Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
Which was commanded to be given to the
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Bible References
A great
Nehemiah 10:38
The priest, the son of Aaron, is to be with the Levites, when the Levites take the tenths. The Levites are to take a tenth of the tenths into the house of our God, to the rooms, into the storehouse.
Nehemiah 12:44
Men were stationed over the houses where the contributions and the first fruits and the tenths were stored. They were to take into them the amounts, from the fields of every town. The law fixed this for the priests and the Levites: Judah was glad on account of the priests and the Levites who were in their places.
2 Chronicles 34:11
These workers included carpenters and builders. They were to buy quarried stones and wood for the fittings and beams of the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to become run-down.
Which was commanded to be given to the
Numbers 18:21
I have given the Levites one-tenth of every Israelite's income. This is in return for the work they do at the tent of meeting.
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Leviticus 27:30
One-tenth of what comes from the land, whether grain or fruit, is holy and belongs to Jehovah.