2 Chronicles 23:6

6 "But let no one enter the house of the LORD except * the priests and 1the ministering Levites; they may enter, for they are holy. And let all the people keep the charge of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 23:6 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 23:6

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 23:1).

2 Chronicles 23:6 In-Context

4 "This is the thing which you shall do: one third of you, of the priests and Levites who come in on the sabbath, shall be gatekeepers
5 and one third shall be at the king's house, and a third at the Gate of the Foundation; and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD .
6 "But let no one enter the house of the LORD except the priests and the ministering Levites; they may enter, for they are holy. And let all the people keep the charge of the LORD .
7 "The Levites will surround the king, each man with his weapons in his hand; and whoever enters the house, let him be killed. Thus be with the king when he comes in and when he goes out."
8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each one of them took his men who were to come in on the sabbath, with those who were to go out on the sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest did not dismiss any of the divisions.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1 Chronicles 23:28-32
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