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A.Solomon made king, and the Levites divided into coursesvv. 1-6

1 When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel. 2 Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. 3 The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000. 4 “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges, 5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.” 6 Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

B.The houses of Gershon, Kohath, and Merarivv. 7-23

7 The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. 8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all. 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan. 10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all. 11 Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment. 12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. 13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever. 14 As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. 16 The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first. 17 The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous. 18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first. 19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second. 21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. 22 The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them. 23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.

C.New work for Levites now the tent no longer movesvv. 24-32

24 These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD. 25 For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever. 26 So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.” 27 For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted, 28 but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, 29 as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size. 30 They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. 31 Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them. 32 So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.

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Chapter summary

David, old and full of days, makes Solomon king and organizes the Levites for a settled sanctuary.

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David, old and full of days, makes Solomon king and organizes the Levites for a settled sanctuary. Thirty-eight thousand are numbered and assigned: twenty-four thousand to oversee the work of the house, six thousand as officers and judges, four thousand doorkeepers, and four thousand to praise Jehovah 'with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.' The reason for the reorganization is stated openly: Jehovah has given rest unto his people and dwells in Jerusalem for ever, so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle and its vessels. Their standing order is set: to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even, and at every sabbath and new moon and set feast.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.

Context

History · Ezra — 1 Chronicles overview

  • A. 1–6 Solomon made king, and the Levites divided into courses
  • B. 7–23 The houses of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari
  • C. 24–32 New work for Levites now the tent no longer moves
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    • 1 Chronicles 26:21From the descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,
    • 1 Chronicles 26:23From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
    • 1 Chronicles 26:24Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.
    • 1 Chronicles 26:25His relatives through Eliezer included Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
    • 1 Chronicles 26:26This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
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  • Exodus 64 verses
    • Exodus 6:17The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
    • Exodus 6:18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
    • Exodus 6:19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
    • Exodus 6:20And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
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    • 1 Chronicles 23:3The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
    • 1 Chronicles 23:12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
    • 1 Chronicles 23:24These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
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  • Numbers 43 verses
    • Numbers 4:2“Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,
    • Numbers 4:5Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.
    • Numbers 4:15When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.
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    • 1 Chronicles 15:17So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
    • 1 Chronicles 15:20Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
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  • Numbers 33 verses
    • Numbers 3:6“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
    • Numbers 3:27From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
    • Numbers 3:38Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.
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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.