1 Chronicles 27:23

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Chronicles 27:23

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.

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WEB

World English Bible

But David didn’t take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky.

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ASV

American Standard Version

But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Chronicles 27

²¹ over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead was Iddo son of Zechariah; over Benjamin was Jaasiel son of Abner;

²² and over Dan was Azarel son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

²³ David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.

²⁴ Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. For because of this census wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not entered in the Book of the Chronicles of King David.

²⁵ Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.

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