Levites
92 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
51 sections
- Age of when Inducted Into office
- Age of when Retired from office
- Assigned To, by Families
- Assisted the Priests in Preparing the Sacrifice
- Carried the Ark of the Covenant
- Cities Assigned To, in the Land of Canaan
- Consecration of
- Custodians and Administrators of the Tithes and Other offerings
- Degraded from the Levitical office by Jeroboam
- Enrollment of, at Mount Sinai
- Exempt from Enrollment for Military Duty
- First Fruits
- Functions of had Charge of the Tabernacle in the Encampments and on the March
- Functions of had Charge of the Temple
- Gershonites and Their Duties
- Intermarried with Canaanites
- John's Vision Concerning
- Killed the Passover Lambs for the People of the Captivity
- Land Allotted To, by Ezekiel
- Lodged in the Chambers of the Temple
- Loyal to the Ruler
- Ministered in the Presence of the Ark of the Covenant
- Owned Lands
- Pensioned
- Place of, in Encampments and the March
- Prepared the Shewbread
- Profits from in Lieu of Landed Inheritance, Forty-Eight Cities with Suburbs Were Assigned to Them
- Profits From:
- Pronounced the Blessings of the Law in the Responsive Service at Mount Gerizim
- Prophecies Concerning
- Religious Zeal of
- Resided Also in Villages Outside of Jerusalem
- Sealed the Covenant with Nehemiah
- Sedition Among, Led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram
- Set Apart As Ministers of Religion
- Subordinate to the Sons of Aaron
- Substituted in the Place of the Firstborn Children
- Suburbs of Their Cities Were Inalienable for Debt
- Supervised Weights and Measures As Standards of Doing Business
- Teachers of the Law
- The Chief Over the Kohathites Was the Oldest Son of the Ruling High Priest
- The Chief Over the Merarites Was the Second Son of the Ruling High Priest
- The Kohathites, Consisting of the Families of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites
- The List of Those Who Returned from Captivity
- The Merarites
- The Plunder of War, Including Captives
- The Remaining Families Appointed to Take Charge of the Ark of the Covenant
- The Ruling Chief Over the Gershonites Was the Second Son of the Ruling High Priest
- Three Divisions of, Each Having the Name of One of Its Progenitors-Gershon, Kohath, and Merari
- Tithes and Other offerings
- Tithes Withheld From
Age of when Inducted Into office
- Numbers 4:3 men from thirty to fifty years old— everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 4:30 from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 4:47 from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 8:23–26 And the LORD said to Moses, …
- 1 Chronicles 23:3 The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
- 1 Chronicles 23:24 These were the descendants of Levi by their families— the heads of families, registered individually by name— those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 23:27 For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
- Ezra 3:8 In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who …
Age of when Retired from office
- Numbers 4:3 men from thirty to fifty years old— everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 4:47 from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting.
Assigned To, by Families
- Joshua 21:4–40 The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. …
Assisted the Priests in Preparing the Sacrifice
- 2 Chronicles 29:12–36 Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites; …
- 2 Chronicles 35:1–18 Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. …
Carried the Ark of the Covenant
- Deuteronomy 10:8 At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.
- 1 Chronicles 15:2 Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”
- 1 Chronicles 15:26–27 And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. …
Cities Assigned To, in the Land of Canaan
- Joshua 21:1 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
Consecration of
- Numbers 8:6–21 “Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean. …
Custodians and Administrators of the Tithes and Other offerings
- 1 Chronicles 9:26–29 But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God. …
- 1 Chronicles 26:28 Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.
- 1 Chronicles 29:8 Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.
- 2 Chronicles 24:5 So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.
- 2 Chronicles 24:11 Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to …
- 2 Chronicles 31:11–19 Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so. …
- 2 Chronicles 34:9 So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites who guarded the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of …
- Ezra 8:29–30 Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.” …
- Ezra 8:33 On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of …
- Nehemiah 12:44 And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the …
Degraded from the Levitical office by Jeroboam
- 2 Chronicles 11:13–17 Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam. …
- 2 Chronicles 13:9–11 But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and …
Enrollment of, at Mount Sinai
- Numbers 1:47–49 The Levites, however, were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers. …
- Numbers 2:33 But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Numbers 3:14–39 Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying, …
- Numbers 4:2–3 “Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families, …
- Numbers 26:57–62 Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari. …
- 1 Chronicles 23:3–5 The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000. …
Exempt from Enrollment for Military Duty
- Numbers 1:47–54 The Levites, however, were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers. …
- 1 Chronicles 12:26 From Levi: 4,600,
First Fruits
- Nehemiah 12:44 And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the …
- Nehemiah 12:47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.
