1 Chronicles 23:2
Gathered, &c. — To declare God's mind and his own will, that Solomon should be his successor: and to acquaint them with those directions which he had received from God by the spirit.... [ Continue Reading ]
Gathered, &c. — To declare God's mind and his own will, that Solomon should be his successor: and to acquaint them with those directions which he had received from God by the spirit.... [ Continue Reading ]
Upwards — Not only 'till fifty, as it was appointed, Numbers 4:2, but even 'till their death: for that was but a temporary law grounded upon a special reason, because the Levites were employed in carrying the tabernacle and sacred vessels from place to place; and therefore God would have them freed... [ Continue Reading ]
Officers — To take care that all the work of the temple about sacrifices should be punctually performed, either by themselves or others: which they were not to do all at once, but by courses, a thousand at a time. Judges — Not in the affairs of the temple; there the priests presided; but in several... [ Continue Reading ]
Sanctify — That he might keep them from pollution: for these most holy things were polluted when they were touched by any other person. He and his — Not only his eldest sons the high — priests successively, but all his posterity or all the priests; for the works here following were not peculiar to t... [ Continue Reading ]
Levi — They were accounted only as common Levites, and were not priests: which is mentioned for the honour of Moses, and the demonstration of his eminent piety and self — denial, who willingly left the government to Joshua, and the priesthood to Aaron, and was content to have his posterity reduced t... [ Continue Reading ]
Twenty years — As the Levites were anciently numbered from two several times, from the twenty fifth year of their age, and from the thirtieth, Numbers 4:3, Numbers 8:24. In like manner they are here numbered both from their twentieth year, when they were solemnly prepared for, and instructed, and by... [ Continue Reading ]
Holy things — Holy places, and garments, and vessels, and sacrifices, which were to be washed and cleansed from any filthiness that might cleave to them.... [ Continue Reading ]
All measure — All measures used either in sacred or civil things, the publick standards whereof were kept in the temple; and therefore the care of keeping them inviolable and producing them upon occasion, musts needs belong to the priests, and under them to the Levites, who were to examine other mea... [ Continue Reading ]
Morning and even — The two solemn times of offering sacrifices: which work was attended with publick prayer and thanksgiving.... [ Continue Reading ]
Charge — What the priests should commit to their charge, or command them to do.... [ Continue Reading ]