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1 Chronicles 23:5
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3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of athirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand.  
4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to alook after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were bofficers and judges,  
5 four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand apraised the Lord with musical instruments, b“which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”  
6 Also aDavid separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.  
7 Of the aGershonites: Laadan and Shimei.  
8 The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all.
9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan.
10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.  
11 Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were assigned as one father’s house.
12 aThe sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.  
13 The sons of aAmram: Aaron and Moses; and bAaron was set apart, he and his sons forever, that he should1 sanctify the most holy things, cto burn incense before the Lord, dto minister to Him, and eto give the blessing in His name forever.  
14 Now athe sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.  
15 aThe sons of Moses were1 Gershon and Eliezer.  
16 Of the sons of Gershon, aShebuel was the first.  
17 Of the descendants of Eliezer, aRehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.  
18 Of the sons of Izhar, aShelomith was the first.  
19 aOf the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.  
20 Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second.
21 aThe sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and bKish.  
22 And Eleazar died, and ahad no sons, but only daughters; and their1 brethren, the sons of Kish, btook them as wives.  
23 aThe sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.  
24 These were the sons of aLevi by their fathers’ houses—the heads of the fathers’ houses as they were counted individually by the number of their names, who did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of btwenty years and above.  
25 For David said, “The Lord God of Israel ahas given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”;  
26 and also to the Levites, “They shall no longer acarry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service.”  
27 For by the alast words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above;  
28 because 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,
29 both with athe showbread and bthe fine flour for the grain offering, with cthe unleavened cakes and dwhat is baked in the pan, with what is mixed and with all kinds of emeasures and sizes;  
30 to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening;
31 and at every presentation of a burnt offering to the Lord aon the Sabbaths and on the New Moons and on the bset feasts, by number according to the ordinance governing them, regularly before the Lord;  
32 and that they should aattend to the bneeds of the tabernacle of meeting, the needs of the holy place, and the cneeds of the sons of Aaron their brethren in the work of the house of the Lord. 
Commentaries:
Matthew Henry
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1 Chronicles 23:1-32

David declares Solomon his successor. (1-23) The office of the Levites. (24-32)

Verses 1-23 David, having given charge concerning the building of the temple, settles the method of the temple service, and orders the officers of it. When those of the same family were employed together, it would engage them to love and assist one another.

Verses 24-32 Now the people of Israel were so many, there should be more employed in the temple service, that every Israelite who brought an offering might find a Levite ready to help him. When more work is to be done, it is pity but there should be more workmen. A new heart, a spiritual mind, which delights greatly in God's commandments, and can find a refreshing feast in his ordinances, forms the great distinction between the true Christian and all other men in the world. To the spiritual man every service will yield satisfaction. He will be ever abounding in the work of the Lord; being never so happy as when employed for such a good Master, in so pleasant a service. He will not regard whether he is called to take the lead, or to keep the charge of others who are placed over him. May we seek and serve the Lord uprightly, and leave all the rest to his disposal, by faith in his word.


 
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