1 Chronicles 23:2

2 David assembled all the leaders 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 When David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
2 David assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.
3 The Levites, thirty years old and upward, were counted, and the total was thirty-eight thousand.
4 "Twenty-four thousand of these," David said, "shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, six thousand shall be officers and judges
5 four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise."
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