1 Chronicles 23:16-28
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 23
16The son of Gershom was Shebuel the chief. 17The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18The son of Izhar was Shelomith the chief. 19The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20The sons of Uzziel were Micah the first and Isshiah the second.
21The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22Eleazar died and had no sons, but only daughters; so their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
23The sons of Mushi were three: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.
24These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, the heads of the fathers’ households of those among them who were counted, in the number of names by their head count, doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.
25For David said, 'The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.
26Also, the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service.'
27For by the last words of David, the sons of Levi were counted from twenty years old and upward.
28For their office is to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of the Lord, in the courtyards and in the chambers, and in the purification of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,
King James Version
Chapter 23
16Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief. 17And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief. 19Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second. 21The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
24These 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.
25For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
26And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
27For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 23
16Gershom’s sons: Shebuel was first.
22Eleazar died having no sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23Mushi’s sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three.
24These were the descendants of Levi by their ancestral families —the family heads, according to their registration by name in the headcount—twenty years old or more, who worked in the service of the Lord’s temple.
25For David said, "The Lord God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he has come to stay in Jerusalem forever.
26Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment for its service" —
27for according to the last words of David, the Levites twenty years old or more were to be counted—
28"but their duty will be to assist the descendants 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—
New Living Translation
Chapter 23
16The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader. 17Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants.
21The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.
24These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the Lord.
25For David said, 'The Lord, the God of Israel, has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem.
26Now the Levites will no longer need to carry the Tabernacle and its furnishings from place to place.'
27In accordance with David’s final instructions, all the Levites twenty years old or older were registered for service.
English Standard Version
Chapter 23
16The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief. 17The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief. 19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.
21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters; their kinsmen, the sons of Kish, married them.
23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24These were the sons of Levi by their fathers ' houses, the heads of fathers ' houses as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
25For David said, "The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
26And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service."
27For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.
28For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God.
New International Version
24These 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 who served in the temple of the Lord.
25For David had said, "Since the Lord, the God of Israel, has granted rest to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever,
26the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service."
27According to the last instructions of David, the Levites were counted from those twenty years old or more.
New King James Version
Chapter 23
16Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the first. 17Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first. 19Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second.
21The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only daughters; and their brethren, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
23The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.
25For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”;
26and also to the Levites, “They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service.”
27For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above;
28because 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,
