1 Chronicles 23:25

25 For David said, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.

1 Chronicles 23:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:25

For David said
As a reason why he ordered a new account to be taken:

the Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people:
from all their enemies round about, and settled rest in the land, so that there was no danger of being carried captive, as they were time after time in the days of the Judges, and whereby they became more numerous:

that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever;
where the temple would always continue, and not be removed, as the ark and tabernacle had been, and where all Israel would appear three times in the year continually.

1 Chronicles 23:25 In-Context

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

24 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.

25 For David said, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.

26 And also, the Levites do not [need] to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service."

27 For by the last words of David, they [are] the number of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and above.