1 Chronicles 23:5 Parallel Translations

4,000 were appointed to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 were appointed to praise the LORD with the instruments David had made for praising God.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

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

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

JPS:

and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD 'with the instruments which I made to praise therewith.'

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

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

1 Chronicles 23:5 Cross References

XREF:

1 Chronicles 15:16 Then David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise sounds of joy. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

23:1-23 David, having given charge concerning the building of the temple, settles the method of the temple service, and orders the officers of it. When those of the same family were employed together, it would engage them to love and assist one another.

CONC:

David Doorkeepers Door-keepers Gatekeepers Giving Instruments Moreover Musical Offer Porters Praise Praised Praises Praising Provided Purpose Therewith Thousand

David Doorkeepers Door-Keepers Four Gatekeepers Instruments Moreover Musical Offer Porters Praise Praised Praises Praising Provided Purpose Therewith Thousand

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