1 Chronicles 23:25
For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given peace to his people, and he will live in Jerusalem forever.
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26So the Levites don't need to carry the Tent any longer, or anything needed for its service.”
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Joshua 23:1A long time later, after the Lord had given peace to the Israelites from conflict with their enemies around them, Joshua, by now really old,
2 Samuel 7:11from the time I placed judges in charge of my people. I will defeat all of your enemies. Also I want to make it clear that I the Lord will build a house for you.
1 Kings 8:27But will God really live here on earth? The heavens, even highest heaven, cannot contain you, much less this Temple I have built!
Psalms 9:11Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!
Psalms 68:18As you ascended to your high throne you led a procession of prisoners. You received gifts from the people, even from those who had rebelled against the home of the Lord God.
Psalms 132:14“This will always be my home; this is where I want to live.
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 →