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1 Chronicles 23:27

David

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.

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;

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BSB
For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
KJV
For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
WEB
For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were counted, from twenty years old and upward.
ASV
For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.
DARBY
For by the last words of David was this [done], the numbering of the sons of Levi from twenty years old and upward.
BLB
For by the last words of David they were numbering the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and above.
ÅB
For det var etter Davids siste ord at Levis barn ble tellet fra tyveårsalderen og oppover.
OTB
I henhold til Davids siste instruksjoner,
ble Levis sønner talt fra tjue år og oppover.
B1930
For det var efter Davids siste ord at Levis barn blev tellet fra tyveårsalderen og opover.

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  • 1 Chronicles 23:24

    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.

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  • 2 Samuel 23:1

    Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

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  • 1 Chronicles 23:3

    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.

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  • Psalms 72:20

    The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

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