1 Chronicles 23:26

1 Chronicles 23:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And so the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service."
• New King James Version (NKJV)and also to the Levites, “They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service.”

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:26

24Those were the leaders of the Levites' clans, family by family. The Israelites carefully recorded the names of all the men who were 20 years old or older. From that age, they each had their work to do in the Lord's temple. 25David had said, ‘Now the Lord, Israel's God, has given rest to his people. He has his home in Jerusalem for all time. So the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle to different places. They do not need to carry all the things that are used to serve God.’ 27So David counted the Levites who were 20 years old or older and could work in the temple. Those were David's last words before he died. 28The Levites' work was to help Aaron's descendants as they served the Lord in his temple. They took care of the temple's yards and its small rooms. They made the Lord's special things clean and holy. They did the work that was necessary to serve God in his temple.

1 Chronicles 23:26 word by word

וְגַ֖ם לַלְוִיִּ֑ם אֵין־לָשֵׂ֧את אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלָ֖יו לַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And also unto the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• carryנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• nor any vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of it for the serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:26

• Numbers 4:5When the people are ready to move, Aaron and his sons must go into the Tent of Meeting. They must take down the curtain that is in front of the Covenant Box. They must cover the Covenant Box with the curtain.
• Numbers 7:9But the descendants of Kohath had to carry everything that was special on their shoulders. So Moses did not give any carts or oxen to the descendants of Kohath.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:26

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-32Verses 24-32 Now the people of Israel were so many, there should be more employed in the temple service, that every Israelite who brought an offering might find a Levite ready to help him. When more work is to be done, it is pity but there should be more workmen. A new heart, a spiritual mind, which delights greatly in God's commandments, and can find a refreshing feast in his ordinances, forms the great distinction between the true Christian and all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-27In the census of 1 Chronicles 23:3, individuals were counted at age thirty. However, the registration of the divisions included those who were twenty years old or older (see Numbers 1:3). The age for starting Levitical service seemed to change over time based on need.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2724-27. These were the sons of Levi ... that did the work ... from the age of twenty years and upward--The enumeration of the Levites was made by David (1Ch 23:3) on the same rule as that followed by Moses (Nu 4:3), namely, from thirty years. But he saw afterwards that this rule might be beneficially relaxed, and that the enrolment of Levites for their proper duties might be made from twenty years of age. The ark and tabernacle being now stationary at…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 23:26

• Levites

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary