1 Chronicles 23:1-10
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 23
1Now when David reached old age, he made his son Solomon king over Israel. 2And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.
3Now the Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward, and their number by head count of men was thirty-eight thousand.
4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges,
5and four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand were praising the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise.
6David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7Of the Gershonites there were Ladan and Shimei.
8The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first, and Zetham and Joel, three.
9The sons of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.
10The sons of Shimei were Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
King James Version
2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3Now 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.
4Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges:
5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 23
1When David was old and full of days, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel. 2Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites. 3The Levites thirty years old or more were counted; the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand by headcount. 4"Of these," David said, "twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work on the Lord’s temple, six thousand are to be officers and judges, 5four thousand are to be gatekeepers, and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the instruments that I have made for worship."New Living Translation
Chapter 23
1When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel. 2David summoned all the leaders of Israel, together with the priests and Levites. 3All the Levites who were thirty years old or older were counted, and the total came to 38,000. 4Then David said, 'From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the Lord. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges. 5Another 4,000 will work as gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have made.' 6Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi — Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.English Standard Version
2David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.
3The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was 38,000 men.
4"Twenty-four thousand of these," David said, "shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be officers and judges,
54,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise."
6And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers ' houses of Ladan.
10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
New International Version
2He also gathered together all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
3The Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.
4David said, "Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.
5Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have provided for that purpose."
New King James Version
2And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand.
4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,
5four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, “which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”
7Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.
8The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all.
9The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan.
10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.
