1 Chronicles 23:4
2 Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
3 The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
“Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
6 Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
- KJV
- Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
- WEB
- David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the LORD’s house, six thousand were officers and judges,
- ASV
- Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;
- DARBY
- Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;
- BLB
- “From these [were] twenty-four thousand to preside over the work of the house of YHWH, six thousand and officers and judges,
- ÅB
- Av disse [sa David] skal fire og tyve tusen forestå arbeidet på Herrens hus, og seks tusen skal være tilsynsmenn og dommere,
- OTB
- Blant dem var tjuefire tusen til å ha tilsyn med arbeidet i Herrens hus;
og seks tusen tjente som offiserer og dommere, - B1930
- Av disse [sa David] skal fire og tyve tusen forestå arbeidet på Herrens hus, og seks tusen skal være tilsynsmenn og dommere,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 19:8
Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 16:18
You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
Read in contextNehemiah 11:9
Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.
Read in context1 Chronicles 26:20–27
Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
Read in context1 Chronicles 6:48
Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.
Read in contextMalachi 2:7
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
Read in contextEzra 3:8–9
In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.
Read in contextNehemiah 11:22
Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.
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