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1 Chronicles 23:4 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 23 · verse 4
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:1 Chronicles 23:4 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 23:4 in context
2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
4Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- thousandʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
- officersshôṭêrproperly, a scribeH7860 →
- forwardnâtsachproperly, to glitter from afarH5329 →
- twentyʻesrîymtwentyH6242 →
- judgesshâphaṭto judgeH8199 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
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Here we have, I. The crown entailed, according to the divine appointment, Ch1 23:1. David made Solomon king, not to reign with him, or reign under him, but only to reign after him. This he did, 1. When he was old and full of days.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-23