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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records this administrative directive for the Levites during David’s reorganization of temple worship.
The words — The Hebrew verb שָמְרוּ (sha.me.Ru) means "they kept" or "they guarded," paired with מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mish.Me.ret), "duty of charge," applied to the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place.
The thread — This duty structure echoes Numbers 1:53 and Numbers 3:6, where Levites are assigned to guard and assist Aaron’s descendants.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to recognize the Levites’ subordinate role in temple service and their specific obligation to maintain the sacred spaces under Aaronic authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.
Cross-references
- Numbers 1:53 But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony.”
- Numbers 3:6 “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
- Numbers 3:38 Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.
- 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.
- 1 Kings 8:4 and they brought up the ark of the LORD and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. So the priests and Levites carried them up.