Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Chronicles 23:27
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For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
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For by the last words of David the Levites [were] numbered from twenty years old and above:
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For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were counted, from twenty years old and upward.
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For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.
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1 Chronicles 23
25 For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
26 So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”
27 For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
28 but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,
29 as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.
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