1 Chronicles 23:2

2 And he assembled all the commanders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.

1 Chronicles 23:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:2

And he gathered together all the princes of Israel
Ordered them to be assembled, partly to acquaint them with his will and pleasure, that Solomon should succeed him in the kingdom; and partly to settle the order of the work and service of the temple; and therefore these were convened

with the priests and Levites;
to assign to them their respective places and offices.

1 Chronicles 23:2 In-Context

1 Now David [was] old and full of days. And he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

2 And he assembled all the commanders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.

3 And the Levites thirty years old and above were counted, and their number according to their head count for the men [was] thirty-eight thousand.

4 Of these, [David said,] "Twenty-four thousand [are] to direct the work of the house of Yahweh, along with six thousand judges and officials

5 four thousand gatekeepers, [and] four thousand offering praise with the instruments that I have made for praise."