1 Chronicles 23:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴ “Twenty-four thousand of these,” David said, “shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, six thousand shall be officers and judges,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Of whom 24,000 were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord and 6,000 were to be officers and judges.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;

Common English Bible

⁴ Of these, there were 24,000 to supervise the work on the LORD’s temple, 6,000 officers and judges,

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Of these, twenty-four thousand were chosen and distributed to the ministry of the house of the Lord. Then six thousand were overseers and judges.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ 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.

1 Chronicles 23:4 Cross References

1 Chronicles 6:48

and their kindred the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

2 Chronicles 19:8

Moreover, in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed certain Levites and priests and heads of families of Israel to give judgment for the Lord and to decide disputed cases. They had their seat at Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 23:18

Jehoiada assigned the care of the house of the Lord to the Levitical priests whom David had organized to be in charge of the house of the Lord, to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David.

2 Chronicles 34:13

were over the burden bearers and directed all who did work in every kind of service, and some of the Levites were scribes, and officials, and gatekeepers.

Nehemiah 11:22

The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani son of Hashabiah son of Mattaniah son of Mica, of the descendants of Asaph, the singers, in charge of the work of the house of God.

Nehemiah 11:9

Joel son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in charge of the city.

Ezekiel 44:24

In a dispute they shall act as judges, and they shall decide it according to my judgments. They shall keep my laws and my statutes regarding all my appointed festivals, and they shall keep my Sabbaths holy.

Malachi 2:7

For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Acts 20:28

Keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.

Deuteronomy 16:18

“You shall appoint judges and officials throughout your tribes, in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall render just decisions for the people.