1 Chronicles 23:28

26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

29 Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;

30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;

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BSB
but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,
KJV
Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;
WEB
For their duty was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the LORD’s house—in the courts, in the rooms, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of God’s house;
ASV
For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;
DARBY
For their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of all holy things, and [for] the work of the service of the house of God;
BLB
For their duty [was] at the hand of the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of YHWH, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God,
ÅB
Og de ble satt til å gå Arons sønner til hånde ved tjenesten i Herrens hus; de skulle ha tilsyn med forgårdene og kammerne og sørge for rengjøringen av alt det hellige og utføre arbeidet ved tjenesten i Guds hus,
OTB
Deres plikt er å bistå Arons sønner med tjenesten i Herrens hus,
i forgårdene og i rommene,
og i renselsen av alle hellige ting,
selv arbeidet med tjenesten i Guds hus,
B1930
Og de blev satt til å gå Arons sønner til hånde ved tjenesten i Herrens hus; de skulde ha tilsyn med forgårdene og kammerne og sørge for rengjøringen av alt det hellige og utføre arbeidet ved tjenesten i Guds hus,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 31:11

    Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them,

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  • 2 Chronicles 35:3–6

    And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,

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  • Nehemiah 13:9

    Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.

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  • 2 Chronicles 35:11–14

    And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.

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  • Jeremiah 35:4

    And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:18–19

    Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.

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  • Ezekiel 41:26

    And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.

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  • Nehemiah 13:4–5

    And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:

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