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1 Chronicles 27:23

King James Version

23 But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.

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American Standard Version

But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven.

Christian Standard Bible

David didn’t count the men aged twenty or under, for the LORD had said he would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.

English Standard Version

David did not count those below twenty years of age, for the LORD had promised to make Israel as many as the stars of heaven.

New American Standard Bible

But David did not count those twenty years of age and under, because the LORD had said He would multiply Israel as the stars of heaven.

New International Version

David did not take the number of the men twenty years old or less, because the LORD had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.

New King James Version

But David did not take the number of those twenty years old and under, because the LORD had said He would multiply Israel like the stars of the heavens.

New Living Translation

When David took his census, he did not count those who were younger than twenty years of age, because the LORD had promised to make the Israelites as numerous as the stars in heaven.

World English Bible

But David didn’t take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Yahweh had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky.