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1 Chronicles 23:21-32
New American Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 23:21-32
New American Standard Bible
Merarites
21 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish. 22 Eleazar died and had no sons, but only daughters; so their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives. 23 The sons of Mushi were three: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.
Duties Revised
24 (A)These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, the heads of the fathers’ households of those among them who were [a]counted, in the number of names by their [b]head count, doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, (B)from twenty years old and upward. 25 For David said, “The Lord God of Israel (C)has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26 Also, (D)the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service.” 27 For by the last words of David, the sons of Levi were counted from twenty years old and upward. 28 For their office is [c]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, 29 (E)and with the showbread, and (F)the fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, or (G)what is baked in the pan or (H)what is well-mixed, and (I)all measures of volume and size. 30 They are to stand every morning to thank and to praise the Lord, and likewise at evening, 31 and to offer all burnt offerings to the Lord, (J)on the Sabbaths, the new moons and (K)the appointed festivals, in the number determined by the ordinance concerning them, continually before the Lord. 32 So (L)they are to perform the [d]duties of the tent of meeting, the holy place, and (M)of assisting the sons of Aaron their relatives, for the service of the house of the Lord.
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- 1 Chronicles 23:24 Lit mustered
- 1 Chronicles 23:24 Lit heads
- 1 Chronicles 23:28 Lit at the hand of
- 1 Chronicles 23:32 Lit duty of...the duty of...
1 Chronicles 23:21-32
King James Version
1 Chronicles 23:21-32
King James Version
21 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 These 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.
25 For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
28 Because 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 chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;
29 Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;
30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even:
31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the Lord in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the Lord:
32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.
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1 Chronicles 23:21-32
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1 Chronicles 23:21-32
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21 The sons of Merari were
24 In the census, all the men of Levi who were twenty years old or older were classified under the names of these clans and subclans; and they were all assigned to the ministry at the Temple. 25 For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem. 26 Now the Levites will no longer need to carry the Tabernacle and its instruments from place to place.”
27 (This census of the tribe of Levi was one of the last things David did before his death.) 28 The work of the Levites was to assist the priests—the descendants of Aaron—in the sacrifices at the Temple; they also did the custodial work and helped perform the ceremonies of purification. 29 They provided the Bread of the Presence, the flour for the grain offerings, and the wafers made without yeast (either fried or mixed with olive oil); they also checked all the weights and measures. 30 Each morning and evening they stood before the Lord to sing thanks and praise to him. 31 They assisted in the special sacrifices of burnt offerings, the Sabbath sacrifices, the new moon celebrations, and at all the festivals. There were always as many Levites present as were required for the occasion. 32 And they took care of the Tabernacle and the Temple and assisted the priests in whatever way they were needed.
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1 Chronicles 23:21-32
New International Version
1 Chronicles 23:21-32
New International Version
Merarites
21 The sons of Merari:(A)
Mahli and Mushi.(B)
The sons of Mahli:
Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleazar died without having sons: he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.(C)
23 The sons of Mushi:
Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth—three in all.
24 These 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(D) who served in the temple of the Lord. 25 For David had said, “Since the Lord, the God of Israel, has granted rest(E) to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever, 26 the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service.”(F) 27 According to the last instructions of David, the Levites were counted from those twenty years old or more.
28 The duty of the Levites was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the temple of the Lord: to be in charge of the courtyards, the side rooms, the purification(G) of all sacred things and the performance of other duties at the house of God. 29 They were in charge of the bread set out on the table,(H) the special flour for the grain offerings,(I) the thin loaves made without yeast, the baking and the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.(J) 30 They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord. They were to do the same in the evening(K) 31 and whenever burnt offerings were presented to the Lord on the Sabbaths, at the New Moon(L) feasts and at the appointed festivals.(M) They were to serve before the Lord regularly in the proper number and in the way prescribed for them.
32 And so the Levites(N) carried out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting,(O) for the Holy Place and, under their relatives the descendants of Aaron, for the service of the temple of the Lord.(P)
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