1 Chronicles 23:28

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

1 Chronicles 18:17

For the service

Purifying

1 Chronicles 9:28

2 Chronicles 29:5

2 Chronicles 35:3

General references

Ezekiel 40:7

Ezekiel 44:14

Bible References

Office was to wait, etc

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chief about the king.

For the service

Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of LORD. And six thousand were officers and judges,

also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of LORD,

Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle. And he made side-chambers round about.

Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of LORD, and they prepared them.

Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the rulers of the fathers' of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of LORD.

Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,

And I brought them into the house of LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the rulers, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of

And the side-chambers were in three stories, one over another, and thirty in order. And they entered into the wall which belonged to the house for the side-chambers round about, that they might be attached [to it], and not be attac

Opposite the twenty [cubits] which belonged to the inner court, and opposite the pavement which belonged to the outer court, was gallery against gallery in the third story.

Purifying

And certain of them had charge of the vessels of service, for by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out.

and said to them, Hear me, ye Levites. Now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of LORD, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

And he said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built. There shall no more be a burden upon your shoulders. Now serve LORD your Go

General references

And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad, and [the space] between the little chambers was five cubits. And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed.

Yet I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service of it, and for all that shall be done in it.