Functions of had Charge of the Tabernacle in the Encampments and on the March
- Numbers 1:50–53 Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it. …
- Numbers 3:6–9 “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. …
- Numbers 3:21–37 From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans. …
- Numbers 4:1–15 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, …
- Numbers 4:17–49 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, …
- Numbers 8:19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against …
- Numbers 18:3–6 And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die. …
Functions of had Charge of the Temple
- 1 Chronicles 9:27–29 They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning. …
- 1 Chronicles 23:2–32 Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. …
- Ezra 8:24–34 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers, …
Gershonites and Their Duties
- Numbers 3:18–26 These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei. …
- Numbers 4:23–26 from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting. …
- Numbers 10:17 Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
Intermarried with Canaanites
- Ezra 9:1–2 After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like …
- Ezra 10:23–24 Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. …
John's Vision Concerning
- Revelation 7:7 from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,
Killed the Passover Lambs for the People of the Captivity
- Ezra 6:20–21 All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves. …
Land Allotted To, by Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 48:13–14 Bordering the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, and the width 10,000 cubits. …
Lodged in the Chambers of the Temple
- 1 Chronicles 9:27 They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
- 1 Chronicles 9:33 Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
- Ezekiel 40:44 Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.
Loyal to the Ruler
- 2 Kings 11:7–11 the two divisions that would go off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the house of the LORD for the king. …
- 2 Chronicles 23:7 The Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
Ministered in the Presence of the Ark of the Covenant
- 1 Chronicles 16:4 David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
Owned Lands
- Deuteronomy 18:8 They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his father’s estate.
- 1 Kings 2:26 Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you …
Pensioned
- 2 Chronicles 31:16–18 In addition, they distributed portions to the males registered by genealogy who were three years of age or older — to all who would enter the house of the LORD for their daily duties for service in the responsibilities of their divisions — …
Place of, in Encampments and the March
- Numbers 1:50–53 Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it. …
- Numbers 2:17 In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.
- Numbers 3:23–35 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle, …
Prepared the Shewbread
- 1 Chronicles 23:28–29 but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, …
Profits from in Lieu of Landed Inheritance, Forty-Eight Cities with Suburbs Were Assigned to Them
- Numbers 35:2–8 “Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities. …
- Numbers 18:24 For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”
Profits From:
- Numbers 26:62 The registration of the Levites totaled 23,000, every male a month old or more; they were not numbered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.
- Deuteronomy 10:9 That is why Levi has no portion or inheritance among his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, as the LORD your God promised him.
- Deuteronomy 12:12 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God— you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
- Deuteronomy 12:18–19 Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose— you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the …
- Deuteronomy 14:27–29 And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you. …
- Deuteronomy 18:1–8 The Levitical priests — indeed the whole tribe of Levi — shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. …
- Joshua 13:14 To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
- Joshua 14:3 For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites.
- Joshua 18:7 The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD …
- 1 Chronicles 6:54–81 Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: …
- 1 Chronicles 13:2 And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites …
- 2 Chronicles 23:2 So they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah and the heads of the families of Israel. And when they came to Jerusalem,
- Ezekiel 34:1–5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, …
Pronounced the Blessings of the Law in the Responsive Service at Mount Gerizim
- Deuteronomy 27:12 “When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
- Joshua 8:33 All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of …
Prophecies Concerning
- Jeremiah 33:18 nor will the priests who are Levites ever fail to have a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to present sacrifices.”
- Ezekiel 44:10–14 Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity. …
- Malachi 3:3 And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.
