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| 23:1 | So when Dauid was old and full of dayes, he made Solomon his sonne king ouer Israel. |
| 23:2 | And he gathered together all the Princes of Israel, with the Priests and the Leuites. |
| 23:3 | Now the Leuites were numbred from the age of thirtie yeeres and vpward: and their number, by their polles, man by man, was thirtie and eight thousand. |
| 23:4 | Of which, twentie and foure thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord: and sixe thousand were Officers and Iudges. |
| 23:5 | Moreouer, foure thousand were porters, and foure thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made (said Dauid) to praise therewith. |
| 23:6 | And Dauid diuided them into courses among the sonnes of Leui, namely Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 23:7 | Of the Gershonites were Laadan, and Shimei. |
| 23:8 | The sonnes of Laadan, the chiefe was Iehiel, and Zetham, and Ioel, three. |
| 23:9 | The sonnes of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chiefe of the fathers of Laadan. |
| 23:10 | And the sonnes of Shimei were: Iahath, Zina, and Ieush, and Beriah. These foure were the sonnes of Shimei. |
| 23:11 | And Iahath was the chiefe, and Ziza the second: but Ieush and Beriah had not many sonnes: therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their fathers house. |
| 23:12 | The sonnes of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, foure. |
| 23:13 | The sonnes of Amram: Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctifie the most holy things, he and his sonnes for euer, to burne incense before the Lord, to minister vnto him, and to blesse in his Name for euer. |
| 23:14 | Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sonnes were named of the tribe of Leui. |
| 23:15 | The sonnes of Moses were: Gershom and Eliezer. |
| 23:16 | Of the sonnes of Gershom Shebuel was the chiefe. |
| 23:17 | And the sonnes of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chiefe. And Eliezer had none other sonnes: but the sonnes of Rehabiah were very many. |
| 23:18 | Of the sonnes of Izhar, Shelomith the chiefe. |
| 23:19 | Of the sonnes of Hebron, Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the third, and Iekamiam the fourth. |
| 23:20 | Of the sonnes of Uzziel: Michah the first, and Iesiah the second. |
| 23:21 | The sonnes of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sonnes of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. |
| 23:22 | And Eleazar died, and had no sonnes but daughters: and their brethren the sonnes of Kish tooke them. |
| 23:23 | The sonnes of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth, three. |
| 23:24 | These were the sonnes of Leui after the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polles, that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord, from the age of twentie yeeres and vpward. |
| 23:25 | For Dauid sayd, The Lord God of Israel hath giuen rest vnto his people, that they may dwell in Ierusalem for euer. |
| 23:26 | And also vnto the Leuites: they shall no more cary the Tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the seruice thereof. |
| 23:27 | For by the last words of Dauid, the Leuites were numbred from twentie yeeres olde, and aboue: |
| 23:28 | Because their office was to wait on the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the worke of the seruice of the house of God: |
| 23:29 | Both for the shew-bread, and for the fine floure for meat offering, and for the vnleauened cakes, and for that which is baked in the panne, and for that which is fried, and for all maner of measures and size: |
| 23:30 | And to stand euery morning to thanke and praise the Lord, and likewise at Euen: |
| 23:31 | And to offer all burnt sacrifices vnto the Lord in the Sabbaths, in the new moones, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded vnto them continually before the Lord: |
| 23:32 | And that they should keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sonnes of Aaron their brethren, in the seruice of the house of the Lord. |
| 23:1 | So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Salomon his sonne King ouer Israel. |
| 23:2 | And hee gathered together all the princes of Israel with the Priestes and the Leuites. |
| 23:3 | And the Leuites were numbred from ye age of thirtie yeere and aboue, and their nomber according to their summe was eight and thirtie thousand men. |
| 23:4 | Of these foure and twentie thousande were set to aduance the worke of the house of the Lord, and sixe thousand were ouerseers and iudges. |
| 23:5 | And foure thousand were porters, and foure thousande praised the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord. |
| 23:6 | So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. |
| 23:7 | Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei. |
| 23:8 | The sonnes of Laadan, the chiefe was Iehiel, and Zetham and Ioel, three. |
| 23:9 | The Sonnes of Shimei, Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haram, three: these were the chiefe fathers of Laadan. |
| 23:10 | Also the sonnes of Shimei were Iahath, Zina, Ieush, and Beriah: these foure were ye sonnes of Shimei. |
| 23:11 | And Iahath was the chiefe, and Zizah the seconde, but Ieush and Beriah had not many sonnes: therfore they were in the families of their father, counted but as one. |
| 23:12 | The sonnes of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron aud Vzziel, foure. |
| 23:13 | The sonnes of Amram, Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated to sanctifie the most holy place, hee and his sonnes for euer to burne incense before the Lord, to minister to him, and to blesse in his Name for euer. |
| 23:14 | Moses also the man of God, and his children were named with the tribe of Leui. |
| 23:15 | The sonnes of Moses were Gershom, and Eliezer, |
| 23:16 | Of the sonnes of Gershom was Shebuel the chiefe. |
| 23:17 | And the sonne of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chiefe: for Eliezer had none other sonnes: but the sonnes of Rehabiah were very many. |
| 23:18 | The sone of Izhar was Shelomith ye chiefe. |
| 23:19 | The sonnes of Hebron were Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the third, and Iekamiam the fourth. |
| 23:20 | The sones of Vzziel were Michah the first, and Isshiah the second. |
| 23:21 | The sonnes of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sonnes of Mahli, Eleazar and Kish. |
| 23:22 | And Eleazar dyed, and had no sonnes, but daughters, and their brethren the sonnes of Kish tooke them. |
| 23:23 | The sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth, three. |
| 23:24 | These were the sonnes of Leui according to the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe fathers according to their offices, according to the nomber of names and their summe that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord from the age of twentie yeeres and aboue. |
| 23:25 | For Dauid sayde, The Lord God of Israel hath giuen rest vnto his people, that they may dwell in Ierusalem for euer. |
| 23:26 | And also the Leuites shall no more beare the Tabernacle and al the vessels for the seruice thereof. |
| 23:27 | Therefore according to the last wordes of Dauid, the Leuites were nombred from twentie yeere and aboue, |
| 23:28 | And their office was vnder the hand of the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lord in the courtes, and chambers, and in the purifiyng of all holy thinges, and in the worke of the seruice of the house of God, |
| 23:29 | Both for the shewbread, and for the fine floure, for the meate offring, and for the vnleauened cakes, and for the fryed things, and for that which was rosted, and for all measures and cise, |
| 23:30 | And for to stand euery morning, to giue thanks and praise to the Lord, and likewise at euen, |
| 23:31 | And to offer all burnt offrings vnto the Lord, in the Sabbaths, in the moneths, and at the appointed times, according to the nomber and according to their custome continually before the Lord, |
| 23:32 | And that they should keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the charge of ye holy place, and the charge of ye sonnes of Aaron their brethren in the seruice of ye house of the Lord. |
| 23:1 | So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Salomon hys sonne kynge ouer Israel. |
| 23:2 | And then he geathered togeather all the Lordes of Israel wyth the preastes and the Leuites. |
| 23:3 | And the Leuites were nombred from the age of .xxx. yeare and aboue, and the nombre and summe of them was .xxxviij. thousande men. |
| 23:4 | Of which .xxiiij. thousande were set to further the worcke of the house of the Lorde. And syxe thousande were offycers & Iudges. |
| 23:5 | Foure thousande were porters and foure thousande praysed the Lorde with soche instrumentes as was made to prayse wyth all. |
| 23:6 | And so Dauid put an ordre among them deuidinge them in partes. Of the children of Leui? Gerson, Cahath & Merari: |
| 23:7 | Of the Gersonites was Laadan & Semei. |
| 23:8 | The sonnes of Laadan the chefe was Iehiel, Zethan & Ioel, thre. |
| 23:9 | The sonnes of Semei: Selomith, Haziel, & Haran, thre. These were the auncient fathers of laadan. |
| 23:10 | And the sonnes of Semei were Iahath, Zina, Ieus & Beria: these foure were the sonnes of Semei. |
| 23:11 | And Iahath was the chefe, Zina the seconde. But Ieus and Beria had not many sonnes, therfore they were in one rekenynge, accordyng to theyr fathers housholde rekened for one auncient housholde. |
| 23:12 | The sonnes of Cahath: Amram, Izahar, Hebron and Uziel, foure. |
| 23:13 | The sonnes of Amram: Aaron & Moses. And Aaron was separated, to haue the rule of the holy thynges in the place moost holye, he and hys sonnes for euer: and to burne incense before the Lorde, and to mynistre vnto him, & to blesse in his name for euer. |
| 23:14 | Moses also the man of God, and his chyldren, were named wyth the trybe of Leui. |
| 23:15 | The sonnes of Moses: Gerson and Eliezer. |
| 23:16 | Of the sonnes of Gerzon: Sebuel was the chefe. |
| 23:17 | The sonnes of Eliezer: Rehabia the chefe. And Eliezer had none other sonnes: But the sonnes of Rehabia were very manye. |
| 23:18 | The sonnes of Izahar: Salomith, the chefe. |
| 23:19 | The sonnes of Hebron: Ieriahu the fyrst, Amaria the seconde, Iahaziel the thirde, and Iecameam the fourth. |
| 23:20 | The sonnes of Uziel: Micha the fyrst, and Iesia the seconde. |
| 23:21 | The sonnes of Merari Mahli: and Musi. The sonnes of Mahli Eleazar and Cis. |
| 23:22 | And Eleazar dyed, and had no sonnes, but daughters, and their brethren the sonnes of Cis toke them. |
| 23:23 | The sonnes of Musi: Mahli, Eder, & Ieremoth, thre. |
| 23:24 | These are the chyldren of Leui after the houshold of theyr fathers, euen the auncient of the fathers according to theyr offyces, and after the nombre and somme of the names of them that dyd the worcke in the seruice of the house of the Lord, from the age of twentye yeares & aboue. |
| 23:25 | And Dauid sayde: the Lorde God of Israel hath geuen rest vnto his people, that they maye dwell in Ierusalem for euer. |
| 23:26 | That the Leuites also shuld nowe nomore beare the tabernacle & all the vesselles for the seruyce therof: |
| 23:27 | for accordynge to the last wordes of Dauid, |
| 23:28 | the Leuites were nombred from twentye yere and aboue, and their offyce was vnder the hande of the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lorde, in the courtes & celles, and in the purifyinge of all holye thynges, and in the worcke of the seruice of the house of God. |
| 23:29 | In the shewe breed in the fyne flowre, in the meateofferinge, in the wafers of swete breed, in the fryinge panne, in the grydyron, and in all maner of measures and cyse, |
| 23:30 | and to stande euery daye in the mornynge, to thanke and prayse the Lorde, and so lykewyse at euen. |
| 23:31 | And to offer all burntsacrifyces vnto the Lorde, in the Sabbothes, in the newe moones, & on the festfull dayes by nombre and custome continually (as they were commaunded) before the Lorde. |
| 23:32 | And that they shulde wayte on the tabernacle of wytnesse, and on the holy place, and on the sonnes of Aaron their brethren, in the seruice of the house of the Lorde. |
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