1 Chronicles 23:25

1 Chronicles 23:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
• New International Version (NIV)For David had said, “Since the Lord, the God of Israel, has granted rest to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For David said, "The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”;

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:25

23Mushi’s sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth — three. 24These were the descendants of Levi by their ancestral families — the family heads, according to their registration by name in the headcount — twenty years old or more, who worked in the service of the Lord’s temple. For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he has come to stay in Jerusalem forever. 26Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment for its service” — 27for according to the last words of David, the Levites twenty years old or more were to be counted —

1 Chronicles 23:25 word by word

כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר דָּוִ֔יד הֵנִ֛יחַ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְעַמּ֑וֹ וַיִּשְׁכֹּ֥ן בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עַד־לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• hath given restנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
• unto his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• that they may dwellשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:25

• 1 Chronicles 22:18“The Lord your God is with you, isn’t he? And hasn’t he given you rest on every side? For he has handed the land’s inhabitants over to me, and the land has been subdued before the Lord and his people.
• 2 Samuel 7:1When the king had settled into his palace and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,
• 1 Kings 8:13I have indeed built an exalted temple for you, a place for your dwelling forever.
• Psalms 9:11Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Zion; proclaim his deeds among the nations.
• Psalms 68:16Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks, at the mountain God desired for his abode? The Lord will dwell there forever!
• Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his home:
• Psalms 135:21Blessed be the Lord from Zion; he dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
• Isaiah 8:18Here I am with the children the Lord has given me to be signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of Armies who dwells on Mount Zion.
• Joel 3:21I will pardon their bloodguilt, which I have not pardoned, for the Lord dwells in Zion.
• Zechariah 8:3The Lord says this: “I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City; the mountain of the Lord of Armies will be called the Holy Mountain.”
• 2 Corinthians 6:16And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, as God said: I will dwell and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
• Colossians 2:9For the entire fullness of God’s nature dwells bodily in Christ,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:25

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-32Verses 24-32 Now the people of Israel were so many, there should be more employed in the temple service, that every Israelite who brought an offering might find a Levite ready to help him. When more work is to be done, it is pity but there should be more workmen. A new heart, a spiritual mind, which delights greatly in God's commandments, and can find a refreshing feast in his ordinances, forms the great distinction between the true Christian and all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-27In the census of 1 Chronicles 23:3, individuals were counted at age thirty. However, the registration of the divisions included those who were twenty years old or older (see Numbers 1:3). The age for starting Levitical service seemed to change over time based on need.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2724-27. These were the sons of Levi ... that did the work ... from the age of twenty years and upward--The enumeration of the Levites was made by David (1Ch 23:3) on the same rule as that followed by Moses (Nu 4:3), namely, from thirty years. But he saw afterwards that this rule might be beneficially relaxed, and that the enrolment of Levites for their proper duties might be made from twenty years of age. The ark and tabernacle being now stationary at…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary