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.
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Verse 23 is found in chapter 27 of 1 Chronicles. The leaders of Israel’s tribes are listed, and the census initiated by David is mentioned again. The Chronicler does not repeat all the details of the episode but recalls that the census brought judgment. Tribal administration is thus connected with a memory of the limits that even a king had to recognize before God.
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Compare 1 Chronicles 27:23 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Aber David nahm nicht die Zahl derer, die von zwanzig Jahren und darunter waren; denn der HERR hatte verheißen, Israel zu mehren wie die Sterne am Himmel.
Y no tomó David el número de los que eran de veinte años abajo, por cuanto Jehová había dicho que él había de multiplicar a Israel como las estrellas del cielo.
David ne fit point le dénombrement de ceux d'Israël qui étaient âgés de vingt ans et au-dessous, car l'Eternel avait promis de multiplier Israël comme les étoiles du ciel.
E Davide non levò il numero di essi dall’età di vent’anni in giù; perciocchè il Signore avea detto d’accrescere Israele come le stelle del cielo.
Não tomou, porém, Davi o número dos de vinte anos para baixo, porquanto o SENHOR tinha falado que havia de multiplicar a Israel como as estrelas do céu.
以色列 人二十歲以下的, 大衛 沒有記其數目;因耶和華曾應許,必加增 以色列 人如天上的星那樣多。
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