Verse 23
They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the LORD’s sanctuary(that is, the tabernacle).
Referenced Verses
- 1 Chr 23:32 : 32 They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the LORD’s temple.
- 2 Chr 23:19 : 19 He posted guards at the gates of the LORD’s temple, so no one who was ceremonially unclean in any way could enter.
- Neh 12:45 : 45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and his son Solomon.
- Ezek 44:10-11 : 10 “‘But the Levites who went far from me, straying off from me after their idols when Israel went astray, will be responsible for their sin. 11 Yet they will be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple, and serving the temple. They will slaughter the burnt offerings and the sacrifices for the people, and they will stand before them to minister to them.
- Ezek 44:14 : 14 Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the temple, all of its service and all that will be done in it.