1 Chronicles 23:2-6
New English Translation
2 David[a] assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites. 3 The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men.[b] 4 David said,[c] “Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges; 5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments I supplied for worship.”[d] 6 David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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- 1 Chronicles 23:2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 1 Chronicles 23:3 tn Heb “and their number by their heads, by men, was 38,000.”
- 1 Chronicles 23:4 tn The words “David said” are supplied here in the translation for clarification. The appearance of the first person verb “I supplied” in v. 5 indicates that David is speaking here.
- 1 Chronicles 23:5 tn Heb “made to [or “for”] praise.”
1 Chronicles 23:2-6
Expanded Bible
2 David gathered all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and Levites. 3 He counted the Levites who were thirty years old and older, and they totaled thirty-eight thousand. 4 David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand Levites will ·direct [oversee; supervise] the work of the ·Temple [L house] of the Lord, six thousand Levites will be ·officers [officials] and judges, 5 four thousand Levites will be gatekeepers, and four thousand Levites will praise the Lord with musical instruments I made for ·giving praise [worship].”
6 David separated the Levites into three groups that were led by Levi’s three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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