2 Chronicles 23:7

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then let the Levites encircle the king, each one having his weapons. And if anyone else will have entered into the temple, let him be slain. And may they be with the king, both entering and departing."

Cross References

2 Chronicles 23:6

Let no one else enter into the house of the Lord, except the priests, and those from the Levites who are ministering. These alone may enter, for they have been sanctified. And let all the remainder of the common people observe the watches of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 23:8

Then the Levites, and all of Judah, acted in accord with all that the high priest Jehoiada had instructed. And each of them took the men who were under him, and who were arriving by the course of the Sabbath, with those who had fulfilled the Sabbath and who were about to depart. For indeed the high priest Jehoiada had not permitted the companies to depart, which were accustomed to replace one another each week.

Exodus 21:14

If someone murders his neighbor with deliberation, by lying in wait, you shall tear him away from my altar, so that he may die.

Numbers 3:10

But you shall appoint Aaron and his sons over the service of priesthood. The outsider who approaches to minister shall be put to death."

Numbers 3:38

Moses and Aaron, with their sons, shall make camp before the tabernacle of the covenant, that is, on the east side, holding the custody of the Sanctuary in the midst of the sons of Israel. Whatever foreigner approaches it shall die.