1 Chronicles 23:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. ”

• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  1 Chronicles 23:1 to 1 Chronicles 24:31 . The Levites and the Priests. The Chronicler implies that the organisation of the Levites and priests and the settling of their duties as existing in his...

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. He gathered together all the princes of Israel. All important measures relating to the public interest we...

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  David makes Solomon King. Particulars relating to the Levites This and the following three Chapter s (supplementing the earlier history) describe the arrangements made by David for the organisatio...

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And he gathered together all the princes of Israel. — The form of the verb (the imperfect with waw conversive) implies that this was done in connection with the transfer of the kingdom to Solomon...

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  David's interest in building the Temple and establishing it as the center of worship and of the nation is not only manifest in the material preparation he made in amassing treasure, and carrying out...

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The gathering of the Levites seems to have been a very pious act, and evidently intended for the furtherance of the divine glory.

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And he gathered together all the princes of Israel ,.... Ordered them to be assembled, partly to acquaint them with his will and pleasure, that Solomon should succeed him in the kingdom; and partly...

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. Ver. 2. With the priests and the Levites. ] These were most of all concerned in the following charge: but the...

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  He gathered together all the princes , &c. Partly to declare God's will, and his own desire, that Solomon should be his successor; and so to cut off the claims and pretences which others of his...

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Numbering of the Levites. B. C. 1015.       1 So when David was old and full of days, he m...

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Partly to declare God's mind and his own will, that Solomon should be his successor; and so to cut off the claims and pretences which others of his sons might make to the crown; and partly to acquain...

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.] This and following three Chapter s contain an account of Levites and distribution of their services. Here their number, classification, and work ( 1 Chronicles 23:1-6 ). But 1 Chron...

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Chronicles 23:3 . Thirty years. So Moses had commanded. Numbers 4:3 . But now it would seem from 1 Chronicles 23:24 , that David numbered the levites from the age of twenty, the number at thir...

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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 Chronicle...

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Levites Divided into Three Courses

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 13:1 ; 1 Chronicles 28:1 ; 2 Chronicles 34:29 ; 2 Chronicles 34:30 ; Joshua 23:2 ; Joshua 24:1

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• 1 Chronicles 23:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Gathered, &c. — To declare God's mind and his own will, that Solomon should be his successor: and to acquaint them with those directions which he had received from God by the spirit.

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