1 Chronicles 23:4

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:1-23

Here we have, I. The crown entailed, according to the divine appointment, 1 Chron. 23:1. David made Solomon king, not to reign with him, or reign under him, but only to reign after him. This he did, 1. When he was old and full of days. He was but seventy years old when he died, and yet he was full of days, satur dierum?satisfied with living in this world. When he found himself going off, he made provision for the welfare of the kingdom after his decease, and pleased himself with the hopeful... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:4

Of which twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord ,.... To prepare for the work of the priests by slaying the sacrifices, flaying them, cutting them in pieces, and washing them, and bringing them to the altar; 1000 of these served weekly in their turns: and six thousand were officers and judges : that acted as justices of the peace in the several parts of the country, heard causes and administered justice to the people, being trained up in and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:1-5

EXPOSITION This chapter is the first of four employed on the subject of the Levites and the services distributed among them. The twenty-four orders of priests, sons of Aaron, occupy 1 Chronicles 24:1-31 . The twenty-four orders of the singers and musicians occupy the contents of 1 Chronicles 25:1-31 . And the divisions of the porters, with their gates; and of those Levites who had the keeping of the treasures of the house of God; and the officers and judges, fill up 1 Chronicles... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:4

To set forward (Hebrew לְנַצֵּחַ , Piel conjugation). The strict meaning of the word here is to superintend. The word has already occurred in the same sense in 1 Chronicles 15:21 . Officers and judges (Hebrew וְשֹׁמְרִים וְשֹׁפְטִים ). The explanation of the nature of the work of these, as really outward work, for the "outward business of Israel," is distinctly stated in 1 Chronicles 26:29 ; 2 Chronicles 19:5-11 . These officers are mentioned under the same Hebrew term... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 23:4

1 Chronicles 23:4. To set forward the work of the house of the Lord To take care that all the work of the temple, about sacrifices, should be punctually performed, either by themselves or others; which they were not to do all at once, but by courses, a thousand at a time. Six thousand were officers and judges Not in the affairs of the temple, there the priests presided, but in several parts of the kingdom, where they assisted the princes and elders of every tribe, in the administration of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:1-32

Arrangements for the Levites (23:1-26:32)Having appointed Solomon to be his successor, David made further arrangements for the service of the temple. First, he set out a plan to distribute duties among the Levites. A census showed that there were 38,000 Levites eligible for temple service. Of these, 14,000 were official record-keepers, judges, guards, singers and musicians. The remainder were to help in the general service of the temple (23:1-6). Clearly, there were far too many Levites to work... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 23:4

set forward = oversee. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 23:4

1 Chronicles 23:4. Were to set forward the work— Were to preside over the works. Houbigant. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 23:4

4. twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord—They were not to preside over all the services of the temple. The Levites were subject to the priests, and they were superior to the Nethinim and other servants, who were not of the race of Levi. But they had certain departments of duty assigned, some of which are here specified. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Chronicles 23:1-32

Preparations for temple service chs. 23-26Verses 1 and 2 of chapter 23 (1 Chronicles 23:1-2) provide an outline for what follows in chapters 23-27 but in reverse order. After David appointed Solomon as his coregent in 973 B.C., he began the preparations the writer described here.David adapted the service of the Levites, who assisted the priests, to the new temple ritual. This form of worship was a combination of tabernacle and divinely approved revised worship (1 Chronicles 23:3-32; Numbers 3).... read more

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