1 Chronicles 23:4

Translations

Modern

“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,

Traditional

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:

Literal

“From these were twenty-four thousand to preside over the work of the house of YHWH, six thousand and officers and judges,

Latin

Ex his electi sunt, et distributi in ministerium domus Domini, viginti quatuor millia: præpositorum autem et judicum, sex millia.

Original

Hebrew

English

“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,

Notes

1 Chronicles 23:3–5

The records of the Levites list them by their roles instead of their families.

Theme notes and profiles

David

Related verses

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.
Deuteronomy 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.
1 Chronicles 26:29–31
From the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.
Nehemiah 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.
1 Chronicles 6:48
Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.
Nehemiah 11:9
Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.
1 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.
Acts 20:28
Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
Ezra 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.
Malachi 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.
1 Chronicles 9:28–32
Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out.
1 Chronicles 23:28–32
…but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,

Glossary

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

Topics

Church: House of the Lord Levites were Judges Levites were Overseers in Building and the Repairs of the Temple Levites: Enrollment of, at Mount Sinai Levites: Functions of had Charge of the Temple The Levites: David: Divided Them Into Four Classed The Levites: Services of Judging and Deciding in Controversies

1 Chronicles 23:4

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