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


In Context

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.

7 Belonging to the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

1st Chronicles 23:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:5Moreover four thousand [were] porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David,] to praise [therewith. ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:5Moreover four thousand were porters: and as many singers singing to the Lord with the instruments, which he had made to sing with.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:5and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made,'said David , to praise therewith.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:5and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5Moreover, four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise with them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made, for giving praise.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, 'with instruments that I made for praising,' saith David.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.