Numbers 4:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: ”

Numbers 4:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And they shall take away the ashes from the (g) altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: (g) Of the burnt offering.
Numbers 4:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A Census of the Levites Qualified to Serve about the Tabernacle, and the Apportionment of their Duties. This census includes all males between 30 and 50 ( cf. 1 Chronicles 23:3 ). In Numbers 8:2...
Numbers 4:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
Numbers 4:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: This shall be the service ... The Kohathites are mentioned first, from their...
Numbers 4:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Duties of the Levites on the March 2. Kohath seems to have been the second son of Levi ( Numbers 3:17 ), but his family is mentioned first, because Moses and Aaron belonged to it ( Numbers 3:1...
Numbers 4:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And they shall take away the ashes from the altar. — In Exodus 27:3 we find a direction to make pans for removing the ashes from the brazen altar, and also to make all the brazen vessels mentione...
Numbers 4:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Continuing the instructions concerning the Levites, we have a minute account of their work in connection with the movement and marching of the people. The family of Kohath were made responsible for c...
Numbers 4:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader! observe the repeated precept, as to covering the different vessels in the tabernacle. Then call to mind, what the apostle saith of the darkness of that ministration, and learn to bless GOD fo...
Numbers 4:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon. Having cleared the holy of holies, and the holy place, they were to come forth from thence into the court of th...
Numbers 4:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: Ver. 13. The ashes from the altar. ] The fire from heaven was also carefully kept alive, Lev 6:12 though nothi...
Numbers 4:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Shall take away the ashes from the altar Hence we may conclude, that they did offer sacrifices at other times, though not so constantly and diligently as they did in Canaan. Moreover the taking awa...
Numbers 4:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE SERVICE OF THE KOHATHITES (vs.1-20) Moses and Aaron are instructed in verse 2 to take a census of the sons of Korath, those males 30 to 50 years of age. In verses 21-22 the same is said as to...
Numbers 4:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Office of the Levites. B. C. 1490. 1 And the L ORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron,...
Numbers 4:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

From the altar of burnt-offerings; whereby it may seem probable, though it be denied by most, that they did offer some sacrifices in the wilderness, though it may not be so frequently nor orderly a...
Numbers 4:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 4 The Tasks of the Levites. In this chapter the special tasks allotted to the priests and to each of the sub-tribes of Levi are described, and the number of Levites between thirty and fif...
Numbers 4:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Critical Notes.— Numbers 4:3 . צָבָא, host , “signifies military service, and is used here with special reference to the service of the Levites as the militia sacra of Jehovah.”— Keil and Del ....
Numbers 4:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Numbers 4:1-2 . And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, There w...
Numbers 4:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 4:3 . Thirty years old. We read in chap. 8., that the levites began to learn as is understood, at the age of twenty five. From 1 Chronicles 23 ., we learn that the census was taken at the...
Numbers 4:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE DUTIES OF THE LEVITES ( Numbers 4:1-4 ). Numbers 4:2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath. The Levites having been separated from the other tribes, the Kohathites...
Numbers 4:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Work of the Kohathites
Numbers 4:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 27:3-5 ; Exodus 39:1 ; Exodus 39:41 ; Leviticus 6:12 ; Leviticus 6:13 ; Numbers 4:11 ; Numbers 4:12 ; Numbers 4:6-9
Numbers 4:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The altar — Hence we may conclude, that they did offer sacrifices at other times, though not so constantly and diligently, as they did in Canaan. Moreover the taking away of the ashes only doth suf...

Numbers 4:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Numbers 4:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 4:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 4:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 4:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 4:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Numbers 4:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 4:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 4:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 4:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Numbers 4:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 4:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 4:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 4:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 4:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 4:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 4:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Numbers 4:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 4:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Numbers 4:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 4:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Numbers 4:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes