1 Chronicles 23:4

1 Chronicles 23:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges:
• New International Version (NIV)David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Twenty-four thousand of these," David said, "shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be officers and judges,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:4

2And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites. 3The Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward, and their number by census of men was 38,000. Of these, 24,000 were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and 6,000 were officers and judges, 5and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 were praising the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise. 6David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 23:4 word by word

מֵאֵ֗לֶּה לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙ עַל־מְלֶ֣אכֶת בֵּית־יְהוָ֔ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים וְשֹׁפְטִ֖ים שֵׁ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Of theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• 24,000אַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• 24,000עֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• 24,000אֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• to overseeנָצַחnâtsach · to conductH5329
• the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• officersשֹׁטֵרshôţêr · officialH7860
• and judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:4

• 1 Chronicles 23:28For their office is to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts and in the chambers and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God,
• 1 Chronicles 9:28Now some of them had charge of the utensils of service, for they counted them when they brought them in and when they took them out.
• 1 Chronicles 26:20The Levites, their relatives, had charge of the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the dedicated gifts.
• Nehemiah 11:9Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second in command of the city.
• Acts 20:28Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
• 1 Chronicles 26:29As for the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were assigned to outside duties for Israel, as officers and judges.
• Deuteronomy 16:18“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
• Deuteronomy 17:8“If any case is too difficult for you to decide, between one kind of homicide or another, between one kind of lawsuit or another, and between one kind of assault or another, being cases of dispute in your courts, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the Lord your God chooses.
• 2 Chronicles 19:8In Jerusalem also Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord and to judge disputes among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
• Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5The records of the Levites list them by their roles instead of their families.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord--They were not to preside over all the services of the temple. The Levites were subject to the priests, and they were superior to the Nethinim and other servants, who were not of the race of Levi. But they had certain departments of duty assigned, some of which are here specified.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 23:4

• Church
• Levites

In the dictionaries

• Four Thousand
• Chronicles, Books of
• Music
• Zacharias
• Adonijah
• David
• Ezekiel
• Forward; Forwardness
• Genealogy
• Judge

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