1Ch 23:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2–3 : David also ordered that the Levites be counted, just as God had commanded through Moses, counting those from thirty to fifty years old (Numbers 4:2–3 ). In Moses’ time, there were 8,580 Levites (Numbers 4:47–48 ), but now there were 38,000. This shows that the tribe of Levi had grown much more than any other tribe. Earlier, Joab did not count the Levites out of pride (1 Chronicles 21:6 ), but David did it for a good reason, so there was no sin in it this time.

‏ 1 Chronicles 23:2

v. 2–3: David also ordered that the Levites be counted, just as God had commanded through Moses, counting those from thirty to fifty years old (Numbers 4:2–3 ^a). In Moses’ time, there were 8,580 Levites (Numbers 4:47–48 ^b), but now there were 38,000. This shows that the tribe of Levi had grown much more than any other tribe. Earlier, Joab did not count the Levites out of pride (1 Chronicles 21:6 ^c), but David did it for a good reason, so there was no sin in it this time.