The Levites
95 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
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- Bound to Give a Tenth of Their Tithes to the Priests
- Ceremonies at Consecration of Cleansing and Purifying
- Ceremonies at Consecration of Elders of Israel Laying Their Hands on Them
- Ceremonies at Consecration of Making a Sin-Offering For
- Ceremonies at Consecration of Presenting Them to God As an offering for the People
- Ceremonies at Consecration of Setting Before the Priest and Presenting Them As Their
- Chosen by God for Service of the Sanctuary
- David by his Last Words had Them Numbered from Twenty Years Old
- David: Divided Them Into Four Classed
- David: Made Them Attend in Courses
- David: Made Them Serve from Twenty on Account of the Lightness of
- David: Numbered Them First from Thirty Years Old
- David: Subdivided Into 24 Courses
- Descended from Jacob's Third Son
- Eight and Forty Cities with Extensive Suburbs, Appointed For
- Encamped Round the Tabernacle
- Entered on Their Service at Twenty-Five Years of Age
- Families, As Numbered of Gershom
- Families, As Numbered of Kohath
- Families, As Numbered of Merari
- Given to Aaron and Sons
- Guarded King's Person and House in Times of Danger
- had a Part of Their offerings
- had Chiefs or officers Over Them
- had No Inheritance in Israel
- Marched in the Centre of Israel
- Not Numbered with Israel
- Numbered As Ministers at Thirty
- Numbered Separately After the People from a Month Old
- Originally Consisted for Three Families or Divisions
- Prophecies Respecting
- Punished with Death for Encroaching on the Priestly office
- Punishment of Korah and Others of, for offering Incense
- Served in Courses After Captivity
- Services of Blessing the People
- Services of Conducting the Sacred Music
- Services of Doing the Service of Tabernacle
- Services of Judging and Deciding in Controversies
- Services of Keeping Sacred Instruments and Vessels
- Services of Keeping Sacred Oil, Flour
- Services of Keeping Sacred Treasures
- Services of Keeping the Charge of the Sanctuary
- Services of Keeping the Gates of the Temple
- Services of Ministering to Priests
- Services of Ministering to the Lord
- Services of Ministering to the People
- Services of Preparing the Sacrifices for the Priests
- Services of Preparing the Show Bread
- Services of Purifying the Holy Things
- Services of Regulating Weights and Measures
- Services of Singing Praises Before the Army
- Services of Taking Charge of the Tithes, offerings
- Services of Taking Down, Putting Up, and Carrying the Tabernacle
- Services of Teaching the People
- Superannuated at Fifty
- Taken Instead of the First-Born of Israel
- The Jews to be Kind and Benevolent To
- The Tithes Given To, for Their Support
- when Superannuated Required to Perform the Less Arduous
- While in Attendance Lodged Around the Temple
- Zeal Against Idolatry a Cause of Their Appointment
Bound to Give a Tenth of Their Tithes to the Priests
- 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. …
Ceremonies at Consecration of Cleansing and Purifying
- Numbers 8:7 This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.
Ceremonies at Consecration of Elders of Israel Laying Their Hands on Them
- Numbers 8:9–10 Bring the Levites before the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole congregation of Israel. …
Ceremonies at Consecration of Making a Sin-Offering For
- Numbers 8:8 Then have them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.
- Numbers 8:12 And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.
Ceremonies at Consecration of Presenting Them to God As an offering for the People
- Numbers 8:11 Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD.
- Numbers 8:15 After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting.
Ceremonies at Consecration of Setting Before the Priest and Presenting Them As Their
- Numbers 8:13 You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering.
Chosen by God for Service of the Sanctuary
- 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.”
- Numbers 3:6 “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
David by his Last Words had Them Numbered from Twenty Years Old
- 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,
David: Divided Them Into Four Classed
- 1 Chronicles 23:4–6 “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges, …
David: Made Them Attend in Courses
- 2 Chronicles 8:14 In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily …
- 2 Chronicles 31:17 and to the priests enrolled according to their families in the genealogy, as well as to the Levites twenty years of age or older, according to their responsibilities and divisions.
David: Made Them Serve from Twenty on Account of the Lightness of
- 1 Chronicles 23:26 So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”
- 1 Chronicles 23:28–32 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, …
David: Numbered Them First from Thirty Years Old
- 1 Chronicles 23:2–3 Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. …
David: Subdivided Into 24 Courses
- 1 Chronicles 23:6 Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 25:8–31 They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil. …
Descended from Jacob's Third Son
- Genesis 29:34 Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
- Hebrews 7:9–10 And so to speak, Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham. …
Eight and Forty Cities with Extensive Suburbs, Appointed For
- 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. …
Encamped Round the Tabernacle
- Numbers 1:50 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 1:52–53 The Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man in his own camp and under his own standard. …
- Numbers 3:23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
- Numbers 3:29 The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
- Numbers 3:35 The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
Entered on Their Service at Twenty-Five Years of Age
- Numbers 8:24 “This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
Families, As Numbered of Gershom
- Numbers 3:18 These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
- Numbers 3:21–22 From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans. …
Families, As Numbered of Kohath
- Numbers 3:19 The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- Numbers 3:27–28 From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites. …
Families, As Numbered of Merari
- 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 3:33–34 From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans. …
Given to Aaron and Sons
- 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 …
Guarded King's Person and House in Times of Danger
- 2 Kings 11:5–9 and commanded them, “This is what you are to do: A third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace, …
- 2 Chronicles 23:5–7 a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are to be in the courtyards of the house of the LORD. …
had a Part of Their offerings
- Deuteronomy 18:1–2 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. …
had Chiefs or officers Over Them
- Numbers 3:24 and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
- Numbers 3:30 and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
- Numbers 3:35 The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
- 1 Chronicles 15:4–10 Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites: …
- 2 Chronicles 35:9 Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, contributed to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.
- Ezra 8:29 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.”
had No Inheritance in Israel
- 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.
- Joshua 13:33 To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is 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.
Marched in the Centre of Israel
- 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.
Not Numbered with Israel
- Numbers 1:47–49 The Levites, however, were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers. …
Numbered As Ministers at Thirty
- 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 4:23–49 from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting. …
Numbered Separately After the People from a Month Old
- Numbers 3:14–16 Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying, …
- Numbers 3:39 The total number of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted by their clans at the LORD’s command, including all the males a month old or more, was 22,000.
Originally Consisted for Three Families or Divisions
- Numbers 3:17 These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 6:16–48 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. …
Prophecies Respecting
- Genesis 49:5 Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
- Genesis 49:7 Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
- Deuteronomy 33:8–11 Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah. …
Punished with Death for Encroaching on the Priestly office
- Numbers 18:3 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.
Punishment of Korah and Others of, for offering Incense
- Numbers 16:1–35 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 …
Served in Courses After Captivity
- Ezra 6:18 They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
Services of Blessing the People
- 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.
Services of Conducting the Sacred Music
- 1 Chronicles 23:5–30 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.” …
- 2 Chronicles 5:12–13 all the Levitical singers — Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives — stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets. …
- Nehemiah 12:24 The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by …
- Nehemiah 12:27–43 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres. …
Services of Doing the Service of Tabernacle
- 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 8:22 After that, the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Thus they did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Services of Judging and Deciding in Controversies
- Deuteronomy 17:9 You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.
- 1 Chronicles 23:4 “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
- 2 Chronicles 19:8 Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.
Services of Keeping Sacred Instruments and Vessels
- Numbers 3:8 They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.
- 1 Chronicles 9:28–29 Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out. …
Services of Keeping Sacred Oil, Flour
- 1 Chronicles 9:29–30 Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices. …
Services of Keeping Sacred Treasures
- 1 Chronicles 26:20 Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
Services of Keeping the Charge of the Sanctuary
- Numbers 18:3 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.
- 1 Chronicles 23:32 So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.
Services of Keeping the Gates of the Temple
- 1 Chronicles 9:17–26 These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief; …
- 1 Chronicles 23:5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
- 2 Chronicles 35:15 The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow …
- Nehemiah 12:25 Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
Services of Ministering to Priests
- Numbers 3:6–7 “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. …
- Numbers 18:2 But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.
Services of Ministering to the Lord
- 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.
Services of Ministering to the People
- 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 …
Services of Preparing the Sacrifices for the Priests
- 1 Chronicles 23:31 Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.
- 2 Chronicles 35:11 And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests splattered the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.
Services of Preparing the Show Bread
- 1 Chronicles 9:31–32 A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread. …
- 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.
Services of Purifying the Holy Things
- 1 Chronicles 23:28 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,
Services of Regulating Weights and Measures
- 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.
Services of Singing Praises Before the Army
- 2 Chronicles 20:21–22 Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving …
Services of Taking Charge of the Tithes, offerings
- 2 Chronicles 31:11–19 Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so. …
- 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 …
Services of Taking Down, Putting Up, and Carrying the Tabernacle
- Numbers 1:50–51 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 4:5–33 Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it. …
Services of Teaching the People
- 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 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.
Superannuated at Fifty
- Numbers 8:25 But at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve.
Taken Instead of the First-Born of Israel
- Numbers 3:12–13 “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 3:40–45 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names. …
- 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. …
The Jews to be Kind and Benevolent To
- 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 14:29 Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
- Deuteronomy 16:11 and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name — you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, …
- Deuteronomy 16:14 And you shall rejoice in your feast— you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
The Tithes Given To, for Their Support
- Numbers 18:21 Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.
- 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.”
- 2 Chronicles 31:4–5 Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. …
- Nehemiah 12:44–45 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 …
- Hebrews 7:5 Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people — that is, from their brothers — though they too are descended from Abraham.
when Superannuated Required to Perform the Less Arduous
- Numbers 8:26 After that, they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites.”
While in Attendance Lodged Around 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.
Zeal Against Idolatry a Cause of Their Appointment
- 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. …
Related topics
LevitesTreason of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram Against Moses and AaronDathanDedication of the Wall of JerusalemGershon
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.