English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 23:25
25For David said, "The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
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,
- 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”;
- New Living Translation (NLT)For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem.
Context of 1 Chronicles 23:25
23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three. 24These were the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, the heads of fathers' houses as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord. For David said, "The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service." 27For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 231 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"Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not given you peace on every side? For he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and his people.
- 2 Samuel 7:1Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,
- 1 Kings 8:13I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever."
- Psalms 9:11Sing praises to the Lord, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds!
- Psalms 68:16Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain, at the mount that God desired for his abode, yes, where the Lord will dwell forever?
- Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his dwelling place:
- Psalms 135:21Blessed be the Lord from Zion, he who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord!
- Isaiah 8:18Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
- Joel 3:21I will avenge their blood, blood I have not avenged, for the Lord dwells in Zion."
- Zechariah 8:3Thus says the Lord: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Colossians 2:9For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,
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
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