* the sons of Levi.
Nu 10:17,21
* after the house.
Nu 1:4 2:32 3:15,20 4:34-49
* by their polls.
Nu 1:2,18,22 3:47
* from the age.
At first David appointed the Levites to serve from thirty
years old and upwards; but considering, probably, that the
temple which was about to be built, with its courts, chambers,
etc., would require a more numerous ministry, he fixed this
period, by this subsequent regulation, at twenty years and
upwards. In the time of Moses, the age was from thirty years
to fifty: here this latter period is not mentioned, probably
because the service was not so laborious now; for the ark
being fixed, they had no longer any burdens to carry; and
therefore even an old man might continue to serve. See the
Note on Nu 8:24.
* twenty.
3,27 Nu 1:3 4:3 8:24 Ezr 3:8
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