1 Chronicles 27:23

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.

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In The 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.

In Context

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

24Joab 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.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:17I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

2 Samuel 24:1Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”

Hebrews 11:12And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 27:17-34

The Military Force. ( b. c. 1015.) 16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: 17 Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok: 18 Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: 19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel: 20 Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of… Read the whole commentary →

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