1 Chronicles 23:28

For, their duty, was - to be in attendance upon the sons of Aaron, in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of everything holy, - and doing the laborious work, of the house of God;

Nehemiah 13:9

Then commanded I, and they purified the chambers, - and I put back there, the utensils of the house of God, the meal-offering and the frankincense.

Numbers 3:6-9

Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou shalt cause it to stand before Aaron the priest, - so shall they wait upon him;

1 Kings 6:5

And he built - by the wall of the house - a gallery, round about, against the walls of the house, round about, both to the temple, and to the shrine, - and he made side chambers round about.

1 Chronicles 9:28-29

And, some from among them, were over the utensils of the service, - for, by number, used they to bring them in, and, by number, used they to take them forth.

1 Chronicles 18:17

and, Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, - and, the sons of David, were first, in attendance on the king.

1 Chronicles 23:4

Of these - to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh, were twenty-four thousand, - and officers and judges, six thousand;

1 Chronicles 28:13

and for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, - and for all the utensils of the service of the house of Yahweh:

2 Chronicles 29:5

and said unto them, Hear me, O Levites! Now, hallow yourselves, and hallow the house of Yahweh, God of your fathers, and take forth the impure thing out of the holy place.

2 Chronicles 29:18-19

Then came they in unto Hezekiah the king, and said, We have purified all the house of Yahweh, - the altar of ascending-sacrifice, and all the utensils thereof, and the table for setting in array, and all the utensils thereof.

2 Chronicles 31:11

Then Hezekiah gave word to prepare chambers, in the house of Yahweh, and they prepared them;

2 Chronicles 35:3-6

and said to the Levites who gave instruction to all Israel as to the things which were hallowed unto Yahweh, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon son of David king of Israel did build, it is not yours as a burden on the shoulder, - Now, serve ye Yahweh your God, and his people Israel;

2 Chronicles 35:11-14

So they slaughtered the passover, and the priests dashed the blood received at their hand, and the Levites were flaying the offerings .

Ezra 8:29

Watch and guard, until ye weigh them before the rulers of the priests and the Levites and the ancestral rulers of Israel, in Jerusalem, - in the chambers of the house of Yahweh.

Nehemiah 11:24

And, Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah, son of Judah, was at the hand of the king, in every matter pertaining to the people.

Nehemiah 13:4-5

Now, before this, Eliashib the priest, who was set over a chamber of the house of God, was allied unto Tobiah;

Jeremiah 35:4

and brought them into the house of Yahweh, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God, - which was beside the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum keeper of the porch;

Ezekiel 41:6-11

And the side-chambers, one over another were three, and that thirty times, and they entered into the wall which pertained to the house for the side-chambers round about on every side that they might have support, -and yet not have support in the wall of the house itself.

Ezekiel 41:26

And there were latticed windows and palm-trees on this side and on that side, unto the sides of the porch, - and unto the side chambers of the house and the thick beams.

Ezekiel 42:3

over against the twenty which pertained to the inner court, and over against the pavement which pertained to the outer court, was gallery facing gallery, by the thirties;

Ezekiel 42:13

Then said he unto me, The chambers of the north the chambers of the south which face the secluded place, they are the holy chambers where the priests who draw near to Yahweh shall eat the most holy things; there, shall they lay the most holy things, and the meal offering and the sin-bearer and the guilt bearer, for the place is holy!

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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 purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

Office was to wait, etc

General references

Bible References

Office was to wait, etc

1 Chronicles 18:17
and, Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, - and, the sons of David, were first, in attendance on the king.

For the service

1 Chronicles 23:4
Of these - to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh, were twenty-four thousand, - and officers and judges, six thousand;
1 Chronicles 28:13
and for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, - and for all the utensils of the service of the house of Yahweh:
Numbers 3:6
Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou shalt cause it to stand before Aaron the priest, - so shall they wait upon him;
1 Kings 6:5
And he built - by the wall of the house - a gallery, round about, against the walls of the house, round about, both to the temple, and to the shrine, - and he made side chambers round about.
2 Chronicles 31:11
Then Hezekiah gave word to prepare chambers, in the house of Yahweh, and they prepared them;
Ezra 8:29
Watch and guard, until ye weigh them before the rulers of the priests and the Levites and the ancestral rulers of Israel, in Jerusalem, - in the chambers of the house of Yahweh.
Nehemiah 13:4
Now, before this, Eliashib the priest, who was set over a chamber of the house of God, was allied unto Tobiah;
Jeremiah 35:4
and brought them into the house of Yahweh, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God, - which was beside the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum keeper of the porch;
Ezekiel 41:6
And the side-chambers, one over another were three, and that thirty times, and they entered into the wall which pertained to the house for the side-chambers round about on every side that they might have support, -and yet not have support in the wall of the house itself.
Ezekiel 42:3
over against the twenty which pertained to the inner court, and over against the pavement which pertained to the outer court, was gallery facing gallery, by the thirties;

Purifying

1 Chronicles 9:28
And, some from among them, were over the utensils of the service, - for, by number, used they to bring them in, and, by number, used they to take them forth.
2 Chronicles 29:5
and said unto them, Hear me, O Levites! Now, hallow yourselves, and hallow the house of Yahweh, God of your fathers, and take forth the impure thing out of the holy place.
2 Chronicles 35:3
and said to the Levites who gave instruction to all Israel as to the things which were hallowed unto Yahweh, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon son of David king of Israel did build, it is not yours as a burden on the shoulder, - Now, serve ye Yahweh your God, and his people Israel;

General references

Ezekiel 40:7
And the lodge was one reed long, and one reed broad, and between the lodges, was a space of five cubits, - and the threshold of the gate from beside the porch of the gate inwards, was one reed.
Ezekiel 44:14
Yet will I make them keepers of the charge of the house, - As to all the labour thereof, and As to all which shall be done therein.