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2. THE NUMBERING AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE LEVITES
CHAPTER 23
_ 1. Solomon made king (1 Chronicles 23:1)_
2. The number of the Levites (1 Chronicles 23:2)
3. The Gershonites (1
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1 Chronicles 23:1 to 1 Chronicles 24:31. THE LEVITES AND THE PRIESTS.
The Chronicler implies that the organisation of the Levites and
priests and the settling of their duties as existing in his day wa...
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_that they may dwell_ R.V. AND HE DWELLETH. More literally, _and he
hath taken up his abode_, LXX. καὶ κατεσκήνωσεν....
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Organization of the Levites (second account)
Cp. note at the beginning of the last paragraph....
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LESSON ELEVEN 23-24
THE LEVITES AND THEIR DUTIES
15. THE LEVITES AND THEIR WORK (Chapter 23)
INTRODUCTION
The successful functioning of the Temple required a careful
organization of the priesthood....
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_FOR DAVID SAID, THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL HATH GIVEN REST UNTO HIS
PEOPLE, THAT THEY MAY DWELL IN JERUSALEM FOR EVER:_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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DAVID MAKES SOLOMON KING. PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE LEVITES
This and the following three Chapter s (supplementing the earlier
history) describe the arrangements made by David for the organisation
of...
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THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES
GOD RULES HISTORY
1 CHRONICLES
_Ian Mackervoy_
CHAPTER 23
Organisation of the *Levites –...
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FOR DAVID SAID. — This verse seems to assign a reason for the
extension of the Levitical census.
THE LORD... HATH GIVEN REST UNTO HIS PEOPLE. — So that they no
longer wander from pasture to pasture i...
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כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר דָּוִ֔יד הֵנִ֛יחַ
יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי...
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David's interest in building the Temple and establishing it as the
center of worship and of the nation is not only manifest in the
material preparation he made in amassing treasure, and carrying out
p...
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_Ever. They will not have to carry, the sacred vessels about, as
formerly. (Haydock) --- In order that they may not be idle, we must
therefore provide them some other employment, ver. 28, &c. (Tirinus...
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This verse confirms the thought with which we closed our observation
on the former. And if we read it in a gospel sense, and with an eye to
the ever blessed Jesus, is it not delightful? The Lord God o...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 THROUGH 27.
From this chapter to Verses 28, 29 of chapter 26 all refers to the
house which is to be built. We see the provision that David made of
everythi...
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FOR DAVID SAID,.... As a reason why he ordered a new account to be
taken:
THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL HATH GIVEN REST UNTO HIS PEOPLE: from all their
enemies round about, and settled rest in the land, so...
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1 Dauid in his old age maketh Solomon King.
2 The number and distribution of the Leuites
7 The families of the Gershonites.
12 The sonnes of Kohath.
21 The sonnes of Merari.
24 The office of the...
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For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto His people
that they may dwell, or, "and He dwells," IN JERUSALEM FOREVER, this
city having now been chosen by God for the central Sanctuary...
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THE MINISTRY OF THE LEVITES...
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THAT THEY MAY DWELL IN JERUSALEM:
Or, that he dwelleth in Jerusalem, etc....
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24-32 Now the people of Israel were so many, there should be more
employed in the temple service, that every Israelite who brought an
offering might find a Levite ready to help him. When more work is...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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CONTENTS: Number and distribution of the Levites.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: There is a place in the service of God for every Christian
and God would have each at his own post, for of all m...
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1 Chronicles 23:3. _Thirty years._ So Moses had commanded. Numbers
4:3. But now it would seem from 1 Chronicles 23:24, that David
numbered the levites from the age of twenty, the number at thirty not...
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_For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto His
people._
THE REST OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD
I. In the mysterious polity of the people of Israel spiritual and
temporal blessings were so c...
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1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 23:1 In chs. 1 Chronicles 23:1
David continues to prepare for Solomon’s rule by providing
religious, military, and political leadership....
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1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 23:24 David appears as the
successor to Moses (see Numbers 4:1) as he defines the Levites’
duties in relation to the temple....
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CRITICAL NOTES.] This and following three Chapter s contain an account
of Levites and distribution of their services. Here their number,
classification, and work (1 Chronicles 23:1). But 1 Chronicles...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter is the first of four employed on the subject of the
Levites and the services distributed among them. The twenty-four
orders of priests, sons of Aaron, occupy 1 Chronicles 24:1....
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And so David when he was old, made Solomon his son king over Israel (1
Chronicles 23:1).
Now David then began to set forth the order of the priesthood, the
Levitical priesthood. Now David here demonst...
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1 Chronicles 22:18; 1 Kings 8:13; 1 Kings 8:27; 2 Corinthians 6:16;...