New International Version

1 Chronicles 23:1-4 New International Version (NIV)

1. When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

2. He also gathered together all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

3. The Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.

4. David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.