1 Chronicles 23:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now 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.”

1 Chronicles 23:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 23:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 23:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.”

1 Chronicles 23:3 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 23:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. ”

1 Chronicles 23:3 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 23:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, by their polls, is of mighty men thirty and eight thousand.”

1 Chronicles 23:3 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 23:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number, by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand. ”

1 Chronicles 23:3 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 23:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the Leuites were numbred from ye age of thirtie yeere and aboue, and their nomber according to their summe was eight and thirtie thousand men.”

1 Chronicles 23:3 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 23:3 in Context — 1 Chronicles 23

1 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

3 Now 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.

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:

5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 23:3 Mean?

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