Then David said: No one ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites, whom the Lord hath chosen to carry it, and to minister unto himself for ever.
Numbers 3:9 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you shall give the Levites [as servants and helpers] to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the Israelites. American Standard Version (1901) And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him on the behalf of the children of Israel. Common English Bible You will give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They have been assigned as a gift to him from the Israelites. Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall give the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons; for they have been delivered to them by the sons of Israel. English Standard Version 2016 And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel. |
Then David said: No one ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites, whom the Lord hath chosen to carry it, and to minister unto himself for ever.
And these are they that stood with their sons, of the sons of Caath, Hemam a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses over the works of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
And of the Nathinites, whom David, and the princes gave for the service of the Levites: Nathinites, two hundred and twenty. All these were called by their names.
Is it a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath spared you from all the people, and joined you to himself, that you should serve him in the service of the tabernacle, and should stand before the congregation of the people, and should minister to him?
And take with thee thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, and the sceptre of thy father: and let them be ready in hand, and minister to thee. But thou and thy sons shall minister in the tabernacle of the testimony.
And let them keep the vessels of the tabernacle, serving in the ministry thereof.
And shalt separate them from the midst of the children of Israel, to be mine.
I have taken them instead of the firstborn that open every womb in Israel.
And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
And have delivered them for a gift to Aaron and his sons out of the midst of the people, to serve me for Israel in the tabernacle of the covenant, and to pray for them, lest there should be a plague among the people, if they should presume to approach unto my sanctuary.
And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors,
Wherefore he saith: Ascending on high, he led captivity captive; he gave gifts to men.