1Ch 23:24 | TSK | e4.org | the sons of Levi , after the house , , , , by their polls , , , 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 note on . twenty , ; , , ;

‏ 1 Chronicles 23:24

after the house Num 1:4, Num 2:32, Num 3:15, Num 3:20, Num 4:34-49

by their polls Num 1:2, Num 1:18, Num 1:22, Num 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 note on Num 8:24.

twenty 1Chr 23:3, 1Chr 23:27; Num 1:3, Num 4:3, Num 8:24; Ezra 3:8