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1 Chronicles 6:49
But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records the established priestly duties of Aaron and his descendants during the formal organization of the tabernacle service.
The words — The Hebrew מַקְטִירִים (mak.ti.Rim), literally "[were] making smoke," describes the priests' actions on the altar of burnt offering (מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה) and the altar of incense.
The thread — The dual altar arrangement and Aaronic atonement duties correspond to the construction commands in Exodus 27:1 and Exodus 30:1, while the atonement mechanism parallels the ritual framework in Leviticus 4:20.
Why it lands — The verse defines priestly service as a strictly regulated execution of Mosaic commands rather than an independent religious activity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 4:20 He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.
- Exodus 27:1 “You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
- Exodus 30:1 “You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
- Exodus 30:10 Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”
- Exodus 29:33 They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.
- Job 33:24 to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
- Hebrews 7:11 Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
- Exodus 29:36 Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.
- Leviticus 1:5 And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- Leviticus 1:7 The sons of Aaron the priest shall put a fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.