Contextual Overview
24 These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the Lord . 24 These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’ [houses] of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward. 24 These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the ones of those that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Yahweh, from twenty years old and upward. 24 These were Levi's descendants listed by their families. They were the leaders of families. Each person who was twenty years old or older was listed. They served in the Lord 's Temple. 24 These were the descendants of Levi according to their families, that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the Lord 's temple and were twenty years old and up. 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. 24 These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' [houses] of those of those who were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Yahweh, from twenty years old and upward. 24These were the Levites by their fathers' households, the heads of the fathers' households of those registered, according to the number of names of the individuals who were the servants of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward. 24 These were the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, the heads of fathers' houses as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord . 24 These weren the sones of Leuy in her kynredis and meynees, prynces bi whilis, and noumbre of alle heedis, that diden the trauel of the seruyce of the hows of the Lord, fro twenti yeer and aboue.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
keep: 1 Chronicles 9:27, Numbers 1:53, 1 Kings 8:4
the charge of the sons: Numbers 3:6-9, Numbers 3:38
Reciprocal: Numbers 3:25 - the charge Numbers 8:26 - to keep Numbers 31:30 - keep the 2 Kings 11:5 - that enter 1 Chronicles 9:23 - the oversight Nehemiah 12:25 - keeping Ezekiel 44:8 - charge Zechariah 3:7 - if thou wilt keep
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation,.... That no unclean persons entered into it, and that none of the vessels were carried out of it; this was the business of the porters:
and the charge of the holy place; of things that belonged unto it, the vessels in it, and what was requisite for it, and used there: and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren; the priests, whatever they should command them to do: in the service of the house of the Lord; in any part and branch of it before specified.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Chronicles 23:32. The charge of the sons of Aaron — It was the priests' business to kill, flay, and dress, as well as to offer, the victims, but being few, they were obliged to employ the Levites to flay those animals. The Levites were, properly speaking, servants to the priests, and were employed about the more servile part of Divine worship.
