1 Chronicles 27:23 “David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

But David didn’t take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky.

American Standard Version

But 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

But Dauid tooke not the nober of them from twentie yeere olde and vnder, because the Lord had sayde that he would increase Israel like vnto the starres of the heauens.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

But David did not take the number of those who were under twenty years old, for the Lord had said that he would make Israel like the stars of heaven in number.

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Cross references

“from twenty”

Numbers 1:18

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,

“he would increase”

Genesis 15:5 Hebrews 11:12

Genesis 15:5 · BSB

And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”

Hebrews 11:12 · BSB

And 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.

Also

1 Chronicles 21:2–5

1 Chronicles 21:2–5 · BSB

So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”

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

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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