1 Chronicles 23:13
There were two sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the very holy things, to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, to serve in his presence, and to declare to the people what Yahweh [MTY] would do to bless them. They were to do those things forever.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
12Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
14The sons of Moses, the man who served God well, were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
Cross References
Exodus 28:1“Summon your older brother Aaron and his sons—Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ◄ Set them apart/They are the ones whom I have chosen► from the rest of the Israeli people, in order that they can serve me by being priests.
Exodus 29:33They must eat the meat of the ram that was sacrificed to forgive them for their sins when they were dedicated to do this work. They are the only ones who are permitted to eat this meat. Those who are not priests are not allowed to eat it, because it is dedicated to me.
Exodus 30:6They must put this altar outside the curtain that hangs in front of the sacred chest and its lid. That is the place where I will talk with you.
Exodus 40:9Then take the oil for anointing, and anoint the Sacred Tent and everything that is in it, to ◄set it apart/dedicate it► to me. Then it will be holy/sacred.
Leviticus 10:1Two of Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, took the pans in which they burned incense. They put some burning coals in them and put incense on top of the coals, but this fire was not acceptable to Yahweh because it was not the kind that he had commanded them to burn.
Leviticus 10:17“Why did you not eat near the Sacred Tent the meat of the offering for sin? It was very holy, and it was given to you to enable the Israeli people to no longer be guilty for their sins and to be forgiven for their sins.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 23:2-24
The Numbering of the Levites. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel. 2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. 3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. 4 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord ; and six thousand were officers and judges: 5 Moreover four… Read the whole commentary →