.
1 Chronicles 23:28 (show verse)
For 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 rooms, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of God's house;
1 Chronicles 23:29 (show verse)
for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all kinds of measure and size;
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the temple
Levites » Prepared the shewbread
Levites » Supervised weights and measures as standards of doing business
the Levites » Services of » Conducting the sacred music
the Levites » David » Made them serve from twenty on account of the lightness of their duties
the Levites » Services of » Preparing the show bread
the Levites » Services of » Regulating weights and measures
Measures » Were regulated by the standard of the sanctuary
Shewbread (showbread) » Prepared by the levites
Showbread » Prepared by levites
Levites » Prepared the shewbread
Levites » Supervised weights and measures as standards of doing business
the Levites » Services of » Conducting the sacred music
the Levites » David » Made them serve from twenty on account of the lightness of their duties
the Levites » Services of » Preparing the show bread
the Levites » Services of » Regulating weights and measures
Measures » Were regulated by the standard of the sanctuary
Shewbread (showbread) » Prepared by the levites
Showbread » Prepared by levites
1 Chronicles 23:30 (show verse)
and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise in the evening;
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the temple
the Levites » Services of » Conducting the sacred music
the Levites » David » Made them serve from twenty on account of the lightness of their duties
Praise » Posture suited to
Thankfulness » Ministers appointed to offer, in public
Thanksgiving » Ministers appointed to offer, in public
the Levites » Services of » Conducting the sacred music
the Levites » David » Made them serve from twenty on account of the lightness of their duties
Praise » Posture suited to
Thankfulness » Ministers appointed to offer, in public
Thanksgiving » Ministers appointed to offer, in public
1 Chronicles 23:31 (show verse)
and to offer all burnt offerings to the LORD, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before the LORD;
Feast of the new moon » Observed with great solemnity
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the temple
the Levites » David » Made them serve from twenty on account of the lightness of their duties
the Levites » Services of » Preparing the sacrifices for the priests
Moon » Feast of the new moon
New » Man » Moons
New moon » Feast of
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the temple
the Levites » David » Made them serve from twenty on account of the lightness of their duties
the Levites » Services of » Preparing the sacrifices for the priests
Moon » Feast of the new moon
New » Man » Moons
New moon » Feast of
1 Chronicles 23:32 (show verse)
and that they should keep the duty of the Tent of Meeting, and the duty of the holy place, and the duty of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the service of the house of the LORD.