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1 Chronicles 23:4
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KJ21
of whom twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord, and six thousand were officers and judges.
ASV
Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;
AMP
Of these 24,000 were to oversee and inspect the work of the house of the Lord and 6,000 were to be administrators and judges,
AMPC
Of whom 24,000 were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord and 6,000 were to be officers and judges.
BRG
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:
CSB
“Of these,” David said, “twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work on the Lord’s temple, six thousand are to be officers and judges,
CSBA
‘Of these,’ David said, ‘twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work on the Lord’s temple, six thousand are to be officers and judges,
CEB
Of these, there were 24,000 to supervise the work on the Lord’s temple, 6,000 officers and judges,
CJB
Of these, 24,000 were to oversee the work on the house of Adonai, while 6,000 were officials and judges,
CEV
He said, “Twenty-four thousand of the Levites will be in charge of the temple, 6,000 will be temple officials and judges,
DARBY
Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;
DRA
Of these twenty-four thousand were chosen, and distributed unto the ministry of the house of the Lord: and six thousand were the overseers and judges.
ERV
David said, “24,000 will supervise the work of building the Lord’s Temple. 6000 will be court officers and judges.
EASY
David said, ‘24,000 of these Levite men must have authority for the work of the Lord's temple. 6,000 of them will be officers and judges.
EHV
David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to oversee the work of the Lord’s house, six thousand are to be officers and judges,
ESV
“Twenty-four thousand of these,” David said, “shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be officers and judges,
ESVUK
“Twenty-four thousand of these,” David said, “shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be officers and judges,
EXB
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,
GNV
Of these four and twenty thousand were set to advance the work of the house of the Lord, and six thousand were overseers and judges.
GW
Of these, 24,000 were appointed to supervise the work on the Lord’s temple, 6,000 were appointed to be officers and judges,
GNT
The king assigned twenty-four thousand to administer the work of the Temple, six thousand to keep records and decide disputes,
HCSB
“Of these,” David said, “24,000 are to be in charge of the work on the Lord’s temple, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
ICB
David said, “Of these, 24,000 Levites will direct the work of the Temple of the Lord. And 6,000 Levites will be officers and judges.
ISV
“24,000 of these,” David said, “are to be set in charge of the work of the Temple of the Lord, with 6,000 serving as officers and judges,
JUB
Of which, twenty-four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD, and six thousand were officers and judges;
KJV
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:
AKJV
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:
LSB
Of these, 24,000 were to direct the work of the house of Yahweh; and 6,000 were officers and judges,
LEB
Of these, David said, “Twenty-four thousand are to direct the work of the house of Yahweh, along with six thousand judges and officials,
TLB
“Twenty-four thousand of them will supervise the work at the Temple,” David instructed, “6,000 are to be bailiffs and judges, 4,000 will be Temple guards, and 4,000 will praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have made.”
MSG
At the same time he brought together all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites. The Levites thirty years and older were counted; the total was thirty-eight thousand. David sorted them into work groups: “Twenty-four thousand are in charge of administering worship in the sanctuary; six thousand are officials and judges; four thousand are security guards; and four thousand are to serve in the orchestra, praising God with instruments that I have provided for praise.”
MEV
Twenty-four thousand of these, David said, “shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord; six thousand shall be officers and judges,
NOG
Of these, 24,000 were appointed to supervise the work on Yahweh’s temple, 6,000 were appointed to be officers and judges,
NABRE
Of these, twenty-four thousand were to direct the service of the house of the Lord, six thousand were to be officials and judges,
NASB
Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges,
NASB1995
Of these, 24,000 were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and 6,000 were officers and judges,
NCB
David appointed twenty-four thousand of them to supervise the work on the temple of the Lord, and another six thousand of them were to be officials and judges.
NCV
David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand Levites will direct the work of the Temple of the Lord, six thousand Levites will be officers and judges,
NET
David said, “Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;
NIRV
David said, “From them, 24,000 will be in charge of the work of the Lord’s temple. And 6,000 will be officials and judges.
NIV
David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.
NIVUK
David said, ‘Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.
NKJV
Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,
NLV
Of these, 24,000 were to watch over the work of the Lord’s house. There were 6,000 who were leaders and men who were to judge.
NLT
Then David said, “From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the Lord. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges.
NRSVA
‘Twenty-four thousand of these’, David said, ‘shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, six thousand shall be officers and judges,
NRSVACE
‘Twenty-four thousand of these’, David said, ‘shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, six thousand shall be officers and judges,
NRSVCE
“Twenty-four thousand of these,” David said, “shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, six thousand shall be officers and judges,
NRSVUE
“Twenty-four thousand of these,” David said, “shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, six thousand shall be officers and judges,
OJB
Of which, twenty and four elef were to look after the work of the Beis Hashem; and six alafim were shoterim (officials) and shofetim (judges);
RGT
Of these, twenty-four thousand were set to advance the work of the House of the LORD. And six thousand were overseers and judges.
RSV
“Twenty-four thousand of these,” David said, “shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, six thousand shall be officers and judges,
RSVCE
“Twenty-four thousand of these,” David said, “shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, six thousand shall be officers and judges,
TLV
Of these, there were 24,000 to oversee the work of the House of Adonai, 6,000 officers and judges,
VOICE
Of these, 24,000 directed the work of the temple of the Eternal, 6,000 were officers and judges,
WEB
David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of Yahweh’s house, six thousand were officers and judges,
WYC
And four and twenty thousand men were chosen of them, and were parted into the service of the house of the Lord; and of sovereigns, and judges, six thousand; (And twenty-four thousand men were chosen from them, and were put in service in the House of the Lord; and six thousand were overseers, or officers, and judges, or magistrates;)
YLT
Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah [are] twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand,
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