1 Chronicles 22-27

1 Chronicles 22
2-5 David Prepares to Build the Temple

• Gathers together aliens to be the stonecutters
• Gathered together materials: iron for nails, bronze, cedar logs (without number), cedar
• "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced..." so I will make preparations for the temple.

6-19 David's Charge to Solomon and the Leaders

• To Solomon:
• I had planned to build this house, but the LORD forbade me, because I had waged so many wars.
• For you, though, he promised a reign of peace, and promised you would build a house for his name
• Therefore, may God grant you discretion and understanding, and may you obey him, because then you will be blessed. Be strong and of good courage
• I have provided 100,000 talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and you have an abundance of workers.
• To the Leaders:
• The LORD is on your side and has delivered our enemies into my hand
• Set your minds and hearts to see God and to build his sanctuary, a place for the ark and the holy vessels of God.

1 Chronicles 23
1-32 Families of the Levites and Their Functions

• David -- old and full of days -- makes Solomon king
• He assembles leaders, priests and Levites 30 years and older, 38,000 total; 24,000 of whom will be in charge of the temple; 6,000 officers and judges; 4,000 gatekeepers and 4,000 to offer praise with instruments David had made.
• David organizes them into divisions corresponding to sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
• List of sons of Gershon: Ladan and Shimei and their sons
  
• List of the sons of Kohath: Amram (inc. Moses and Aaron), Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel
• List of sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi
• Levites 20 years and older assigned to service, to assist the sons of Aaron in
  
• the care of the courts and chambers, cleansing of "all that is holy"
• rows of bread, grain offering, unleavened bread, baked offerings
• standing every morning and evening to thank and praise the LORD and whenever offerings are made

1 Chronicles 24
1-19 Divisions of the Priests

• Surviving sons of Aaron: Eleazar and Ithamar - 16 houses among Eleazar's descendants, and 8 houses among Ithamar's descendants, organized by lot
• Recorded by Shemaiah in the presence of the king and the heads of the ancestral houses
• Description of choices made by lot -- all had appointed duties according to the procedure established by Aaron.

20-31 Other Levites

1 Chronicles 25
1-31 The Temple Musicians

• Sons of Asaph, Heman, and Juduthun set apart to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals, 288 in all
• Division of servants by name, decided by lot

1 Chronicles 26
1-19 The Gatekeepers

• Divisions of the gatekeepers: Korahites
• Duties decided by casting lots:
• On the east: Shelemiah - 6 each day
  
• On the north: Shelemiah's son Zechariah, a prudent counselor - 4 each day
  
• On the south: Obed-edom, whose sons will be in charge of the storehouse - 4 each day, as well as 2 and 2 at the storehouse
  
• On the west: Shuppim and Hosah - 4 on the ascending road, 2 at the colonnade

20-32 Treasurers, Officers, and Judges

• Of Levites, Ahijah has charge of the treasures of the house of God.
• List of those in charge of treasures and "dedicated gifts," booty from wars
• List of those with outside duties as officers and judges

1 Chronicles 27
1-15 Military Divisions

• List of commanders of thousands and hundreds, each division numbering 24,000, one for each month
  
1. Joshobeam son of Zabdiel, descendant of Perez
2. Dodai the Ahohite
3. Benaiah, son of the priest Jehoida
4. Asahel brother of Joab, and his son Zebadiah after him
5. Shamhuth the Izrahite
6. Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite
7. Helez the Pelonite, of the Ephraimites
8. Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites
9. Abiezer of Anathath, a Benjaiminte
10. Maharai of Netophah, of the Zerahites
11. Benaiah of Pirathon, of Ephraim
12. Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel
    

16-24 Leaders of Tribes

1. Reuben: Elizer son of Zichri
2. Simeon: Shephatiah son of Maacah
3. Levi: Hashabiah son of Kemuel; Aaron: Zadok
4. Judah: Elihu, one of David's brothers
5. Issachar: Omri son of Michael
   
6. Zebulun: Ishmaiah son of Obadiah
7. Naphtali: Jerimoth son of Zariel
8. Ephraim: Hoshea son of Azaziah
9. Half-tribe of Manasseh: Joel son of Pedaiah
10. Half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo son of Zechariah
11. Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner
12. Dan: Azarel son of Jeroham (No mention of the tribes of Gad or Asher)
    

25-34 Other Civic Officials

• Stewards of David's property
  
• Over king's treasuries and treasuries in the country, cities, villages and towers
• Over those who worked in the field and vineyards, olive and sycamore trees
• Over the stores of oil and herds, camels, donkeys, flocks
• Others:
• Counselor, man of understanding and scribe: Jonathan, David's uncle
• Attender of king's sons: Jehiel son of Hachmoni
• King's counselor: Ahithophel, then Jehoiada son of Benaiah and Abiathar
  
• King's friend: Hushai the Archite
• Commander of armies: Joab