Levites, The

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• Numbers 1:53 OT

  But the Levites shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel. The Levites shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the Testimony.”

• Numbers 3:23 OT

  The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.

• Numbers 3:29 OT

  The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle.

• Numbers 3:35 OT

  The prince of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall encamp on the north side of the tabernacle.

• Numbers 2:17 OT

  “Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.

• Deuteronomy 10:8 OT

  At that time Yahweh set apart the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, to stand before Yahweh to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.

• Numbers 3:7 OT

  They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

• Numbers 18:2 OT

  Bring your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, near with you, that they may be joined to you, and minister to you; but you and your sons with you shall be before the Tent of the Testimony.

• 2 Chronicles 35:3 OT

  He said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to Yahweh, “Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built. It will no longer be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve Yahweh your God, and his…

• Numbers 18:3 OT

  They shall keep your commands and the duty of the whole Tent; only they shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary and to the altar, that they not die, neither they nor you.

• 1 Chronicles 23:32 OT

  and that they should keep the duty of the Tent of Meeting, the duty of the holy place, and the duty of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the service of Yahweh’s house.

• Numbers 3:8 OT

  They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

• 1 Chronicles 9:28 OT

  Certain of them were in charge of the vessels of service; for these were brought in by count, and these were taken out by count.

• 1 Chronicles 9:29 OT

  Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.

• 1 Chronicles 9:30 OT

  Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices.

• 1 Chronicles 26:20 OT

  Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of God’s house and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

• 2 Chronicles 31:11-19 OT

  Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in Yahweh’s house, and they prepared them. They brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things faithfully. Conaniah the Levite was ruler over them, and Shimei his brother was…

• Nehemiah 12:44 OT

  On that day, men were appointed over the rooms for the treasures, for the wave offerings, for the first fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the…

• Numbers 8:22 OT

  After that, the Levites went in to do their service in the Tent of Meeting before Aaron and before his sons: as Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.

• Numbers 1:51 OT

  When the tabernacle is to move, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

• Numbers 4:5-33 OT

  When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in with his sons; and they shall take down the veil of the screen, cover the ark of the Testimony with it, put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles. “On…

• 1 Chronicles 23:31 OT

  and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Yahweh;

• 2 Chronicles 35:11 OT

  They killed the Passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood which they received of their hand, and the Levites skinned them.

• 1 Chronicles 9:31 OT

  Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans.