1 Chronicles 23:4New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Of these, 24,000 were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and 6,000 [were] officers and judges,
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Of which, twenty and four thousand [were] to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand [were] officers and judges:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Of these—to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh, were twenty-four thousand,—and officers and judges, six thousand;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah [are] twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Of these twenty-four thousand were chosen, and distributed unto the ministry of the house of the Lord: and six thousand were the overseers and judges.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Of these foure and twentie thousande were set to aduance the worke of the house of the Lord, ? sixe thousand were ouerseers and iudges.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Of which, twentie and foure thousand [were] to set forward the work of the house of the LORD: and sixe thousand [were] Officers and Iudges.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Of them David appointed overseers over the work of the house of the LORD, twenty-four men over every thousand workers; and judges and scribes, six men over each hundred workers
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Of the overseers over the works of the house of the Lord [there were] twenty-four thousand, and [there were] six thousand scribes and judges;
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Of which, twenty and four thousand [were] to set forward the work of the house of Yahweh; and six thousand [were] officers and judges: |
Of which,
428 {0428} Primeאֵלֶּה'el-leh{ale'-leh}
Prolonged from H0411; these or those.
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
twenty
6242 {6242} Primeעֶשְׂרִים`esriym{es-reem'}
From H6235; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth.
and four
702 {0702} Primeאַרְבַּע'arba`{ar-bah'}
The second form is the masculine form; from H7251; four.
thousand
505 {0505} Primeאֶלֶף'eleph{eh'-lef}
Properly the same as H0504; hence (an ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand.
[ were] to set forward
5329 {5329} Primeנָצַחnatsach{naw-tsakh'}
A primitive root; properly to glitter from afar, that is, to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from H5331), to be permanent.
z8763 <8763> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 790
x5921 (5921) Complementעַל`al{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
the work
4399 {4399} Primeמְלָאכָהm@la'kah{mel-aw-kaw'}
From the same as H4397; properly deputyship, that is, ministry; generally employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor).
of the house
1004 {1004} Primeבַּיִתbayith{bah'-yith}
Probably from H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.).
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶה;
3068 {3068} PrimeיְהֹוָהY@hovah{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
and six
8337 {8337} Primeשֵׁשׁshesh{shaysh}
(The second form is masculine); a primitive number; six (as an overplus (see H7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth.
thousand
505 {0505} Primeאֶלֶף'eleph{eh'-lef}
Properly the same as H0504; hence (an ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand.
[ were] officers
7860 {7860} Primeשֹׁטֵרshoter{sho-tare'}
Active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write; properly a scribe, that is, (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate.
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
and judges:
8199 {8199} Primeשָׁפַטshaphat{shaw-fat'}
A primitive root; to judge, that is, pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication to vindicate or punish; by extension to govern; passively to litigate (literally or figuratively).
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386 |
1 Chronicles 23:4
_ _ twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord — They were not to preside over all the services of the temple. The Levites were subject to the priests, and they were superior to the Nethinim and other servants, who were not of the race of Levi. But they had certain departments of duty assigned, some of which are here specified. |
1 Chronicles 23:4
Officers — To take care that all the work of the temple about sacrifices should be punctually performed, either by themselves or others: which they were not to do all at once, but by courses, a thousand at a time. Judges — Not in the affairs of the temple; there the priests presided; but in several parts of the kingdom, where they assisted the princes and elders of every tribe, in the administration of justice. |
- twenty:
1 Chronicles 23:28-32 Because their office [was] to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God; ... And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy [place], and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 6:48 Their brethren also the Levites [were] appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
1 Chronicles 9:28-32 And [certain] of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale. ... And [other] of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, [were] over the shewbread, to prepare [it] every sabbath.
1 Chronicles 26:20-27 And of the Levites, Ahijah [was] over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. ... Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.
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- set forward:
- or, oversee,
Nehemiah 11:9 And Joel the son of Zichri [was] their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah [was] second over the city.
Nehemiah 11:22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem [was] Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers [were] over the business of the house of God.
Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
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- officers and judges:
1 Chronicles 26:29-31 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons [were] for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges. ... Among the Hebronites [was] Jerijah the chief, [even] among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.
Deuteronomy 16:18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
Deuteronomy 17:8-10 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, [being] matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose; ... And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee:
2 Chronicles 19:8 Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and [of] the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.
Malachi 2:7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he [is] the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
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