1Ch 23:24, 27 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 24. Twenty years and upward. ] It appears that this was a different ordinance from that mentioned . At first he appointed the Levites to serve from thirty years and upward ; now from twenty years . These were David's last orders; see . They should begin at an earlier age, and continue later. This was not a very painful task; the ark being now fixed, and the Levites very numerous, there could be no drudgery .

‏ 1 Chronicles 23:24

Verse 24. Twenty years and upward.] It appears that this was a different ordinance from that mentioned 1Ch 23:3. At first he appointed the Levites to serve from thirty years and upward; now from twenty years. These were David's last orders; see 1Ch 23:27. They should begin at an earlier age, and continue later.

This was not a very painful task; the ark being now fixed, and the Levites very numerous, there could be no drudgery.

‏ 1 Chronicles 23:24

‏ 1 Chronicles 23:27