Then David said, No one ought to carry the ark of God except the Levites, for God has chosen them to carry the ark of God, and to minister to Him forever.
Numbers 3:9 - Modern King James Version And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his son. They are wholly given to him out of the sons of Israel. 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift, |
Then David said, No one ought to carry the ark of God except the Levites, for God has chosen them to carry the ark of God, and to minister to Him forever.
And these are the ones who waited with their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
The temple-slaves: The sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
And they set the priests in their sections, and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God which is at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
also of the temple slaves whom David and the rulers had chosen for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty temple slaves. All of them were called by name.
is it only a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near Himself to do the service of the tabernacle of Jehovah and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
And bring your brothers also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father with you, so that they may be joined to you and minister to you, you and your sons with you, before the tabernacle of witness.
And they shall keep all the vessels of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
So you shall separate the Levites from among the sons of Israel. And the Levites shall be Mine.
For they are wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel, instead of those that open every womb. The first-born of all the sons of Israel, I have taken them to Me.
And I have taken the Levites for all the first-born of the sons of Israel.
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the sons of Israel, to do the service of the sons of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the sons of Israel, so that there may be no plague among the sons of Israel when the sons of Israel come near the sanctuary.
And truly He gave some to be apostles, and some to be prophets, and some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
Therefore He says, "When He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive and gave gifts to men."