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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4 additional translationsBut 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.
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.
And David hath not taken up their number from a son of twenty years and under, for Jehovah said to multiply Israel as the stars of the heavens.
And David took not their number from twenty years old and under; for Jehovah had said he would increase Israel as the stars of heaven.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?
- Author
- The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
- Date
- Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC