1 Chronicles 23:25

25 For David had said, “Since the LORD, the God of Israel, has granted rest to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever,

1 Chronicles 23:25 in Other Translations

25 For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

25 For David said, "The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.

25 For David said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem.

25 David said, "Now that the God of Israel has given rest to his people and made Jerusalem his permanent home,

25 For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:

25 David had said, "The LORD God of Israel has given his people rest. He will now live in Jerusalem forever.

25 For David said, "The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He has come to stay in Jerusalem forever.

25 David had said, "The LORD is the God of Israel. He has given peace and rest to his people. He has come to Jerusalem to live there forever.

1 Chronicles 23:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:25

For David said
As a reason why he ordered a new account to be taken:

the Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people:
from all their enemies round about, and settled rest in the land, so that there was no danger of being carried captive, as they were time after time in the days of the Judges, and whereby they became more numerous:

that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever;
where the temple would always continue, and not be removed, as the ark and tabernacle had been, and where all Israel would appear three times in the year continually.

1 Chronicles 23:25 In-Context

23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth—three in all.

24 These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families as they were registered under their names and counted individually, that is, the workers twenty years old or more who served in the temple of the LORD.

25 For David had said, “Since the LORD, the God of Israel, has granted rest to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever,

26 the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service.”

27 According to the last instructions of David, the Levites were counted from those twenty years old or more.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Chronicles 22:9