1 Chronicles 23:25
in 1 Chronicles 23For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
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ASV
For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:
KJV
For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 23
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the descendants of Levi by their families
on 1 Chronicles 23:24-27
David lowers the service age from thirty to twenty because “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people”. The Levites “no longer need to carry the tabernacle”. Carrying gear on the march required a man's full strength, so Numbers 4 began the count at thirty.
This site's exposition
has given rest to His people
David grounds the new order on the rest the LORD has given His people. God now dwells in Jerusalem forever. John Gill, on verse 26, says the Levites would no longer carry the tabernacle on their shoulders from place to place.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the L ORD , to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
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For David said,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The number of thirty-eight thousand Levites, exclusive of priests, was doubtless more than sufficient for the ordinary service of the tabernacle. But this pious king thought that it would contribute to the glory of the Lord to employ as many officers in his divine service as possible.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֚י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he had said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| דָּוִ֔יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| הֵנִ֛יחַ | heniach | he has given rest | H5117 → | 142 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵֽי־ | ʾelohei- | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לְעַמּ֑וֹ | leamo | to people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| וַיִּשְׁכֹּ֥ן | vaiyishkon | and he has settled | H7931 → | |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| לְעוֹלָֽם׃ | leolam | for ever | H5769 → | 438 times |
כִּ֚יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אָמַ֣רhe had said
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
דָּוִ֔ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
הֵנִ֛יחַhe has given rest
heniachH5117 →142 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵֽי־[the] God of
ʾelohei-H430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
לְעַמּ֑וֹto people his
leamoH5971 →1873 times
וַיִּשְׁכֹּ֥ןand he has settled
vaiyishkonH7931 →
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
לְעוֹלָֽם׃for ever
leolamH5769 →438 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 22:18“Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land has…
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 7:1
After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 22:9
But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and…
- Psalms 44:1–5
We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
- 2 Samuel 5:19–20
So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- 2 Samuel 7:1
Through
2 Samuel 7:11and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house…
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 7:27
For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to…
- Psalms 89:3–4
You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:
- 2 Samuel 7:27
Through
Psalms 135:21Blessed be the LORD from Zion— He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
it leads to
- Psalms 134:3
May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
- Psalms 134:3
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.