23:4 David said, 1 “Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the Lord’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;
23:5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments I supplied for worship.” 2
1 tn The words “David said” are supplied here in the translation for clarification. The appearance of the first person verb “I supplied” in v. 5 indicates that David is speaking here.