1 Chronicles 23:2

2 David gathered all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and 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 After David had lived long and was old, he made his son Solomon the new king of Israel.

2 David gathered all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and Levites.

3 He counted the Levites who were thirty years old and older. In all, there were thirty-eight thousand Levites.

4 David said, "Of these, twenty-four thousand Levites will direct the work of the Temple of the Lord, six thousand Levites will be officers and judges

5 four thousand Levites will be gatekeepers, and four thousand Levites will praise the Lord with musical instruments I made for giving praise."