1 Chronicles 27:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the Lord had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.”
1 Chronicles 27:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 27:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 27:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But David didn’t take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Yahweh had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky.”
1 Chronicles 27:23 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 27:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven. ”
1 Chronicles 27:23 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 27:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David hath not taken up their number from a son of twenty years and under, for Jehovah said to multiply Israel as the stars of the heavens.”
1 Chronicles 27:23 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 27:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David took not their number from twenty years old and under; for Jehovah had said he would increase Israel as the stars of heaven.”
1 Chronicles 27:23 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 27:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Dauid tooke not the nober of them from twentie yeere olde and vnder, because the Lord had sayde that he would increase Israel like vnto the starres of the heauens.”
1 Chronicles 27:23 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 27:23 in Context — 1 Chronicles 27
21 Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:
22 Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.
23 But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the Lord had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.
24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.
25 And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
What Does 1 Chronicles 27:23 Mean?
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