1 Chronicles 23:5

Moreouer, foure thousand were porters, and foure thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made (said Dauid) to praise therewith.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

and 4,000 {were} gatekeepers, and 4,000 {were} praising the LORD with the instruments which David made for giving praise.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, `said David', to praise therewith.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Four thousand were door-keepers; and four thousand gave praise to the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, for giving praise.
- Basic English Bible

and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David,] to praise [therewith].
- Darby Bible

Moreover, four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise with them.
- Webster's Bible

four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made, for giving praise."
- World English Bible

and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, `with instruments that I made for praising,' [saith David.]
- Youngs Literal Bible

and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD `with the instruments which I made to praise therewith.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for 1 Chronicles 23:5

23:3 Upwards - Not only 'till fifty, as it was appointed,#Numb 4:2|,3, but even 'till their death: for that was but a temporarylaw grounded upon a special reason, because the Levites were employedin carrying the tabernacle and sacred vessels from place to place; andtherefore God would have them freed from those burdens when they came tofeel the infirmities of age: which reason wholly ceasing upon the buildingof the temple, their work being far easier than it had been, and theirservice being more a privilege than a burden, their time of service isjustly prolonged.

23:4 Officers - To take care that all the work of the temple aboutsacrifices should be punctually performed, either by themselves or others:which they were not to do all at once, but by courses, a thousand at a time.Judges - Not in the affairs of the temple; there the priests presided;but in several parts of the kingdom, where they assisted the princes andelders of every tribe, in the administration of justice.