1 Chronicles 23:4 — Bible Verse (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:”

1 Chronicles 23:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 23:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 23:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of Yahweh’s house, six thousand were officers and judges,”

1 Chronicles 23:4 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 23:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges; ”

1 Chronicles 23:4 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 23:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand,”

1 Chronicles 23:4 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 23:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges; ”

1 Chronicles 23:4 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 23:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Of these foure and twentie thousande were set to aduance the worke of the house of the Lord, and sixe thousand were ouerseers and iudges.”

1 Chronicles 23:4 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 23:4 in Context — 1 Chronicles 23

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.

6 And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 23:4 Mean?

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