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Sections for 1 Chronicles 23
1Ch 23:1 David Makes Solomon King.
1Ch 23:2-6 Number and Distribution of the Levites.
1Ch 23:7-11 Sons of Gershon.
1Ch 23:12-20 Of Kohath.
1Ch 23:21-23 Of Merari.
1Ch 23:24-32 Office of the Levites.
1Ch 23:1 David Makes Solomon King.

When David was old and near the end of his life, he made Solomon his successor as king. This brief statement serves to introduce an account of the preparations David undertook during his final years to establish a national place of worship for Israel.