1 When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

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

3 The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men.

4 David said, |Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the LORD's temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;

1 Chronicles 23:1-4, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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