Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Chronicles 23:5
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4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
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Moreover four thousand [were] porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise [therewith].
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four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise therewith.
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1 Chronicles 23
3 The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
4 “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,
5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
6 Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
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