1 Chronicles 23:4

² And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

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.

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:

⁵ Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

⁶ And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, 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 in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.
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Deuteronomy 16:18
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
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Nehemiah 11:9
And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
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1 Chronicles 26:20–27
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
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1 Chronicles 6:48
Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
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Malachi 2:7
For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
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Ezra 3:8–9
Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
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Nehemiah 11:22
The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.
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