1 Chronicles 23:13

13 1The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And 2Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever *, 3to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever *.

1 Chronicles 23:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:13

The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses
A son of Kohath, ( 1 Chronicles 23:2 ) ( Exodus 6:20 )

and Aaron was separated;
from the children of Israel, ( Exodus 28:1 ) ,

that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever;
by an holy use of them, and keeping them from all unholy and profane uses; and this they were to do as long as the Aaronic priesthood lasted:

to burn incense before the Lord;
in the holy place, on the altar of incense; which none but priests descended from Aaron might do:

to minister unto him;
both at the altar of burnt offering and of incense; and the high priest in the holy of holies:

and to bless his name for ever,
or "in his name"; that is, the people in his name; see ( Numbers 6:23-27 ) .

1 Chronicles 23:13 In-Context

11 Jahath was the first and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father's household, one class.
12 The sons of Kohath were four: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
13 The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever , to burn incense before the LORD , to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever .
14 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.

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