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.
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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.
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And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.
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and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of the LORD.
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 23:32 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Numbers 1:53 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 3:6-9 “Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him. They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle. 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. You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.
- Numbers 3:38 Those who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary for the duty of the children of Israel. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
- 1 Chronicles 9:27 They stayed around God’s house, because that duty was on them; and to their duty was its opening morning by morning.
- 1 Kings 8:4 They brought up Yahweh’s ark, the Tent of Meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tent. The priests and the Levites brought these up.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The charge of the sons of Aaron, i.e. what…
The charge of the sons of Aaron, i.e. what the priests should commit to their charge, or command them to do.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Charge - What the priests should commit to their…
Charge - What the priests should commit to their charge, or command them to do.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 32. The charge of the sons of Aaron]…
Verse 32. The charge of the sons of Aaron] It was the priests' business to kill, flay, and dress, as well as to offer, the victims, but being few, they were obliged to employ the Levites to flay those animals. The Levites were, properly speaking, servants to the priests, and were employed about the more servile part of Divine worship.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Brethren. Let them follow the directions of the high…
Brethren. Let them follow the directions of the high priests, who are of the same tribe. (Menochius)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 32. the tabernacle of the congregation] R.V. the tent…
32. the tabernacle of the congregation] R.V. the tent of meeting.
the charge of the holy place] The limits within which this charge was confined are given Num_4:15. Not all Levites, but only the sons of Kohath had this particular charge.
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the charge of the sons of Aaron] Cp. Num_18:1-7.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (32) And that they should keep.—This verse sums up…
(32) And that they should keep.—This verse sums up the functions of the Levites under three general heads: “And let them keep the charge of the tent of meeting.” The words are evidently based upon Num_18:3-5.
And the charge of the sons of Aaron.—That is, all that the priests committed to them, and required of them (1Ch_23:28) as their appointed assistants. The word rendered “charge” literally means keeping, guard, watch.
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In the service.—For the service.
ADDITIONAL NOTE on 1Ch_23:28; 1Ch_23:32. The law respecting the sacred tent was naturally applied to the future Temple. It is hardly fair to say, with Reuss, that “in the perspective of the author the Tabernacle of David and the Temple of Solomon were confounded with each other.” In 1Ch_16:37-39, the chronicler has clearly distinguished two sacred tents: that of the Ark on Mount Zion, and the ancient sanctuary at Gibeon. Throughout that lengthy narrative of the transfer of the Ark, the Temple is not mentioned at all. And if in 1Ch_23:28 David speaks of “courts” and “chambers,” that only shows that the king meant his assignation of the duties of the Levites to be permanent. Nor will it make much difference if we allow that the writer, in speaking of David’s tent, has used language more applicable to the Temple of Solomon. The functions of the Levites in both would be essentially the same. The great historian Ewald believed the whole section, 1Ch_23:24 to 1Ch_24:31 to be an authentic extract from “the Book of Origins,” which he refers to the early years of Solomon’s reign.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Keep the charge of the tabernacle holy place sons…
Keep the charge of the tabernacle holy place sons of Aaron. This concluding verse is equivalent to a quotation from Num_18:1-7; in the first verse of which passage Aaron and the priests generally are reminded both of their representative character and position, and of the solemn responsibility which rested on them.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 They were in charge of
They were in charge of
"The Levites were responsible for"
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tent of meeting
holy place
descend
Aaron
house of God
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