Exodus 32:29

Conservative English Version

Moses said to them, "You obeyed the LORD and did what was right, and so you will serve as his priests for the people of Israel. It was hard for you to kill your own sons and brothers, but the LORD has blessed you and made you his priests today."

Cross References

2 Chronicles 35:3

He called together the Levites who served the LORD and who taught the people his laws, and he said: No longer will you have to carry the sacred chest from place to place. It will stay in the temple built by King Solomon son of David, where you will serve the LORD and his people Israel.

Exodus 32:28

The men of the Levi tribe followed his orders, and that day they killed about three thousand men.

Exodus 32:30

The next day Moses told the people, "This is a terrible thing you have done. But I will go back to the LORD to see if I can do something to keep this sin from being held against you."

Proverbs 21:3

Doing what is right and fair pleases the LORD more than an offering.

Zechariah 13:3

If any such prophets ever appear again, their own parents must warn them that they will die for telling lies in my name--the name of the LORD. If those prophets don't stop speaking, their parents must then kill them with a sword.

Matthew 10:37

If you love your father or mother or even your sons and daughters more than me, you are not fit to be my disciples.