The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
Parallel translations
- WEB All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.
- KJV All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
- NKJV All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred and eighty-four.
- NASB All the Levites in the holy city were 284.
- NLT In all, there were 284 Levites in the holy city.
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Quick answer
284 Levites lived in the holy city. The number records the Levitical presence devoted to temple service in Jerusalem.
Overview
This summary counts the Levites resident in Jerusalem at 284. Together with the priests, they formed a substantial body dedicated to maintaining worship in the city. The careful tally underscores how seriously the restored community provided for the ongoing service of God's house.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Neh 11:1Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
- Rev 21:2I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- 1 Kgs 11:13Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”
- Matt 24:15So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
- Rev 11:2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- Matt 27:53After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
- Dan 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
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