1 Chronicles 23:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.”
1 Chronicles 23:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 23:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Chronicles 23:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Chronicles 23:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made for giving praise.””
1 Chronicles 23:5 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 23:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith. ”
1 Chronicles 23:5 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 23:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, `with instruments that I made for praising,' <FI>saith David.<Fi>”
1 Chronicles 23:5 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 23:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David,] to praise [therewith]. ”
1 Chronicles 23:5 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 23:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And foure thousand were porters, and foure thousande praised the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.”
1 Chronicles 23:5 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 23:5 in Context — 1 Chronicles 23
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.
7 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
What Does 1 Chronicles 23:5 Mean?
1 Chronicles 23:5 is a verse from the Book of 1 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Chronicles chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free