Religious Zeal of
- Exodus 32:26–28 So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him. …
- Deuteronomy 33:9–10 He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant. …
- Malachi 2:4–5 Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts. …
Resided Also in Villages Outside of Jerusalem
- Nehemiah 12:29 from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
Sealed the Covenant with Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 10:9–28 The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel, …
Sedition Among, Led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram
- Numbers 16:1 Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites — Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth — conducted
- Numbers 4:19–20 In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and assign each man his task and what he is to carry. …
Set Apart As Ministers of Religion
- Numbers 1:47–54 The Levites, however, were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers. …
- Numbers 3:6–16 “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. …
- Numbers 16:9 Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
- Numbers 26:57–62 Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari. …
- Deuteronomy 10:8 At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.
- 1 Chronicles 15:2 Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”
Subordinate to the Sons of Aaron
- Numbers 3:9 Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.
- Numbers 8:19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against …
- Numbers 18:6 Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.
Substituted in the Place of the Firstborn Children
- Numbers 3:12 “Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,
- Numbers 3:41–45 You are to take the Levites for Me— I am the LORD— in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.” …
- Numbers 8:14 In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me.
- Numbers 8:16–18 For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel. …
- Numbers 18:6 Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.
Suburbs of Their Cities Were Inalienable for Debt
- Leviticus 25:32–34 As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess. …
Supervised Weights and Measures As Standards of Doing Business
- 1 Chronicles 23:29 as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.
Teachers of the Law
- Deuteronomy 33:10 He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
- 2 Chronicles 17:8–9 accompanied by certain Levites — Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah — along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram. …
- 2 Chronicles 30:22 And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 35:3 To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your …
- Nehemiah 8:7–13 The Levites — Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah — instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places. …
- Malachi 2:6–7 True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity. …
The Chief Over the Kohathites Was the Oldest Son of the Ruling High Priest
- Numbers 3:32 The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
- 1 Chronicles 9:20 In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.
The Chief Over the Merarites Was the Second Son of the Ruling High Priest
- Numbers 4:33 This is the service of the Merarite clans according to all their work at the Tent of Meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”
The Kohathites, Consisting of the Families of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites
- Numbers 3:27 From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
- Numbers 4:18–20 “Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites. …
The List of Those Who Returned from Captivity
- Ezra 2:40–63 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74. …
- Ezra 7:7 So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.
- Ezra 8:16–20 Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan. …
- Nehemiah 7:43–73 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodevah), 74. …
- Nehemiah 12:1 Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
The Merarites
- Numbers 3:20 And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
- Numbers 3:33–37 From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans. …
- Numbers 4:31–33 This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases, …
- Numbers 7:8 and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
- Numbers 10:17 Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
- 1 Chronicles 6:19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
- 1 Chronicles 6:29–30 The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, …
- 1 Chronicles 23:21–23 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. …
The Plunder of War, Including Captives
- Numbers 31:30 From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”
- Numbers 31:42–47 From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war, …
The Remaining Families Appointed to Take Charge of the Ark of the Covenant
- Numbers 3:27–32 From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites. …
- Numbers 4:2–15 “Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families, …
The Ruling Chief Over the Gershonites Was the Second Son of the Ruling High Priest
- Numbers 4:28 This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
Three Divisions of, Each Having the Name of One of Its Progenitors-Gershon, Kohath, and Merari
- Numbers 3:17 These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Tithes and Other offerings
- Numbers 18:24 For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”
- Numbers 18:26–32 “Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD— a tithe of the tithe. …
- Deuteronomy 18:1–8 The Levitical priests — indeed the whole tribe of Levi — shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. …
- Deuteronomy 26:11–13 So you shall rejoice — you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you — in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household. …
- Joshua 13:14 To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
- Nehemiah 10:38–39 A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God. …
- Nehemiah 12:44 And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the …
- Nehemiah 12:47 So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.
Tithes Withheld From
- Nehemiah 13:10–13 I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields. …
- Malachi 3:10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.
Related topics
Levites of the Amramites, Aaron and his Family Were Set Apart As PriestsLevites were JudgesLevites were Overseers in Building and the Repairs of the TempleThe Levites were all Under Control of the High Priest's DeputyThe Levites were ConsecratedLevites of Their Repentance of the Crucifixion of the Messiah
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.