1 Chronicles 23:26

And from now, there will be no need for the House of the Lord, and the vessels used in it, to be moved about by the Levites.

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

In Context

25For David said, The Lord, the God of Israel, has given his people rest, and he has made his resting-place in Jerusalem for ever;

27So among the last acts of David was the numbering of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and over.

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Cross References

Numbers 4:5When all the people go forward, Aaron is to go in with his sons, and take down the veil of the curtain, covering the ark of witness with it;

Numbers 4:49At the order of the Lord they were numbered by Moses, every one in relation to his work and to his part in the transport; so they were numbered by Moses at the order of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 10:8At that time the Lord had the tribe of Levi marked out to take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, to be before the Lord and to do his work and to give blessings in his name, to this day.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 23:25-32

The Office of the Levites. ( b. c. 1015.) 24 These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord , from the age of twenty years and upward. 25 For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever: 26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the… Read the whole commentary →

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