1 Chronicles 23 KJV

¹So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel. David Jacob Solomon

²¶ And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. Jacob Levi

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. Levi

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: God

⁵Moreover four thousand [were] porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise [therewith]. David God

⁶And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. David Levi Gershon Kohath Merari

⁷¶ Of the Gershonites [were], Laadan, and Shimei. Gershon Laadan Shimei

⁸The sons of Laadan; the chief [was] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three. Laadan Jehiel Jehiel Joel Joel Zetham

⁹The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These [were] the chief of the fathers of Laadan. Laadan Shimei Haran Haziel Shelomith Shelomoth Shelomoth Shimei Shimei

¹⁰And the sons of Shimei [were], Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four [were] the sons of Shimei. Shimei Beriah Jahath Jeush Zizah

¹¹And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to [their] father’s house. Beriah Jahath Jeush Zizah

¹²¶ The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. Kohath Amram Hebron Izhar Uzziel

¹³The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever. God Amram Aaron Moses

¹⁴Now [concerning] Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi. Levi God Moses

¹⁵The sons of Moses [were], Gershom, and Eliezer. Moses Eliezer Gershom

¹⁶Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel [was] the chief. Gershom Shubael

¹⁷And the sons of Eliezer [were], Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. Eliezer Rehabiah

¹⁸Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief. Izhar Shelomoth

¹⁹Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. Hebron Amariah Jahaziel Jekameam Jeriah

²⁰Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second. Uzziel Isshiah Micah Micah Michah

²¹¶ The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish. Merari Eleazar Kish Mahli Mushi

²²And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them. Eleazar Kish

²³The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three. Mushi Eder Jeremoth Mahli Mahli

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. Levi God

²⁵For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever: David Jacob God Jerusalem

²⁶And also unto the Levites; they shall no [more] carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof. Levi

²⁷For by the last words of David the Levites [were] numbered from twenty years old and above: David Levi

²⁸Because 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; God Aaron

²⁹Both 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;

³⁰And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even; God

³¹And 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: God

³²And 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. God Aaron Holy Place