Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
These were the sons of Levi by their ancestral houses—the heads of families, according to their registration by name in the headcount—20 years old or more, who worked in the service of the Lord’s temple.
International Standard Version
These were the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral households, with family heads documented according to the names of persons 20 years and older who were appointed to perform work in service to the Temple of the LORD.
A Conservative Version
These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers 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 LORD, from twenty ye
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.
Amplified
These were the Levites by their fathers’ households, the heads of the fathers’ households of those registered, according to the number of names of the individuals who were the servants of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old 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.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
These the sons of Levi for the house of their fathers: the heads of the fathers for their reviewing by the number of names to their craniums doing the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from the son of twenty years and above.
King James 2000
These were the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses; even the heads of their fathers' houses, as they were counted individually by the number of their names, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
Lexham Expanded Bible
These [were] the sons of Levi according to the house of their fathers, the heads of the {families}, according to their enrollment, by the number of the names, according to their head count, [who were to] do the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, from twenty years old and above.
Modern King James verseion
These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers, the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their heads, the ones who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from the age of twenty years and upward.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
These are the children of Levi in the households of their fathers the ancient heads, viewed and numbered by name and poll by poll from twenty year and above, to work in the service of the house of the LORD.
NET Bible
These were the descendants of Levi according to their families, that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the Lord's temple and were twenty years old and up.
New Heart English Bible
These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of ancestral houses of those who were counted individually, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward.
The Emphasized Bible
These, were the sons of Levi by their ancestral house, the ancestral chiefs of them who were counted in the number of their names, by their polls, doing the work, for the service of the house of Yahweh, - from twenty years old, and upwards.
Webster
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 house of Yahweh, from twenty years old and upward.
Youngs 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,
Themes
Levites » Age of » When inducted into office
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the temple
the Levites » Services of » Conducting the sacred music
the Levites » David » By his last words had them numbered from twenty years old
Temple » Solomon's » Facts about » Services in, organized by david
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 23:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Organizes The Levites
23
The sons of Mushi were three: Mahli, Eder and Jeremoth.
24
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 10:17
Numbers 10:21
1 Chronicles 23:3
Numbers 4:3
from
Numbers 8:24
“This is what applies to the Levites: from
Ezra 3:8
Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem in the second month,
Numbers 1:2-4
“
Numbers 1:18
and they assembled all the congregation together on the
Numbers 1:22
Numbers 2:32
These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies,
Numbers 3:15
“
Numbers 3:20
and the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
Numbers 3:47
you shall take
Numbers 4:34-49
So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families and by their fathers’ households,
1 Chronicles 23:27
For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.