1 Chronicles 6:48

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Aaron's Descendants

48 Their relatives the Levites were assigned to all the service of the tabernacle, God's temple.

1 Chronicles 6:48 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 6:48

Their brethren also the Levites
Who were not skilled in singing, and employed in that service, even the rest of the Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites:

were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the
house of God;
some were porters at the gates; others had the care of the vessels; others slew the beasts for sacrifices, flayed them, and cut them up, and brought the pieces to the altar of burnt offerings, for the priests to offer.

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1 Chronicles 6:48 In-Context

46 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,
47 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
48 Their relatives the Levites were assigned to all the service of the tabernacle, God's temple.
49 But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the most holy place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offerings and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50 These are Aaron's sons: his son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua,
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