New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Chronicles 23:24-32
241TheseH428 were the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878 according to their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, even the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households of those of them who were 2countedH6485, in the numberH4557 of namesH8034 by their 3censusH1538, doingH6213 the workH4399 for the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, 4from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605.
25For DavidH1732 saidH559, “The LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478 5has givenH5117 restH5117 to His peopleH5971, and He dwellsH7931 in JerusalemH3389 foreverH5704H5769.
26AlsoH1571, 6the LevitesH3881 will noH369 longer need to carryH5375 the tabernacleH4908 and allH3605 its utensilsH3627 for its serviceH5656.”
27For by the lastH314 wordsH1697 of DavidH1732 the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878 were numberedH4557 from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605.
28For their officeH4612 is 7to assistH3027 the sonsH1121 of AaronH175 with the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, in the courtsH2691 and in the chambersH3957 and in the purifyingH2893 of allH3605 holyH6944 thingsH6944, even the workH4639 of the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of GodH430,
298and with the showbreadH3899H4635, and 9the fineH5560 flourH5560 for a grain offeringH4503, and unleavenedH4682 wafersH7550, or 10what is baked in the panH4227 or 11what is well-mixedH7246, and 12allH3605 measuresH4060 of volumeH4884 and sizeH4060.
30They are to standH5975 everyH1242 morningH1242 to thankH3034 and to praiseH1984 the LordH3068, and likewiseH3651 at eveningH6153,
31and to offerH5927 allH3605 burntH5930 offeringsH5930 to the LordH3068, 13on the sabbathsH7676, the newH2320 moonsH2320 and 14the fixedH4150 festivalsH4150 in the numberH4557 set by the ordinanceH4941 concerningH5921 them, continuallyH8548 beforeH6440 the LordH3068.
32Thus 15they are to keepH8104 chargeH4931 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150, and chargeH4931 of the holyH6944 place, and 16chargeH4931 of the sonsH1121 of AaronH175 their 17relativesH251, for the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068.
Notes
- 1. 1 Chronicles 23:24 Num 10:17, 21 ↩
- 2. 1 Chronicles 23:24 Lit mustered ↩
- 3. 1 Chronicles 23:24 Lit heads ↩
- 4. 1 Chronicles 23:24 1 Chr 23:3 ↩
- 5. 1 Chronicles 23:25 1 Chr 22:18 ↩
- 6. 1 Chronicles 23:26 Num 4:5, 15; 7:9; Deut 10:8 ↩
- 7. 1 Chronicles 23:28 Lit at the hand of ↩
- 8. 1 Chronicles 23:29 Lev 24:5-9 ↩
- 9. 1 Chronicles 23:29 Lev 6:20 ↩
- 10. 1 Chronicles 23:29 1 Chr 9:31 ↩
- 11. 1 Chronicles 23:29 Lev 6:21 ↩
- 12. 1 Chronicles 23:29 Lev 19:35, 36 ↩
- 13. 1 Chronicles 23:31 Is 1:13, 14 ↩
- 14. 1 Chronicles 23:31 Lev 23:2-4 ↩
- 15. 1 Chronicles 23:32 Num 1:53; 1 Chr 9:27 ↩
- 16. 1 Chronicles 23:32 Num 3:6-9, 38 ↩
- 17. 1 Chronicles 23:32 Lit brothers ↩
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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