Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.

Bible References

General references

Numbers 1:3
You and Aaron are to number all in Israel who can serve in the army, those who are twenty years old or older, by their divisions.
Numbers 2:33
But the Levites were not numbered among the other Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 26:57
And these are the Levites who were numbered according to their families: from Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; from Merari, the family of the Merarites.
1 Chronicles 21:6
Now Joab did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king's edict disgusted him.

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