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:
• 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”;
• 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 Jerimoth—three in all. 24These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families as they were registered under their names and counted individually, that is, the workers twenty years old or more who served in the temple of the Lord. 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, 26the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service.” 27According to the last instructions of David, the Levites were counted from those twenty years old or more.

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 22:18He said to them, “Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not granted you rest on every side? For he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hands, and the land is subject to the Lord and to his people.
• 2 Samuel 7:1After the king was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
• 1 Kings 8:13I have indeed built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever.”
• Psalms 9:11Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.
• Psalms 68:16why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the Lord himself will dwell forever?
• Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling, saying,
• Psalms 135:21Praise be to the Lord from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
• Isaiah 8:18Here am I, and the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.
• Joel 3:21Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged? No, I will not.” The Lord dwells in Zion!
• Zechariah 8:3This is what the Lord says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City, and the mountain of the Lord Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.”
• 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
• Colossians 2:9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,

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