1 Chronicles 23:2

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And he gathered together all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites.

Latin

Et congregavit omnes principes Israël, et sacerdotes atque Levitas.

Hebrew

English

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

When David appointed his son Solomon as Israel’s king (see 1 Kings 1), he outlined the kingdom's organizational structure and made provisions for the temple's operation.
The account of Solomon’s coronation continues in 1 Chronicles 28–29; the chapters in between (23:3–27:24) detail the kingdom's organization.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Chronicles 34:29–30
Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
Joshua 23:2
…he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,
1 Chronicles 13:1
Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds.
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.
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.

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites