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 Living Translation (NLT)Then David said, “From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the Lord. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:4

2And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. 3Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand. Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges, 5four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, “which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.” 6Also David separated them into divisions among 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of whichאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• and fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• to set forwardנָצַחnâtsach · to conductH5329
• the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• officersשֹׁטֵרshôţêr · officialH7860
• and judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:4

• 1 Chronicles 23:28because their duty was to help the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts and in the chambers, in the purifying of all holy things and the work of the service of the house of God,
• 1 Chronicles 9:28Now some of them were in charge of the serving vessels, for they brought them in and took them out by count.
• 1 Chronicles 26:20Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things.
• Nehemiah 11:9Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
• Acts 20:28Therefore take heed to yourselves and to 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 26:29Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons performed duties as officials and judges over Israel outside Jerusalem.
• Deuteronomy 16:18“You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
• Deuteronomy 17:8“If a matter arises which is too hard for you to judge, between degrees of guilt for bloodshed, between one judgment or another, or between one punishment or another, matters of controversy within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the Lord your God chooses.
• 2 Chronicles 19:8Moreover in Jerusalem, for the judgment of the Lord and for controversies, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the chief fathers of Israel, when they returned to Jerusalem.
• Malachi 2:7“For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, And people should seek the law 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