Numbers 3:1-36 KJV,ASV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:29

The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward. Or to the right, which was the more honourable place, excepting the east or front, which was reserved for Moses and Aaron, and his sons, and who were one of these families; and is the reason why this honour was conferred upon them, as well as they had the more honourable charge, having the holy places and holy things committed to their care; and one from among them was appointed over all the Levites, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:30

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. The same man, who, with his brother Mishael, carried Nadab and Abihu out of the camp, and buried them, Leviticus 10:4 ; he descended from the last and youngest of the families of the Kohathites; and some think this was one reason at least of Korah's dissatisfaction, and of his entering into a conspiracy against Moses and Aaron, because one of a younger family of his house was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:31

And their charge shall be the ark ,.... That is, when the tabernacle was taken down, and carried from place to place, this, and the following things, were committed to their care and custody, the ark with the mercy seat, and all appertaining thereunto, which were in the holy of holies: and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars ; the table of shewbread, and the candlestick of pure gold, with its lamps, and the altar of incense, all which stood in the holy place, and the altar... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:32

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest ,.... Who was of the first of these families, the Amramites: shall be chief over the chief of the Levites ; over the three chiefs of the three houses of the Levites, who were Eliasaph the son of Lael, the chief of the Gershonites; and Elizaphan the son of Uzziel, the chief of the Kohathites; and Zuriel the son of Abihail, the chief of the Merarites: and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary ; the Kohathites, who... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:33

Of Merari were the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites ,.... So called from his two sons Mahli and Mushi, Numbers 3:20 , these are the families of Merari ; the youngest son of Levi, Numbers 3:17 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:34

And those that were numbered of them ,.... Of the above two families: according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred ; 6,200 men; the least number of them all. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:35

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari ,.... I think it should rather be rendered, "and the chief of the house", that is, of the Merarites, "the father to the families of Merari"; the common father to them all, having the chief authority and power over them, and so in Numbers 3:24 , shall be Zuriel the son of Abihail ; of whom we read nowhere else, nor is it certain of which family he was, whether of the Mahlites or Mushites: these shall pitch on the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:36

And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle ,.... Both of the holy and the most holy place, which were the walls of the tabernacle, and which were covered with curtains; these when taken down for journeying were committed to the care of the Merarites; and because these, with what, follow, were a heavy carriage, they were allowed wagons to carry them; and who on this account had more wagons given them than to the Gershonites, for the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 3:1

The generations of Aaron and Moses - Though Aaron and Moses are both mentioned here, yet the family of Aaron alone appears in the list: hence some have thought that the word Moses was not originally in the text. Others think that the words תלדות ואלה veelleh toledoth , these are the generations, should be rendered these are the acts, or transactions, or the history of the lives, as the same phrase may be understood in Genesis 2:4 ; Genesis 6:9 . However this may be, it is evident... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 3:4

Nadab and Abihu died - See the notes on Leviticus 10 (note). read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 3:36

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 3:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 3:4

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