May 18th
1 Chronicles, 22
1: Then David said, This is the house
of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
David
prepares for the Temple
2: And David commanded to gather
together the strangers that were in the land of Israel;
and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. 3: And David
prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for
the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight; 4: Also cedar trees in
abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre
brought much cedar wood to David. 5: And David said, Solomon my son is young
and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding
magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now
make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death. 6: Then
he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD
God of Israel.
7: And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an
house unto the name of the LORD my God: 8: But the word of the LORD came to me,
saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt
not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the
earth in my sight. 9: Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man
of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his
name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his
days. 10: He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I
will be his father; and I will establish throne of his kingdom over Israel for
ever. 11: Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the
house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee. 12: Only the LORD give thee
wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that
thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God. 13: Then shalt thou prosper, if
thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged
Moses with concerning Israel:
be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed. 14: Now, behold, in
my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand
talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and
iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I
prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. 15: Moreover there are workmen with thee
in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning
men for every manner of work. 16: Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and
the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be
with thee. 17: David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help
Solomon his son, saying, 18: Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not
given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land
into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
19: Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise
therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the
covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be
built to the name of the LORD.
1 Chronicles, 23
1: So when David was old and full of
days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
The
duties of the Levites
2: And he gathered together all the
princes of Israel,
with the priests and the Levites. 3: Now 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. 4: Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set
forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and
judges: 5: Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the
LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith. 6: And
David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon,
Kohath, and Merari. 7: Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei. 8: The sons
of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9: The sons of
Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran,
three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan. 10: And the sons of
Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of
Shimei. 11: And 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. 12: The sons of Kohath; Amram, Ishar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 13: The 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. 14: Now concerning Moses
the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi. 15: The sons of Moses
were, Gershom, and Eliezer. 16: Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
17: And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none
other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18: Of the sons of Izhar;
Shelomith the chief. 19: Of the sons of Hebron;
Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the
fourth. 20: Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second. 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.
1 Chronicles, 24
The
Priests named
1: Now these are the divisions of the
sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2:
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore
Elezar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. 3: And David distributed them,
both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar,
according to their offices in their service. 4: And there were more chief men
found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they
divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of
their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of
their fathers. 5: Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the
governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons
of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. 6: And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel
the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes,
and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief
of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken
for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. 7: Now the first lot came forth to
Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 8: The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9: The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, 10: The seventh to Hakkoz, the
eighth to Abijah, 11: The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, 12: The
eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, 13: The thirteenth to Huppah, the
fourteenth to Jeshebeab, 14: The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15: The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses, 16: The nineteenth to
Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, 17: The one and twentieth to Jachin, the
two and twentieth to Gamul, 18: The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four
and twentieth to Maaziah. 19: These were the orderings of them in their service
to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron
their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.
The
Levites named
20: And the rest of the sons of Levi
were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.
21: Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. 22: Of
the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath. 23: And the sons of
Hebron; Jeriah
the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. 24: Of
the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir. 25: The brother of
Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah. 26: The sons of Merari
were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno. 27: The sons of Merari by
Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. 28: Of Mahli came Eleazar, who
had no sons. 29: Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel. 30:
The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and
Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
31: These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in
the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the
fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against
their younger brethren.
David was astounded by the things
that he had seen on the last three days and also by the fire that descended
from heaven on the burnt offering. David made this threshing floor of Oman the place
to offer worship to the Lord. David makes preparation for the building of the
temple even though he will not build it himself. Then David appointed Solomon
to succeed him as king. Then in Ch 23 and 24 David orders the duties of the
priests and names them and he names the Levites who will serve the Lord with
the priests. David collected all the skilled men of Israel for the cutting of the
Stones and the cutting of the trees. He ordered the making of copper nails in a
huge quantity. David was a man of war and blood but his son would be a man of
peace and building. David collected a huge quantity of gold and silver. David
in his closing speech tells the people to seek the LORD their God and get up
and build and bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and all the holy
vessels to the house of the Lord. So David ensured that Solomon became king
after him. Next the Levites were put in order. From 30-50 years of age there
were 38,000 of them. 6,000 of them were in charge of the rest. 4,000 were
porters and 4,000 praised the Lord. David divided them into a rota system for
the service of the Lord. All the men had a job to do and they worked in harmony
serving the Lord.
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