4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;


In Context

1 And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

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

3 And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number, by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.

4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;

5 and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

6 And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 23:4 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:4David said, "Of these, twenty-four thousand are to supervise the work of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:4Of which, twenty and four thousand [were] to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand [were] officers and judges:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:4Of 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:4Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:4Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:4Of which, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:4David said, |Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Yahweh; six thousand were officers and judges;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:4Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah are twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:4Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges: