1 Chronicles 23:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments David had made for worship.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Moreover, four thousand were gatekeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise with them.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and four{H702} thousand{H505} were doorkeepers;{H7778} and four{H702} thousand{H505} praised{H1984} Jehovah{H3068} with the instruments{H3627} which I made,{H6213} [said David], to praise{H1984} therewith.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Moreover four{H702} thousand{H505} were porters{H7778}; and four{H702} thousand{H505} praised{H1984}{(H8764)} the LORD{H3068} with the instruments{H3627} which I made{H6213}{(H8804)}, said David, to praise{H1984}{(H8763)} therewith.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and foure thousande porters, & foure thousande that songe prayses vnto ye LORDE with instrumentes, which he had made to synge prayse with all.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And foure thousand were porters, and foure thousande praised the Lorde with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Foure thousande were porters, & foure thousand praysed the Lorde with such instrumentes as was made to prayse withall.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Moreover four thousand [were] porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise [therewith].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made, [said David], for giving praise.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, `with instruments that I made for praising,' `saith David.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, `said David', to praise therewith.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise therewith.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Four thousand were door-keepers; and four thousand gave praise to the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, for giving praise.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made, for giving praise."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I supplied for worship.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 29:25-26 : 25 He stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the command of David, Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; the command was from the LORD through His prophets. 26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests stood with the trumpets.
  • Amos 6:5 : 5 You strum away on your harps like David and fashion instruments for music.
  • 2 Chr 35:15 : 15 The singers, the sons of Asaph, were at their stations as commanded by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. The gatekeepers were stationed at each gate and did not leave their posts, since their fellow Levites prepared their portions for them.
  • Ezra 7:7 : 7 Some of the people of Israel, as well as some of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants, also went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.
  • Ps 87:7 : 7 As they sing and dance, they will say, 'All my springs are in you.'
  • 1 Kgs 10:12 : 12 The king used the almug wood to make supports for the temple of the LORD and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. Such fine almug wood has never been imported or seen since that day.
  • 1 Chr 6:31-48 : 31 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer. 32 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 33 And their relatives, the Levites, were assigned to all the work of service in the house of God. 34 Aaron and his sons were the ones offering sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense for all the work of holiness in the most holy place, making atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded. 35 These were the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son. 36 Buki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son. 37 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son. 38 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. 39 These were their dwelling places, by their encampments within their territory, for the descendants of Aaron, from the family of the Kohathites, since theirs was the first lot. 40 They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. 41 But the fields of the city and its villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. 42 To the descendants of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands. 43 They also gave Hilez with its pasturelands and Debir with its pasturelands. 44 Ashan with its pasturelands and Beth Shemesh with its pasturelands. 45 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeon with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands—all their cities totaled thirteen, distributed by their clans. 46 To the remaining sons of Kohath, from the family of the tribe, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave ten cities by lot. 47 To the sons of Gershom, for their families, from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, they gave thirteen cities. 48 To the sons of Merari, for their families, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun, they allotted twelve cities by lot.
  • 1 Chr 9:17-27 : 17 The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brother Shallum, who was the chief. 18 Up to now, these gatekeepers have been stationed at the King’s Gate on the east. They belonged to the divisions of the Levites. 19 Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his relatives, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of service, guarding the thresholds of the tent, as their ancestors had guarded the entrance to the camp of the Lord. 20 Phinehas son of Eleazar was the leader over them formerly, and the Lord was with him. 21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 22 The total number of those chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by their genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their trusted office. 23 They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the Lord—the house of the tent—by rotations. 24 The gatekeepers were positioned on all four sides: east, west, north, and south. 25 Their relatives in their villages were required to come in for seven days at regular intervals to join them. 26 For these four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the chambers and the treasuries of the house of God because of their faithfulness. 27 They spent the night around the house of God because they were responsible for its guard and for opening it each morning.
  • 1 Chr 9:33 : 33 These were the singers, heads of the families of the Levites, who lived in the chambers and were free from other duties, as they were engaged in their work day and night.
  • 1 Chr 15:16-24 : 16 David instructed the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as singers, to sing joyful songs accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals. 17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, Asaph son of Berechiah from his relatives, and Ethan son of Kushaiah from the descendants of Merari, their brothers. 18 With them were their second-rank colleagues: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, who served as gatekeepers. 19 The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan played bronze cymbals to sound the music. 20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah played the harps according to Alamoth. 21 Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah played the lyres to direct with Sheminith. 22 Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites in music, directed the music because he was skilled. 23 Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark. 24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—blew the trumpets before the ark of God, and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were also gatekeepers for the ark.
  • 1 Chr 16:38 : 38 Obed-edom and his relatives, totaling sixty-eight, were also assigned, with Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah serving as gatekeepers.
  • 1 Chr 16:41-42 : 41 Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen were designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever. 42 Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of the trumpets, cymbals, and other musical instruments for worship of God. Jeduthun’s sons were assigned to the gates.
  • 1 Chr 25:1-7 : 1 David, along with the army leaders, set apart the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for the work of prophesying, using harps, lyres, and cymbals. Their work and number of those engaged in this service were recorded. 2 From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the guidance of the king. 3 From Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, Mattithiah—six in total. They were under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praising the LORD. 4 From Heman: the sons of Heman were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king's seer, who was entrusted with the words of God to exalt his power. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these men were under their father's direction for the music in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, lyres, and harps for the service of the house of God. They were under the direction of the king, Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7 The number of them, along with their relatives, all trained and skilled in music for the LORD, was 288.
  • 1 Chr 26:1-9 : 1 These are the divisions of the gatekeepers: from the Korahites, Meshelemiah, son of Kore, from the sons of Asaph. 2 Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh. 4 Obed-Edom also had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth. 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth, for God had blessed him. 6 To Shemaiah his son were born sons who ruled over their father's house, for they were mighty men of valor. 7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. His brothers Elihu and Semachiah were also men of valor. 8 All these were descendants of Obed-Edom: they, their sons, and their brothers, able men with strength for the service—62 in total from Obed-Edom. 9 Meshelemiah had 18 sons and brothers who were men of valor. 10 Hosah, from the descendants of Merari, also had sons: Shimri the leader (though he was not the firstborn, his father appointed him as leader). 11 Hilkiah was the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. Altogether, Hosah had 13 sons and brothers. 12 These divisions of the gatekeepers were assigned to the leading men to have responsibilities beside their brothers, to serve in the house of the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 8:14 : 14 Solomon followed the ordinance of his father David by appointing the divisions of the priests for their duties and the Levites for their responsibilities, to praise and minister before the priests according to the daily schedule. He also appointed the gatekeepers in their divisions by each gate, for this was the command of David, the man of God.
  • 2 Chr 20:19-21 : 19 Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. 20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, 'Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.' 21 Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed singers to sing to the LORD and give praise in the splendor of his holiness as they went out ahead of the army, singing: 'Give thanks to the LORD, for his love endures forever.'

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