历代志上 23:3

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

利未人自三十歲以上的都被數點；按統計，他們男丁的數目，共有三萬八千人。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
利 未 人 从 三 十 岁 以 外 的 都 被 数 点 ， 他 们 男 丁 的 数 目 共 有 三 万 八 千 ；

Contextual Overview

¹ After David had lived long and was old, he made his son Solomon the new king of Israel. ² David gathered all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and Levites. ³ He counted the Levites who were thirty years old and older. In all, there were thirty-eight thousand Levites. ⁴ David said, "Of these, twenty-four thousand Levites will direct the work of the Temple of the Lord , six thousand Levites will be officers and judges, ⁵ four thousand Levites will be gatekeepers, and four thousand Levites will praise the Lord with musical instruments I made for giving praise." ⁶ David separated the Levites into three groups that were led by Levi's three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ⁷ From the people of Gershon, there were Ladan and Shimei. ⁸ Ladan had three sons. His first son was Jehiel, and his other sons were Zetham and Joel. ⁹ Shimei's sons were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. These three sons were leaders of Ladan's families. ¹⁰ Shimei had four sons: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Levites: Numbers 4:2, Numbers 4:3, Numbers 4:23, Numbers 4:30, Numbers 4:35, Numbers 4:43, Numbers 4:47

thirty and eight: Numbers 4:48

Reciprocal: Numbers 8:24 - from twenty 2 Samuel 7:5 - Shalt 2 Kings 11:5 - that enter 1 Chronicles 23:24 - twenty 1 Chronicles 23:27 - by the last 2 Chronicles 23:4 - entering Ezra 8:17 - ministers

Cross-References

Genesis 10:15
Canaan was the father of Sidon, his first son, and of Heth.

Genesis 23:5
The Hittites answered Abraham,

Genesis 23:7
Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the Hittites.

Genesis 25:10
So Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah in the same field that he had bought from the Hittites.

Genesis 27:46
Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am tired of Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of these Hittite women here in this land, I want to die."

Genesis 49:30
That cave is in the field of Machpelah east of Mamre in the land of Canaan. Abraham bought the field and cave from Ephron the Hittite for a burying place.

1 Samuel 26:6
David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, "Who will go down into Saul's camp with me?" Abishai answered, "I'll go with you."

2 Samuel 23:39
and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years, and upward,.... So they were numbered in the days of Moses, and by his order, and so they were now at first; though afterwards there was a new reckoning of them, 1 Chronicles 23:24

and their number by their posts; or, according to their heads:

man by man, was thirty and eight thousand; which vastly exceeds the number in the times of Moses; see Numbers 4:47, but then those above fifty years of age were not numbered, as they now might; since their work in the temple would be much more easy, no burdens to carry, as the ark, the vessels, &c.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 23:3. Thirty years and upward — The enumeration of the Levites made in the desert, Numbers 4:3, was from thirty years upwards to fifty years. In this place, the latter limit is not mentioned, probably because the service was not so laborious now; for the ark being fixed they had no longer any heavy burdens to carry, and therefore even an old man might continue to serve the tabernacle. David made another ordinance afterwards; see on 1 Chronicles 23:24; 1 Chronicles 23:27.