1 Chronicles 23:5

5 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 praising the LORD with instruments made for offering praise.

1 Chronicles 23:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:5

Moreover four thousand were porters
At the east, north, and south gates of the temple, in their turns;

and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments;
were singers in the temple, which in all made up 38,000:

which I made, said David, to praise therewith;
which instruments he devised and ordered to be made to praise the Lord with; see ( 2 Chronicles 29:26 ) ( Nehemiah 12:36 ) .

1 Chronicles 23:5 In-Context

3 When the Levites were counted, the head count of every male 30 and older totaled 38,000.

4 Of these, there were 24,000 to supervise the work on the LORD's temple, 6,000 officers and judges,

5 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 praising the LORD with instruments made for offering praise.

6 Then David divided them into three groups named after Levi's family members: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 The Gershonites included Ladan and Shimei.

Footnotes

• [a] LXX, Vulg; MT I made