Post by clarkthompson on Aug 2, 2017 3:34:55 GMT -5
1 Chronicles 23:1-6 King James Version (KJV)
23 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
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.
1 Chronicles 23:1-6 Expanded Bible (EXB)
The Levites
23 After David •had lived long [L was full of years] and was old, he made his son Solomon the new king of Israel. 2 David gathered all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and Levites. 3 He counted the Levites who were thirty years old and older, and they totaled thirty-eight thousand. 4 David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand Levites will •direct [oversee; supervise] the work of the •Temple [L house] of the LORD, six thousand Levites will be •officers [officials] and judges, 5 four thousand Levites will be gatekeepers, and four thousand Levites will praise the LORD with musical instruments I made for •giving praise [worship].”
6 David separated the Levites into three groups that were led by Levi’s three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Expanded Bible (EXB) The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.
These are my thoughts, please share yours.
1 Solomon may have become king before David actually died, David may have retired and gave the throne to Solomon. Solomon was chosen to be king by God earlier and this is why David puts Solomon as king.
2 David still had respect even though he had given up the throne.
3 This was 38000 men to be set apart for serving the Lord. We are as Christians are all called to serve the Lord.
4 More then half would work in the temple, this was a very important role. The Levites were to use God’s word to make judgments on the law. Then there were those that guarded the gates to keep out those who didn’t need to go in and those would lead worship all things that were important.
5 These are the three main divisions and they would remain thru the temple standing. Gershon would work the outside they would be the gate keepers. Kohath were used to carry and hold the vessels. Merari were the high priests.
23 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
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.
1 Chronicles 23:1-6 Expanded Bible (EXB)
The Levites
23 After David •had lived long [L was full of years] and was old, he made his son Solomon the new king of Israel. 2 David gathered all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and Levites. 3 He counted the Levites who were thirty years old and older, and they totaled thirty-eight thousand. 4 David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand Levites will •direct [oversee; supervise] the work of the •Temple [L house] of the LORD, six thousand Levites will be •officers [officials] and judges, 5 four thousand Levites will be gatekeepers, and four thousand Levites will praise the LORD with musical instruments I made for •giving praise [worship].”
6 David separated the Levites into three groups that were led by Levi’s three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Expanded Bible (EXB) The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.
These are my thoughts, please share yours.
1 Solomon may have become king before David actually died, David may have retired and gave the throne to Solomon. Solomon was chosen to be king by God earlier and this is why David puts Solomon as king.
2 David still had respect even though he had given up the throne.
3 This was 38000 men to be set apart for serving the Lord. We are as Christians are all called to serve the Lord.
4 More then half would work in the temple, this was a very important role. The Levites were to use God’s word to make judgments on the law. Then there were those that guarded the gates to keep out those who didn’t need to go in and those would lead worship all things that were important.
5 These are the three main divisions and they would remain thru the temple standing. Gershon would work the outside they would be the gate keepers. Kohath were used to carry and hold the vessels. Merari were the high priests.
