1 Chronicles 23:27

27 David's last instructions were to count the Levites who were twenty years old and older.

1 Chronicles 23:27 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:27

For by the last words of David
Or therefore by the last orders he gave before his death:

the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above;
as able and sufficient to do the work of their office.

1 Chronicles 23:27 In-Context

25 David had said, "The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people. He has come to live in Jerusalem forever.

26 So the Levites don't need to carry the Holy Tent or any of the things used in its services anymore."

27 David's last instructions were to count the Levites who were twenty years old and older.

28 The Levites had the job of helping Aaron's descendants in the service of the Temple of the Lord. They cared for the Temple courtyard and side rooms, and they made all the holy things pure. Their job was to serve in the Temple of God.

29 They were responsible for putting the holy bread on the table, for the flour in the grain offerings, for the bread made without yeast, for the baking and mixing, and for the measuring.