Malachi 2:5

New Century Version

“My agreement for priests was with the tribe of Levi. I promised them life and peace so they would honor me. And they did honor me and fear me.

Cross References

Psalm 61:5

God, you have heard my promises. You have given me what belongs to those who fear you.

Proverbs 14:2

People who live good lives respect the Lord, but those who live evil lives don’t.

Ezekiel 34:25

“ ‘I will make an agreement of peace with my sheep and will remove harmful animals from the land. Then the sheep will live safely in the desert and sleep in the woods.

Ezekiel 37:26

I will make an agreement of peace with them, an agreement that continues forever. I will put them in their land and make them grow in number. Then I will put my Temple among them forever.

Numbers 25:7

Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, so he left the meeting and got his spear.

Numbers 25:8

He followed the Israelite into his tent and drove his spear through both the Israelite man and the Midianite woman. Then the terrible sickness among the Israelites stopped.

Numbers 3:45

“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn sons of the Israelites, and take the animals of the Levites instead of the animals of the other people. The Levites are mine. I am the Lord.

Numbers 8:15

“Make the Levites pure, and present them as an offering so that they may come to work at the Meeting Tent.