1 Chronicles 23:3,24-27
1 Chronicles 23:2-5 The Message (MSG)
At the same time he brought together all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites. The Levites thirty years and older were counted; the total was thirty-eight thousand. David sorted them into work groups: “Twenty-four thousand are in charge of administering worship in the sanctuary; six thousand are officials and judges; four thousand are security guards; and four thousand are to serve in the orchestra, praising GOD with instruments that I have provided for praise.”
1 Chronicles 23:24-25-27 The Message (MSG)
These are the sons of Levi twenty years and older, divided up according to families and heads of families and listed in the work groups that took care of the worship in the sanctuary of GOD. David said, “Now that the GOD of Israel has given rest to his people and made Jerusalem his permanent home, the Levites no longer have to carry the Tabernacle and all the furniture required for the work of worship.” These last words of David referred only to Levites twenty years old and above.
1 Chronicles 23:3 King James Version (KJV)
Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
1 Chronicles 23:24-27 King James Version (KJV)
These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward. For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever: and also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof. For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above
1 Chronicles 23:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward, and their number by census of men was 38,000.
1 Chronicles 23:24-27 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ households, even the heads of the fathers’ households of those of them who were counted, in the number of names by their census, doing the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward. For David said, “The LORD God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever. Also, the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service.” For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.
1 Chronicles 23:3 New Century Version (NCV)
He counted the Levites who were thirty years old and older. In all, there were thirty-eight thousand Levites.
1 Chronicles 23:24-27 New Century Version (NCV)
These were Levi’s descendants listed by their families. They were the leaders of families. Each person who was twenty years old or older was listed. They served in the LORD’s Temple. David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people. He has come to live in Jerusalem forever. So the Levites don’t need to carry the Holy Tent or any of the things used in its services anymore.” David’s last instructions were to count the Levites who were twenty years old and older.
1 Chronicles 23:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
1 Chronicles 23:24-27 American Standard Version (ASV)
These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’ houses of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward. For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever: and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof. For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.
1 Chronicles 23:3 New International Version (NIV)
The Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.
1 Chronicles 23:24-27 New International Version (NIV)
These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families as they were registered under their names and counted individually, that is, the workers twenty years old or more who served in the temple of the LORD. For David had said, “Since the LORD, the God of Israel, has granted rest to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service.” According to the last instructions of David, the Levites were counted from those twenty years old or more.
1 Chronicles 23:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty-eight thousand.
I Chronicles 23:24-27 New King James Version (NKJV)
These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses—the heads of the fathers’ houses as they were counted individually by the number of their names, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and above. For David said, “The LORD God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”; and also to the Levites, “They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service.” For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above
1 Chronicles 23:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The Levites thirty years old and upward were counted, and their number man by man was 38,000.
1 Chronicles 23:24-27 Amplified Bible (AMP)
These were the Levites by their fathers’ households, the heads of the fathers’ households of those registered, according to the number of names of the individuals who were the servants of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward. For David said, “The LORD God of Israel, has given peace and rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever. Also, the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service.” For by the last words of David, the Levites from twenty years old and above were counted.
1 Chronicles 23:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
All the Levites who were thirty years old or older were counted, and the total came to 38,000.
1 Chronicles 23:24-27 New Living Translation (NLT)
These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the LORD. For David said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem. Now the Levites will no longer need to carry the Tabernacle and its furnishings from place to place.” In accordance with David’s final instructions, all the Levites twenty years old or older were registered for service.
1 Chronicles 23:3 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and the total was 38,000 men.
1 Chronicles 23:24-27 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses, the heads of fathers’ houses as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the LORD. For David said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever. And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service.” For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.