Septuagint (Greek Old Testament)

And the tabernacle of the Lord which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of whole-burnt-offerings, [were] at that time in the high place at Gabaon.

And David could not go before it to enquire of God; for he hasted not because of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

And David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this [is] the altar for whole-burnt-offering for Israel.

And David gave orders to gather all the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he appointed stone-hewers to hew polished stones to build the house to God.

And David prepared much iron for the nails of the doors and the gates; the hinges also and brass in abundance, there was no weighing [of it].

And cedar trees without number: for the Sidonians and the Tyrians brought cedar trees in abundance to David.

And David said, My son Solomon [is] a tender child, and the house [for me] to build to the Lord [is] for superior magnificence for a name and for a glory through all the earth: I will make preparation for it. And David prepared abundantly before his death.

And he called Solomon his son, and commanded him to build the house for the Lord God of Israel.

And David said to Solomon, [My] child, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord God.

But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast carried on great wars: thou shalt not build a house to my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth before me.

Behold, a son shall be born to thee, he 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 to Israel in his days.

He shall build a house to my name; and he shall be a son to me, and I will be a father to him; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom in Israel for ever.

And now, my son, the Lord shall be with thee, and prosper [thee]; and thou shalt build a house to the Lord thy God, as he spoke concerning thee.

Only may the Lord give thee wisdom and prudence, and strengthen thee over Israel, both to keep and to do the law of the Lord thy God.

Then will he prosper [thee], if thou take heed to do the commandments and judgments which the Lord commanded Moses for Israel: be courageous and strong; fear not, nor be terrified.

And, behold, I according to my poverty have prepared for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million talents of silver, and brass and iron without measure; for it is abundant; and I have prepared timber and stones; and do thou add to these.

And [of them that are] with thee do thou add to the multitude of workmen; [let there be] artificers and masons, and carpenters, and every skilful [workman] in every work;

in gold and silver, brass and iron, [of which] there is no number. Arise and do, and the Lord [be] with thee.

And David charged all the chief men of Israel to help Solomon his son, [saying],

[Is] not the Lord with you? and he has given you rest round about, for he has given into your hands the inhabitants of the land; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.

Now set your hearts and souls to seek after the Lord your God: and rise, and build a sanctuary to your God to carry in 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.

And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel in his stead.

And he assembled all the chief men of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites.

And the Levites numbered [themselves] from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls amounted to thirty and eight thousand men.

Of the overseers over the works of the house of the Lord [there were] twenty-four thousand, and [there were] six thousand scribes and judges;

and four thousand door-keepers, and four thousand to praise the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.

And David divided them [into] daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

And for [the family of] Gedson, Edan, and Semei.

The sons of Edan [were] Jeiel, the chief, and Zethan, and Joel, three.

The sons of Semei; Salomith, Jeiel, and Dan, three: these [were] the chiefs of the families of Edan.

And to the sons of Semei, Jeth, and Ziza, and Joas, and Beria: these [were] the four sons of Semei.

And Jeth was the chief, and Ziza the second: and Joas and Beria did not multiply sons, and they became [only] one reckoning according to the house of their father.

The sons of Caath; Ambram, Isaar, Chebron, Oziel, four.

The sons of Ambram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was appointed for the consecration of the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister and bless in his name for ever.

And [as for] Moses the man of God, his sons were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.

The sons of Moses; Gersam, and Eliezer.

The sons of Gersam; Subael the chief.

And the sons of Eliezer were, Rabia the chief: and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rabia were very greatly multiplied.

The sons of Isaar; Salomoth the chief.

The sons of Chebron; Jeria the chief, Amaria the second, Jeziel the third, Jekemias the fourth.

The sons of Oziel; Micha the chief, and Isia the second.

The sons of Merari; Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Mooli; Eleazar, and Kis.

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

The sons of Musi; Mooli, and Eder, and Jarimoth, three.

These [are] the sons of Levi according to the houses of their fathers; chiefs of their families according to their numbering, according to the number of their names, according to their polls, doing the works of service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

For David said, The Lord God of Israel has given rest to his people, and has taken up his abode in Jerusalem for ever.

And the Levites bore not the tabernacle, and all the vessels of it for its service.

For by the last words of David was the number of the Levites [taken] from twenty years old and upward.

For he appointed them to wait on Aaron, to minister in the house of the Lord, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purification of all the holy things, and over the works of the service of the house of God;

and for the shew-bread, and for the fine flour of the meat-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for the fried cake, and for the dough, and for every measure;

and to stand in the morning to praise and give thanks to the Lord, and so in the evening;

and [to be] over all the whole-burnt-offerings that were offered up to the Lord on the sabbaths, and at the new moons, and at the feasts, by number, according to the order [given] to them, continually before the Lord.

