1 Chronicles 23:25
For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
1 Chronicles 23:25 in other translations
| BSB | For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever. |
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| WEB | For David said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever. |
| ASV | For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever: |
| YLT | for David said, ‘Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given rest to His people, and He doth tabernacle in Jerusalem unto the age;' |
| DARBY | For David said, Jehovah the God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he will dwell in Jerusalem for ever; |
| BBE | For David said, The Lord, the God of Israel, has given his people rest, and he has made his resting-place in Jerusalem for ever; |
| Webster | For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest to his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever; |
What does 1 Chronicles 23:25 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 23:24-27
24-27. These were the sons of Levi ... that did the work ... from the age of twenty years and upward--The enumeration of the Levites was made by David (1Ch 23:3) on the same rule as that followed by Moses (Nu 4:3), namely, from thirty years. But he saw afterwards that this rule might be beneficially relaxed, and that the enrolment of Levites for their proper duties might be made from twenty years of age. The ark and…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 23:24-32
Now the people of Israel were so many, there should be more employed in the temple service, that every Israelite who brought an offering might find a Levite ready to help him. When more work is to be done, it is pity but there should be more workmen. A new heart, a spiritual mind, which delights greatly in God's commandments, and can find a refreshing feast in his ordinances, forms the great distinction between the…
1 Chronicles 23:25 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 23:25
- 2 Samuel 7:11
And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
- Psalms 132:13-14
For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
- 1 Chronicles 22:18
Is not the Lord your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.
- Psalms 135:21
Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.
- Zechariah 8:3
Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.
- 2 Samuel 7:1
And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
- Colossians 2:9
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Psalms 68:16
Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.
- Isaiah 8:18
Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
- Psalms 68:18
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
- Psalms 9:11
Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
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Context
- 1 Chronicles 23:24
These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and upward.
- 1 Chronicles 23:25
For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
- 1 Chronicles 23:26
And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
1 Chronicles 23:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque David dijo: Jehová Dios de Israel ha dado reposo á su pueblo Israel, y el habitar en Jerusalem para siempre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | car David dit: L’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël, a donné du repos à son peuple, et il demeurera à Jérusalem pour toujours; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn David sprach: Jehova, der Gott Israels, hat seinem Volke Ruhe geschafft, und er wohnt in Jerusalem auf ewig; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixit enim David: Requiem dedit Dominus Deus Israël populo suo, et habitationem Jerusalem usque in æternum. |