1 Chronicles 28:1

Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.

2 Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,

3 but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has spilled blood.’

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BSB
Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.
KJV
And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
WEB
David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, the captains of the companies who served the king by division, the captains of thousands, the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem.
ASV
And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by course, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, unto Jerusalem.
DARBY
And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the princes of the divisions that ministered to the king, and the captains over thousands, and the captains over hundreds, and the comptrollers of all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the chamberlains, and the mighty men, and all the men of valour, unto Jerusalem.
BLB
And David assembled all the heads of Israel, the heads of the tribes, and the heads of the divisions who served the king, and the heads of the thousands, and the heads of the hundreds, and the heads of all the property and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officials and the mighty men, and all the mighty men of valor at Jerusalem.
ÅB
Og David kalte alle Israels høvdinger sammen til Jerusalem, både stammenes høvdinger og høvdingene over de hær-delinger som var i kongens tjeneste, og høvedsmennene over tusen og over hundre og oppsynsmennene over alle kongens og hans sønners eiendeler og flokker og dessuten hoffmennene og heltene og alle andre gjæve menn.
OTB
Nå samlet David i Jerusalem alle Israels ledere:
lederne for stammene, kommandantene for avdelingene som tjente kongen,
kommandantene for tusener og hundrer, tilsynsmennene for all eiendommen og buskapen til kongen og hans sønner,
sammen med embetsmennene og de mektige mennene, og alle de tapre krigerne.
B1930
Og David kalte alle Israels høvdinger sammen til Jerusalem, både stammenes høvdinger og høvdingene over de hær-delinger som var i kongens tjeneste, og høvedsmennene over tusen og over hundre og opsynsmennene over alle kongens og hans sønners eiendeler og hjorder og dessuten hoffmennene og heltene og alle andre gjæve menn.

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 23:2

    Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

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  • 1 Chronicles 11:10–47

    Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

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  • 1 Chronicles 27:1–34

    This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:

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  • Joshua 24:1

    Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.

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  • Joshua 23:2

    he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,

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