1 Chronicles 23:26
in 1 Chronicles 23So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.
KJV
And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 23
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd also unto the Levites,.... Or with respect to them: they shall no more carry the tabernacle: on their shoulders, from place to place, as they had done: nor any vessels of it for the service thereof; and so the service of it did not require men at their full strength, but such as were but twenty years of age might be employed in it.
This site's exposition
the descendants of Levi by their families
on 1 Chronicles 23:24-27
David lowers the service age from thirty to twenty because “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people”. The Levites “no longer need to carry the tabernacle”. Carrying gear on the march required a man's full strength, so Numbers 4 began the count at thirty.
This site's exposition
no longer need to carry
With the tabernacle settled, the Levites stop carrying it and its articles. John Gill says the carrying called for men at full strength, while the new work could be done by men of twenty. This ties to the age of twenty in verse 24.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the L ORD , to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The number of thirty-eight thousand Levites, exclusive of priests, was doubtless more than sufficient for the ordinary service of the tabernacle. But this pious king thought that it would contribute to the glory of the Lord to employ as many officers in his divine service as possible.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
the sons of the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and upwards Then David established these watches, so that when Solomon his son would come, they would be prepared for him.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְגַ֖ם | vegam | and also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| לַלְוִיִּ֑ם | lalviyim | to the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| אֵין־ | ʾein- | there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| לָשֵׂ֧את | laset | [is] to carry | H5375 → | 656 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן | hamishkan | the tabernacle | H4908 → | 139 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| כֵּלָ֖יו | kelav | articles its | H3627 → | 325 times |
| לַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃ | laavodato | for service its | H5656 → | 145 times |
וְגַ֖םand also
vegamH1571 →769 times
לַלְוִיִּ֑םto the Levites
lalviyimH3881 →291 times
אֵין־there not
ʾein-H369 →789 times
לָשֵׂ֧את[is] to carry
lasetH5375 →656 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןthe tabernacle
hamishkanH4908 →139 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
כֵּלָ֖יוarticles its
kelavH3627 →325 times
לַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃for service its
laavodatoH5656 →145 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 10:8At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in…
it leads to
- Numbers 4:15
When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 21:5
And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every…
- Deuteronomy 18:5
For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.
- Numbers 3:6
“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
- Numbers 4:15
Through
Numbers 4:15When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they…
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 6:6–7
When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen had stumbled.
- Numbers 7:9
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
- Deuteronomy 31:9
So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.
- 2 Samuel 6:6–7
Through
Numbers 4:49At the LORD’s command they were numbered through Moses and each one was assigned his work and burden, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
it leads to
- Numbers 1:54
Thus the Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Numbers 1:54
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About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.