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32 And from the sons of the Kohathites, some of their kinsmen were over the showbread[a] to prepare it every Sabbath.[b]

33 Now these were the singers; the heads of the families[c] of the Levites were in the chambers free from other service, for day and night they were over them on the service. 34 These were the heads of the families[d] of the Levites according to their genealogies, leaders. These lived in Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:32 Literally “bread of the rows”
  2. 1 Chronicles 9:32 Literally “Sabbath Sabbath”
  3. 1 Chronicles 9:33 Literally “fathers”
  4. 1 Chronicles 9:34 Literally “fathers”

32 Some of the Kohathites, their fellow Levites, were in charge of preparing for every Sabbath the bread set out on the table.(A)

33 Those who were musicians,(B) heads of Levite families, stayed in the rooms of the temple and were exempt from other duties because they were responsible for the work day and night.(C)

34 All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.

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32 And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.

33 And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.

34 These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.

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