1 Chronicles 27:23

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.

King James Version
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Other Translations for 1 Chronicles 27:23

BSB
David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.
AKJV
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.
CPDV
But David was not willing to number them from twenty years old and under. For the Lord had said that he would multiply Israel like the stars of heaven.
ERV
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 heaven.
NHEB
But David did not take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky.
SMT
And David lifted not up their number, from the son of twenty years and beneath: for Jehovah said to multiply Israel as the stars of the heavens.

Commentary for 1 Chronicles 27:23

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Overview of 1 Chronicles 27:23
Summary
Census excluded young due to divine promise
Place
Israel
Event
Census age restriction explained
Estimated Time Period
c. 1000 BC
Category
Promise