Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

Since, according to David's final instructions, the list above contains the total number of descendants of Levi from the age of 20 years and upward,

New American Standard Bible

For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.

King James Version

For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

Holman Bible

for according to the last words of David, the Levites 20 years old or more were to be counted—

A Conservative Version

For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

American Standard Version

For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

Amplified

For by the last words of David, the Levites from twenty years old and above were counted.

Bible in Basic English

So among the last acts of David was the numbering of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and over.

Darby Translation

For by the last words of David was this done, the numbering of the sons of Levi from twenty years old and upward.

Julia Smith Translation

For by the last words of David these the number of the sons of Levi from the son of twenty years and above.

King James 2000

For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

Lexham Expanded Bible

For by the last words of David, they [are] the number of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and above.

Modern King James verseion

For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But at the last commandment of David, the Levites were numbered from twenty years and above -

NET Bible

According to David's final instructions, the Levites twenty years old and up were counted.

New Heart English Bible

For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

The Emphasized Bible

For, by the last words of David, the same, were the number of the sons of Levi, - from twenty years old, and upwards.

Webster

For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

World English Bible

For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

Youngs Literal Translation

for by the last words of David they took the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For by the last
אחרן אחרין 
'acharown 
Usage: 50

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

of David
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

the Levites
לוי לויּי 
Leviyiy 
Usage: 283

עשׂרים 
`esriym 
Usage: 315

שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811

References

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

David Organizes The Levites

26 Therefore the descendants of Levi are no longer to carry the Tent or its service implements." 27 Since, according to David's final instructions, the list above contains the total number of descendants of Levi from the age of 20 years and upward, 28 David issued these orders:



Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:24

These were the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral households, with family heads documented according to the names of persons 20 years and older who were appointed to perform work in service to the Temple of the LORD.

2 Samuel 23:1

This was David's last composition: The oracle of David, son of Jesse, an oracle by the valiant one who was exalted anointed by the God of Jacob, the contented psalm writer of Israel.

1 Chronicles 23:3

descendants of Levi 30 years old and above were counted for a total of 38,000.

Psalm 72:20

This ends the prayers of Jesse's son David. A song of Asaph.

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