1 Chronicles 27:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 27:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 27:23 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israe..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 27:23 — KJV
“But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.”
— 1 Chronicles 27:23 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 27:23 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 27:23
“Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 27:23: david, twenty, years
“Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 27:23: david, twenty, years
“Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 27:23: number, twenty, years
“From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 27:23: number, twenty, years
“And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 27:23: number, twenty, years
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