The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he
should (a) sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to
burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in
his name for ever.
(a) That is, to serve in the most holy place, and to consecrate the
holy... [ Continue Reading ]
Now [concerning] Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the (b)
tribe of Levi.
(b) They were but of the order of the Levites and not of the priests
as Aaron's sons.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of Eliezer [were], Rehabiah the (c) chief. And Eliezer
had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
(c) The scripture calls him chief or first born even though he is
alone and there is no one born after him, (Matthew 1:25).... [ Continue Reading ]
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their (d)
brethren the sons of Kish took them.
(d) Meaning their cousins.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 (e) twenty years and upward.
(e) David chose the Levites twice, first... [ Continue Reading ]
Because their office [was] to wait on the sons of Aaron for the
service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers,
and in the (f) purifying of all holy things, and the work of the
service of the house of God;
(f) In washing and cleansing all the holy vessels.... [ Continue Reading ]