And they are to keep the charge of the tabernacle of witness, and the charge of the holy place, and the charges of the sons of Aaron their brethren, to minister in the house of the Lord.

And [they number] the sons of Aaron in [their] division, Nadab, and Abiud, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.

And Nadab and Abiud died before their father, and they had no sons: so Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron ministered as priests.

And David distributed them, even Sadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Achimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their numbering, according to their service, according to the houses of their fathers.

And there were found [among] the sons of Eleazar more chiefs of the mighty ones, than of the sons of Ithamar: and he divided them, sixteen heads of families to the sons of Eleazar, eight according to [their] families to the sons of Ithamar.

And he divided them according to their lots, one with the other; for there were those who had charge of the holy things, and those who had charge of the [house] of the Lord among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar.

And Samaias the son of Nathanael, the scribe, [of the family] of Levi, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Sadoc the priest, and Achimelech the son of Abiathar [were present]; and the heads of the families of the priests and the Levites, each of a household [were assigned] one to Eleazar, and one to Ithamar.

And the first lot came out to Joarim, the second to Jedia,

the third to Charib, the fourth to Seorim,

the fifth to Melchias, the sixth to Meiamin,

the seventh to Cos, the eighth to Abia,

the ninth to Jesus, the tenth to Sechenias,

the eleventh to Eliabi, the twelfth to Jacim,

the thirteenth to Oppha, the fourteenth to Jesbaal,

the fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,

the seventeenth to Chezin, the eighteenth to Aphese,

the nineteenth to Phetæa, the twentieth to Ezekel,

the twenty-first to Achim, the twenty-second to Gamul,

the twenty-third to Adallai, the twenty-fourth to Maasai.

This [is] their numbering according to their service to go into the house of the Lord, according to their appointment by the hand of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.

And for the sons of Levi that were left, [even] for the sons of Ambram, Sobael: for the sons of Sobael, Jedia.

For Raabia, the chief [was Isaari],

and for Isaari, Salomoth: for the sons of Salomoth, Jath.

The sons of Ecdiu; Amadia the second, Jaziel the third, Jecmoam the fourth.

For the sons of Oziel, Micha: the sons of Micha; Samer.

The brother of Micha; Isia, the son of Isia; Zacharia.

The sons of Merari, Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Ozia,

[That is, the sons] of Merari by Ozia,—his sons [were] Isoam, and Sacchur, and Abai.

To Mooli [were born] Eleazar, and Ithamar; and Eleazar died, and had no sons.

For Kis; the sons of Kis; Jerameel.

And the sons of Musi; Mooli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These [were] the sons of the Levites according to the houses of their families.

And they also received lots as their brethren the sons of Aaron before the king; Sadoc also, and Achimelech, and the chiefs of the families of the priests and of the Levites, principal heads of families, even as their younger brethren.

And king David and the captains of the host appointed to their services the sons of Asaph, and of Æman, and of Idithun, prophesiers with harps, and lutes, and cymbals: and their number was according to their polls serving in their ministrations.

The sons of Asaph; Sacchur, Joseph, and Nathanias, and Erael: the sons of Asaph [were] next the king.

To Idithun [were reckoned] the sons of Idithun, Godolias, and Suri, and Iseas, and Asabias, and Matthathias, six after their father Idithun, sounding loudly on the harp thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

To Æman [were reckoned] the sons of Æman, Bukias, and Matthanias, and Oziel, and Subael, and Jerimoth, and Ananias, and Anan, and Heliatha, and Godollathi, and Rometthiezer, and Jesbasaca, and Mallithi, and Otheri, and Meazoth.

All these [were] the sons of Æman the king's chief player in the praises of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Æman fourteen sons, and three daughters.

All these sang hymns with their father in the house of God, with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, for the service of the house of God, near the king, and Asaph, and Idithun, and Æman.

And the number of them after their brethren, those instructed to sing to God, every one that understood [singing] was two hundred and eighty-eight.

And they also cast lots for the daily courses, for the great and the small [of them], of the perfect ones and the learners.

And the first lot of his sons and of his brethren came forth to Asaph the son of Joseph, [namely], Godolias: the second Heneia, his sons and his brethren [being] twelve.

The third Zacchur, his sons and his brethren [were] twelve:

the fourth Jesri, his sons and his brethren [were] twelve:

the fifth Nathan, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

the sixth Bukias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

the seventh Iseriel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

the eighth Josia, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

the ninth Matthanias, his sons and his brethren, twelve: