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1 Chronicles 23:5

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 23:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise therewith.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise therewith.
1 Chronicles 23:5 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
4Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;
5and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise therewith.
6And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Moreover four thousand were porters, etc.] At the east, north, and south gates of the temple, in their turns; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments; were singers in the temple, which in all made up 38,000: which I made, said David, to praise therewith; which instruments he devised and ordered to be made to praise the Lord with; (see <142926>2 Chronicles 29:26 <161236>Nehemiah 12:36).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“praised the Lord with the instruments which I made--David seems to have been an inventor of many of the musical instruments used in the temple (Amo 6:5).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Amo 6:5 porters: Ch1 9:17-27, Ch1 15:23, Ch1 15:24, Ch1 16:38, Ch1 26:1-12; Ch2 8:14, Ch2 35:15; Ezr 7:7; Neh 7:73 praised: 1Chr. 6:31-48, Ch1 9:33, Ch1 15:16-22, Ch1 16:41, Ch1 16:42, Ch1 25:1-7; Ch2 20:19-21; Psa 87:7 the instruments: Kg1 10:12; Ch2 29:25, Ch2 29:26 1 Chronicles 23:6”
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