1 Chronicles 23:25

For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
David	דָּוִ֔יד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
said	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵֽי 'e.lo.hei-	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
rest	הֵנִ֛יחַ he.Ni.ach	H5117	to rest · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
people	לְעַמּ֑וֹ le.'a.Mo	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
dwell	וַיִּשְׁכֹּ֥ן vai.yish.Kon	H7931	to reside or permanently stay (literally or figurativel… · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
ever	לְעוֹלָֽם le.'o.Lam	H5769	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 7:11 And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LOR…
1 Chronicles 22:18 Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine han…
Psalms 132:13-14 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
2 Samuel 7:1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
Psalms 135:21 Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
Zechariah 8:3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and t…
2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and w…
Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 23:24–end

Here is, I. An alteration made in the computation of the effective men of the Levites - that whereas, in Moses's time, they were not enlisted, or taken into service, till they were thirty-years old, nor admitted as probationers till twenty-five (Num 8:24), David ordered, by direction from God, that they should be numbered for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and upwards, Ch1 23:24. This order he confirmed by his last words, Ch1 23:27. When he put his last hand to the draught of this establishment he expressly appointed this to be done for ever after; yet not he; but the Lord. 1. Perhaps the young Levites, having no work appointed them till twenty-five years…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 23:24

OFFICE OF THE LEVITES. (Ch1 23:24-32) These were the sons of Levi . . . that did the work . . . from the age of twenty years and upward--The enumeration of the Levites was made by David (Ch1 23:3) on the same rule as that followed by Moses (Num 4:3), namely, from thirty years. But he saw afterwards that this rule might be beneficially relaxed, and that the enrolment of Levites for their proper duties might be made from twenty years of age. The ark and tabernacle being now stationary at Jerusalem, the labor of the Levites was greatly diminished, as they were no longer obliged to transport its heavy furniture from place to place. The number of thirty-eight thousand Levites, exclusive of pries…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 23:24

Twenty years and upward - It appears that this was a different ordinance from that mentioned Ch1 23:3. At first he appointed the Levites to serve from thirty years and upward; now from twenty years. These were David's last orders; see Ch1 23:27. They should begin at an earlier age, and continue later. This was not a very painful task; the ark being now fixed, and the Levites very numerous, there could be no drudgery.

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Levites — (descendants of Levi). Sometimes the name extends to the whole tribe, the priests included, (Exodus 6:25; Leviticus 25:32; Numbers 35:2; Joshua 21:3,41) etc; sometimes only to those members of the…
Music — Jubal was the inventor of musical instruments (Gen. 4:21). The Hebrews were much given to the cultivation of music. Their whole history and literature afford abundant evidence of this. After the…
Levites, The · Services of: Conducting the sacred music — Services of: Conducting the sacred music
Nation · Peace given by God — Peace given by God

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Chronicles 23:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 23:24–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 23:24

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 23:24

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

1 Chronicles 23:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 23:24–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 23:24

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 23:24

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 23:25

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 23:24-27