1 Chronicles 23:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 23:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 23:4 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 23:4 — KJV
“Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges: set...: or, oversee”
— 1 Chronicles 23:4 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 23:4 in Context — About the Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles retells David's story for a generation returning from exile, anchoring their identity in genealogy, worship, and covenant. Its highlights are musical and devotional: David appoints singers, organizes temple worship, and prays one of Scripture's greatest thanksgiving prayers — including the famous prayer of Jabez.
Cross-References for 1 Chronicles 23:4
“And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 23:4: four, thousand, set
“Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 23:4: twenty, set, forward
“Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 23:4: twenty, four, house
“All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 23:4: four, thousand, set
“And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 23:4: set, forward, house
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