Of these, 24,000 were (A)to oversee the work of the house of the Lord; and 6,000 were (B)officers and judges, and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and (C)4,000 were praising the Lord with the instruments which [a]David made for giving praise. David divided them into divisions (D)according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 23:5 Lit I made

David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge(A) of the work(B) of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.(C) Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the musical instruments(D) I have provided for that purpose.”(E)

David separated(F) the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi:(G) Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

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