John Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 23:24

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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These were the sons of Levi, after the house of their fathers, etc.] According to the three classes of them, as descending from the three sons of Levi: [even] the chief of the fathers; or heads of families: as they were counted by number of names by their polls; or according to their heads, one by one: that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord; the particulars of which are in (<132328>1 Chronicles 23:28-31) from the age of twenty years, and upwards; they were first numbered thirty and upwards, (<132303>1 Chronicles 23:3), but David before his death ordered they should be numbered from twenty and upwards, (<132327>1 Chronicles 23:27), because the Israelites being increased, there would be more work for the priests in the temple, which would require the assistance of more Levites. The reasons follow.

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