NET Bible
"According to David’s final instructions, the Levites twenty years old and up were counted."
— 1 Chronicles 23:27, NET Bible
“For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:”
“For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward. ”
“For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.”
“So according to the last precepts of David, the sons of Levi are to be numbered from twenty years old and upward.”
“So among the last acts of David was the numbering of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and over.”
“For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:”
These were the descendants of Levi according to their families, that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the LORD’s temple and were twenty years old and up.
For David said,“The LORD God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.
So the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the items used in its service.”
According to David’s final instructions, the Levites twenty years old and up were counted.
Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the LORD’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple.
They also took care of the bread that is displayed, the flour for offerings, the unleavened wafers, the round cakes, the mixing, and all the measuring.
They also stood in a designated place every morning and offered thanks and praise to the LORD. They also did this in the evening