1Ch 23 | TSK | STEP | David in his old age makes Solomon king. The number and distribution of the Levites. The families of the Gershonites. The sons of Kohath. The sons of Merari. The office of the Levites. A.M. 2989. B.C. 1015. An. Ex. Is. 476. old. he made.

Laadan.Laadan and Libni, seem to have been two distinct names of this person; but the variation of Shimi and Shimei exists only in the translation, the original being uniformly [Shim'iy .]

Ex 6:17

Libni, Shimi.

Jehiel.

15:18,20,21

Joel.

6:33,34; 15:7,11,17

Zina.Zina seems to be a mistake for Zizah; for both the LXX. and Vulgate read uniformly [Ziza,] Ziza.

Zizah.

had not many sons. Heb. did not multiply sons.

sons of Kohath.

6:2; Ex 6:18; Nu 3:27; 26:58

The sons.

6:3; Ex 6:20; Nu 3:27; 26:59

separated.

Ex 28:1-14; Nu 18:1; Ps 99:6; 106:16; Ac 13:2; Ro 1:1; Ga 1:15

Heb 5:4

sanctify.

Ex 29:33-37,44; 40:9-15; Le 10:10,17,18; 16:11-19,32,33; 17:2-6

Nu 18:3-8

to burn incense.

Ex 30:6-10,34-38; Le 10:1,2; 16:12,13; Nu 16:16-18,35-40,46,47

1Sa 2:28; 2Ch 26:18-21; Lu 1:9; Re 8:3

to bless.

Le 9:22,23; Nu 6:23-27; De 21:5

the man.

De 33:1; Ps 90:1; *title

his sons.

26:23-25

Gershom.

Ex 2:22; 4:20; 18:3,4

Shebuel.

24:20; 25:20

Shubael.

26:24

the chief. or, the first.

26:25

were very many. Heb. were highly multiplied.

Shelomith.

24:22

Shelomoth.

26:26

Hebron.

12; 15:9; 24:23

Merari.

6; 6:20,30; 24:26-30

Mahli.

Ex 6:19

Mahali.

had no sons.

24:28

brethren. or, kinsmen. took them.

Nu 36:6-8

Jeremoth.

24:30

Jerimoth.

the sons of Levi.

Nu 10:17,21

after the house.

Nu 1:4; 2:32; 3:15,20; 4:34-49

by their polls.

Nu 1:2,18,22; 3:47

from the age.At first David appointed the Levites to serve from thirty years old and upwards; but considering, probably, that the temple which was about to be built, with its courts, chambers, etc., would require a more numerous ministry, he fixed this period, by this subsequent regulation, at twenty years and upwards. In the time of Moses, the age was from thirty years to fifty: here this latter period is not mentioned, probably because the service was not so laborious now; for the ark being fixed, they had no longer any burdens to carry; and therefore even an old man might continue to serve. See the Note on Nu 8:24.

twenty.

3,27; Nu 1:3; 4:3; 8:24; Ezr 3:8

The Lord.

22:18; 2Sa 7:1,11

that they may dwell in Jerusalem. or, and he dwelleth inJerusalem.

1Ki 8:13,27; Ps 9:11; 68:16,18; 132:13,14; 135:21; Isa 8:18

Joe 3:21; Zec 8:3; 2Co 6:16; Col 2:9

carry.

Nu 4:5,49; 7:9

by the last.

3,24; 2Sa 23:1; Ps 72:20

numbered. Heb. numbers.

office was to wait, etc. Heb. station was at the hand ofAaron.

18:17; *marg:

Ne 11:24

for the service.

4; 28:13; Nu 3:6-9; 1Ki 6:5; 2Ch 31:11; Ezr 8:29; Ne 13:4,5,9

Jer 35:4; Eze 41:6-11,26; 42:3,13

purifying.

9:28,29; 2Ch 29:5,18,19; 35:3-6,11-14

for the shewbread.It was the priests' office to place this bread before the Lord; and it was their privilege to feed on the old loaves when they were replaced by the new.

9:31,32; Ex 25:30; Le 24:5-9; 1Ki 7:48; 2Ch 13:11; 29:18; Ne 10:33

Mt 12:4; Heb 9:2

the fine flour.

9:29-34; Le 6:20-23

unleavened.

Le 2:4-7; 7:9

pan. or, flat plate. for all manner of measure.The standards of all weights and measures were in the sanctuary; and therefore the Levites had the inspection of weights and measures of every kind, that no fraud might in this way be committed. Honesty is inseparably connected with piety; and hence the Levites, being sufficiently numerous, were employed to superintend the former, as well as the latter.

Le 19:35,36; Nu 3:50

stand.

6:31-33; 9:33; 16:37-42; 25:1-7; 2Ch 29:25-28; 31:2; Ezr 3:10,11

Ps 135:1-3,19,20; 137:2-4; Re 5:8-14; 14:3

every morning.

Ex 29:39-42; Ps 92:1-3; 134:1,2

in the sabbaths.

Le 23:24,39; Nu 10:10; Ps 81:1-4; Isa 1:13,14

set feasts.

Le 23:1-17; Nu 28:1-29:40

keep.

9:27; Nu 1:53; 1Ki 8:4

the charge of the sons.

Nu 3:6-9,38