1 Chronicles 23:25

Translations

Modern

For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.

Traditional

For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

Literal

For David said, “YHWH, God of Israel, has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem even to forever.”

Latin

Dixit enim David: Requiem dedit Dominus Deus Israël populo suo, et habitationem Jerusalem usque in æternum.

Original

Hebrew

English

For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.

Notes

1 Chronicles 23:24–27

In the census of 1 Chronicles 23:3, individuals were counted at age thirty. However, the registration of the divisions included those who were twenty years old or older (see Numbers 1:3). The age for starting Levitical service seemed to change over time based on need.

Theme notes and profiles

David

Related verses

1 Chronicles 22:18
“Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land has been subdued before the LORD and His people.
Psalm 132:13–14
For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
2 Samuel 7:11
…and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
Zechariah 8:3
This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
2 Samuel 7:1
After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
Psalm 135:21
Blessed be the LORD from Zion—He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
Colossians 2:9
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
Psalm 68:18
You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
Isaiah 8:18
Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
1 Kings 8:13
I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”
1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second David Genealogy Merari, Merarite Priests and Levites Tribe of Levi

Topics

Levites: Functions of had Charge of the Temple Nation: Peace Given by God The Levites: Services of Conducting the Sacred Music

1 Chronicles 23:25

Translations?

Original?

Notes?

Related verses?