“Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
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- WEB David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of Yahweh’s house, six thousand were officers and judges,
- KJV 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:
- NKJV Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,
- NASB Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges,
- NLT Then David said, “From all the Levites, 24,000 will supervise the work at the Temple of the Lord. Another 6,000 will serve as officials and judges.
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David assigned twenty-four thousand Levites to oversee temple work and six thousand to serve as officers and judges. He distributed them by their God-honoring tasks.
Overview
David apportioned the Levites to distinct duties: the largest group to direct the temple's work, and others to administer justice as officers and judges. This shows that serving God embraces both worship and the right ordering of society. The careful assignment of roles reflects the value of every gift and office offered in service to the LORD.
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- 2 Chr 19:8Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.
- Deut 16:18You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
- Deut 17:8–10If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.
- Neh 11:22Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.
- 1 Chr 9:28–32Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out.
- 1 Chr 6:48Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.
- 1 Chr 26:20–27Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
- 1 Chr 26:29–31From the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.
- 1 Chr 23:28–32but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,
- Neh 11:9Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.
- Acts 20:28Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
- Ezra 3:8–9In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.
- Mal 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
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