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

“ This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: ”

Numbers 4:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

About the most holy things - Omit “about.” The sense is, “this is the charge of the sons of Kohath, the most holy things:” i. e. the ark of the covenant, the table of showbread, the candlestick,...
Numbers 4:4 - 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 4:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

most holy . the holiest. Hebrew holiness of holinesses. See note on Exodus 3:5 .
Numbers 4:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath. He assigns their various offices to the Levites: firstly, lest their promiscuous sedulity should beget confusion; secondly, lest ambition...
Numbers 4:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:
Numbers 4:4 - 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 4:4 - 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 4:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

3. LEVITICAL SERVICE Numbers 3:14-39 ; Numbers 4:1-49 The sacred service of the Levites is described in detail. There are three divisions, the Gershonites, the Kohathites, the Merarites. The G...
Numbers 4:4 - 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 4:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Was not this typical of Him of whom it is said, he should destroy the face of the covering cast over all people? Isaiah 25:7 .
Numbers 4:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

This [shall be] the service of the sons of Kohath, in the tabernacle of the congregation ,.... What follows, Numbers 4:4 ; [about] the most holy things ; which Aben Ezra interprets only of the ar...
Numbers 4:4 - 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 4:4 - 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 4:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hereafter mentioned, as the ark, table, altar, &c. Compare Numbers 3:31 .
Numbers 4:4 - 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 4:4 - 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 4:4 - 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 4:4 - 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 4:4 - 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 4:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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

Mark 13:34 ; Numbers 3:30 ; Numbers 3:31 ; Numbers 4:15 ; Numbers 4:19 ; Numbers 4:24 ; Numbers 4:30

Numbers 4:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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

Numbers 4:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Numbers 4:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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

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

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

Numbers 4:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Numbers 4:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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

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

Numbers 4:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

Numbers 4:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge