Lectionary Calendar
Monday, June 9th, 2025
the Week of Proper 5 / Ordinary 10
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!

Read the Bible

Contemporary English Version

1 Chronicles 23:2

Some time later, David called together all of Israel's leaders, priests, and Levites.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Levites;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Zacharias;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Merari, Merarites;   Shelomoth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Levites;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites.
Hebrew Names Version
He gathered together all the princes of Yisra'el, with the Kohanim and the Levites.
King James Version
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
English Standard Version
David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.
New Century Version
David gathered all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and Levites.
New English Translation
David assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites.
Amplified Bible
And he assembled together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and Levites.
New American Standard Bible
And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.
World English Bible
He gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee gathered together all the princes of Israel with the Priestes and the Leuites.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.
Berean Standard Bible
Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then he assembled all the leaders of Isra'el, with the cohanim and L'vi'im.
Darby Translation
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Easy-to-Read Version
David gathered all the leaders of Israel and also the priests and Levites.
George Lamsa Translation
And he gathered together all the elders of the priests and the Levites.
Good News Translation
King David brought together all the Israelite leaders and all the priests and Levites.
Lexham English Bible
And he assembled all the commanders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.
Literal Translation
And he gathered all Israel's rulers, and the priests, and the Levites.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid gathered all the rulers in Israel together, and the prestes & Leuites,
American Standard Version
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Bible in Basic English
And he got together all the chiefs of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And then he gathered together all the lordes of Israel, with the priestes and the Leuites.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
King James Version (1611)
And he gathered together all the Princes of Israel, with the Priests and the Leuites.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he assembled all the chief men of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites.
English Revised Version
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he gaderide togidere alle the princes of Israel, and the preestis, and dekenes;
Update Bible Version
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he assembled all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
New King James Version
And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
New Living Translation
David summoned all the leaders of Israel, together with the priests and Levites.
New Life Bible
He gathered together all the leaders of Israel, the religious leaders, and the Levites.
New Revised Standard
David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and gathered together all the rulers of Israel, with the priests, and the Levites.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, and the priests and Levites.
Revised Standard Version
David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.
Young's Literal Translation
and gathereth all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;
THE MESSAGE
At the same time he brought together all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites. The Levites thirty years and older were counted; the total was thirty-eight thousand. David sorted them into work groups: "Twenty-four thousand are in charge of administering worship in the sanctuary; six thousand are officials and judges; four thousand are security guards; and four thousand are to serve in the orchestra, praising God with instruments that I have provided for praise."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.

Contextual Overview

1 David was old when he chose his son Solomon to be king of Israel. 2 Some time later, David called together all of Israel's leaders, priests, and Levites. 3 He then counted the Levite men who were at least thirty years old, and the total was thirty-eight thousand. 4 He said, "Twenty-four thousand of the Levites will be in charge of the temple, six thousand will be temple officials and judges, 5 four thousand will be guards at the temple, and four thousand will praise the Lord by playing the musical instruments I have given them." 6 David then divided the Levites into three groups according to the clans of Levi's sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 7 Gershon had two sons: Ladan and Shimei. 8 Ladan was the father of Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel. 9 They were all family leaders among their father's descendants. Shimei was the father of Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. 10Later, Shimei had four more sons, in the following order: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. But Jeush and Beriah didn't have many children, so their descendants were counted as one family.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he gathered: 1 Chronicles 13:1, 1 Chronicles 28:1, Joshua 23:2, Joshua 24:1, 2 Chronicles 34:29, 2 Chronicles 34:30

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:48 - brethren 1 Chronicles 16:4 - he appointed 1 Chronicles 25:1 - the captains

Cross-References

Genesis 13:18
Abram took down his tents and went to live near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar in honor of the Lord .
Genesis 23:14
"But sir," the man replied, "the property is worth only four hundred pieces of silver. Why should we haggle over such a small amount? Take the land. It's yours."
Genesis 23:16
Abraham accepted Ephron's offer and paid him the four hundred pieces of silver in front of everyone at the city gate. That's how Abraham got Ephron's property east of Hebron, which included the field with all of its trees, as well as Machpelah Cave at the end of the field.
Genesis 23:19
So Abraham buried his wife Sarah in Machpelah Cave that was in the field
Genesis 27:41
Esau hated his brother Jacob because he had stolen the blessing that was supposed to be his. So he said to himself, "Just as soon as my father dies, I'll kill Jacob."
Genesis 50:10
After crossing the Jordan River and reaching Atad's threshing place, Joseph had everyone mourn and weep seven days for his father.
Numbers 13:22
As they went through the Southern Desert, they came to the town of Hebron, which was seven years older than the Egyptian town of Zoan. In Hebron, they saw the three Anakim clans of Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai.
Numbers 20:29
the people knew that Aaron had died, and they mourned his death for thirty days.
Deuteronomy 34:8
The people of Israel stayed in the lowlands of Moab, where they mourned and grieved thirty days for Moses, as was their custom.
Joshua 10:39
They captured the town, and its nearby villages. Then they destroyed Debir and killed its king, together with everyone else, just as they had done with Hebron and Libnah.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he gathered together all the princes of Israel,.... Ordered them to be assembled, partly to acquaint them with his will and pleasure, that Solomon should succeed him in the kingdom; and partly to settle the order of the work and service of the temple; and therefore these were convened

with the priests and Levites; to assign to them their respective places and offices.


 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile