1 Chronicles 23:26

26 the Levites no longer have to carry the Tabernacle and all the furniture required for the work of worship."

1 Chronicles 23:26 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:26

And also unto the Levites
Or with respect to them:

they shall no more carry the tabernacle:
on their shoulders, from place to place, as they had done:

nor any vessels of it for the service thereof;
and so the service of it did not require men at their full strength, but such as were but twenty years of age might be employed in it.

1 Chronicles 23:26 In-Context

24 These are the sons of Levi twenty years and older, divided up according to families and heads of families and listed in the work groups that took care of the worship in the sanctuary of God.
25 David said, "Now that the God of Israel has given rest to his people and made Jerusalem his permanent home,
26 the Levites no longer have to carry the Tabernacle and all the furniture required for the work of worship."
27 These last words of David referred only to Levites twenty years old and above.
28 From now on the assigned work of the Levites was to assist Aaron's sons in the work of worship in God's house: maintain courtyards and closets, keep the furniture and utensils of worship clean, take care of any extra work needed in the work of worship,
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