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:
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 Nethinims 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.