1 Chronicles 23:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

Twenty

Set forward

Nehemiah 11:9

Acts 20:28

Officers and judges

Malachi 2:7

Bible References

Twenty

Their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron in all the work of the house of the Lord, in the open spaces and in the rooms, in the making clean of all the holy things, in doing all the work of the house of the Lord,

And their brothers the Levites were responsible for all the work of the Tent of the house of God.

Certain of them had the care of the vessels used in worship, to keep an account of them when they came in and when they were taken out again.

And the Levites their brothers were responsible for the stores of the house of God and the holy things.

Set forward

And Joel, the son of Zichri, was their overseer; and Judah, the son of Hassenuah, was second over the town.

Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.

Officers and judges

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had to do all the public business of Israel, in relation to judges and men in authority.

You are to make judges and overseers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, for every tribe: and they are to be upright men, judging the people in righteousness.

If you are not able to give a decision as to who is responsible for a death, or who is right in a cause, or who gave the first blow in a fight, and there is a division of opinion about it in your town: then go to the place marked out by the Lord your God;

Then in Jerusalem he gave authority to certain of the Levites and the priests and the heads of families of Israel to give decisions for the Lord, and in the causes of those living in Jerusalem.

For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.