1 Chronicles 23:24 - Easy To Read Version24 These were Levi’s descendants. {\cf2\super [249]} They were listed by their families. They were the leaders of families. Each person’s name was listed. The people that were listed were 20 years old or older. They served in the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [250]} Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 176924 These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition24 These were the Levites by their fathers' houses, the heads of the fathers' houses of those registered, according to the number of names of the individuals who were the servants of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)24 These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’ houses of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible24 These were the members of Levi’s family according to their households. The household heads were registered, along with a listing of the names of each person 20 years old and above who carried out assigned tasks in the LORD’s temple. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version24 These are the sons of Levi, in their kindred and families, leaders in turns, and the number of each of the heads who were doing the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord, from twenty years of age and upward. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version24 These are the sons of Levi in their kindreds and families, princes by their courses: and the number of every head that did the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord from twenty years old and upward. Féach an chaibidil |
So, in the second month {\cf2\super [13]} of the second year after their arrival at the temple in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak began the work. Their brothers, the priests, Levites, and every person that came back to Jerusalem from captivity, began working with them. They chose Levites that were 20 years old and older to be the leaders in the building of the Lord’s temple.