1 Chronicles 23:24 “These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of fami…”

1 Chronicles 23:24

These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

World English Bible

These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’ houses of those who were counted individually, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the LORD’s house, from twenty years old and upward.

American Standard Version

These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’ houses of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

Geneva Bible 1599

These were the sonnes of Leui according to the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe fathers according to their offices, according to the nomber of names and their summe that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord from the age of twentie yeeres and aboue.

Darby Translation

These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, the chief fathers, as they were reckoned, by number of names by their polls, who did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

Young's Literal Translation

These [are] sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their polls, doing the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from a son of twenty years and upward,

Bible in Basic English

These were the sons of Levi, grouped by families, the heads of the families of those who were numbered by name, by heads, all those of twenty years old and over who did the work of the house of the Lord.

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Cross references

“the sons of Levi”

Numbers 10:17 Numbers 10:21

Numbers 10:17 · BSB

Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.

Numbers 10:21 · BSB

Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

“after the house”

Numbers 2:32 Numbers 3:15 Numbers 3:20 Numbers 4:34–49 Numbers 1:4

Numbers 2:32 · BSB

These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.

Numbers 3:15 · BSB

“Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”

Numbers 3:20 · BSB

And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.

Numbers 4:34–49 · BSB

So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the Kohathites by their clans and families,

Numbers 1:4 · BSB

And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.

“by their polls”

Numbers 1:18 Numbers 1:22 Numbers 3:47 Numbers 1:2

Numbers 1:18 · BSB

and on the first day of the second month they assembled the whole congregation and recorded their ancestry by clans and families, counting one by one the names of those twenty years of age or older,

Numbers 1:22 · BSB

From the sons of Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

Numbers 3:47 · BSB

you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.

Numbers 1:2 · BSB

“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.

“twenty”

1 Chronicles 23:3 Numbers 4:3 Numbers 8:24 Ezra 3:8 1 Chronicles 23:27 Numbers 1:3

1 Chronicles 23:3 · BSB

The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.

Numbers 4:3 · BSB

men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 8:24 · BSB

“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

Ezra 3:8 · BSB

In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and…

1 Chronicles 23:27 · BSB

For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,

Numbers 1:3 · BSB

You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth —three in all.

25For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.

Read 1 Chronicles 23