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.


In Context

1 When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

2 He also gathered together all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

3 The Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.

4 David 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.

5 Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have provided for that purpose."

6 David divided the Levites into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

1st Chronicles 23:4 in Other Translations

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over 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: