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- 1 Chronicles
- Chapter 23
- Verse 4
1 Chronicles 23:4
Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
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Gill's Exposition
Of which twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord,.... To prepare for the work of the priests by slaying the sacrifices, flaying them, cutting them in pieces, and…
Here we have, I. The crown entailed, according to the divine appointment, Ch1 23:1. David made Solomon king, not to reign with him, or reign under him, but only to reign after him. This he did, 1.…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
twenty and four thousand These were divided into courses (1Ch 23:6), serving by turn, apparently twenty-four in number, consisting each of a thousand men. The priests also were divided into a…
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