1 Chronicles 23:2
He also summoned all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
In Context
1When David was old, having lived a long life, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.
3The Levites over thirty years old were counted, and there was 38,000 in total.
Cross References
Joshua 23:2summoned all the Israelites—the elders, leaders, judges, and officials—and told them, “I'm old, getting on in years.
1 Chronicles 6:33Here are the men who served, together with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman, the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
1 Chronicles 28:1David summoned to Jerusalem all the leaders of Israel—the leaders of the tribes, the army division commanders in service to the king, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and livestock of the king and his sons, along with the court officials, the warriors and all the best fighting men.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 23:2-24
The Numbering of the Levites. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel. 2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. 3 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. 4 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord ; and six thousand were officers and judges: 5 Moreover four… Read the whole commentary →