Bible verses about Levites
Scripture references about Levites, organized by subject from the classic topical indexes of Orville Nave and R. A. Torrey.
Levites in Nave's Topical Bible
- (The descendants of Levi)
- Set apart as ministers of religion: Nu 1:47-54; 3:6-16; 16:9; 26:57-62; De 10:8; 1Ch 15:2
- Substituted in the place of the firstborn children: Nu 3:12,41-45; 8:14,16-18; 18:6
- Religious zeal of: Ex 32:26-28; De 33:9,10; Mal 2:4,5
- Consecration of: Nu 8:6-21
- Sedition among, led by Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On, on account of jealousy toward Moses and Aaron: Nu 16; with 4:19,20
- Three divisions of, each having the name of one of its progenitors-Gershon, Kohath, and Merari: Nu 3:17
- Gershonites and their duties: Nu 3:18-26; 4:23-26; 10:17
- The ruling chief over the Gershonites was the second son of the ruling high priest: Nu 4:28
- The Kohathites, consisting of the families of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: Nu 3:27; 4:18-20
- Of the Amramites, Aaron and his family were set apart as priests: Ex 28:1; 29:9; Nu 3:38; 17:1-4,8; 18:1
- The remaining families appointed to take charge of the ark of the covenant, table, lampstand, altars, and vessels of the sanctuary, the hangings, and all the service: Nu 3:27-32; 4:2-15
- The chief over the Kohathites was the oldest son of the ruling high priest: Nu 3:32; 1Ch 9:20
- The Merarites: Nu 3:20,33-37; 4:31-33; 7:8; 10:17; 1Ch 6:19,29,30; 23:21-23
- The chief over the Merarites was the second son of the ruling high priest: Nu 4:33
- Place of, in encampments and the march: Nu 1:50-53; 2:17; 3:23-35
- Cities assigned to, in the land of Canaan: Jos 21
- Lodged in the chambers of the temple: 1Ch 9:27,33; Eze 40:44
- Resided also in villages outside of Jerusalem: Ne 12:29
- Age of
- When inducted into office: Nu 4:3,30,47; 8:23-26; 1Ch 23:3,24,27; Ezr 3:8
- When retired from office: Nu 4:3,47
- Functions of
- Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the march: Nu 1:50-53; 3:6-9,21-37; 4:1-15,17-49; 8:19; 18:3-6
- Had charge of the temple: 1Ch 9:27-29; 23:2-32; Ezr 8:24-34
- Carried the ark of the covenant: De 10:8; 1Ch 15:2,26,27
- Ministered in the presence of the ark of the covenant: 1Ch 16:4
- Custodians and administrators of the tithes and other offerings: 1Ch 9:26-29; 26:28; 29:8; 2Ch 24:5,11; 31:11-19; 34:9; Ezr 8:29,30,33; Ne 12:44
- Prepared the shewbread: 1Ch 23:28,29
- Assisted the priests in preparing the sacrifice: 2Ch 29:12-36; 35:1-18
- Killed the Passover lambs for the people of the captivity: Ezr 6:20,21
- Teachers of the law: De 33:10; 2Ch 17:8,9; 30:22; 35:3; Ne 8:7-13; Mal 2:6,7
- Were judges: De 17:9; 1Ch 23:4; 26:29; 2Ch 19:8-11; Ne 11:16
- See: JUDGES
- (Were scribes of the sacred books)
- See: SCRIBES
- Pronounced the blessings of the law in the responsive service at Mount Gerizim: De 27:12; Jos 8:33
- Were porters of the doors
- See: PORTERS
- Were overseers in building and the repairs of the temple: 1Ch 23:2-4; Ezr 3:8,9
- Were musicians of the temple service
- See: MUSIC
- Supervised weights and measures as standards of doing business: 1Ch 23:29
- The list of those who returned from captivity: Ezr 2:40-63; 7:7; 8:16-20; Ne 7:43-73; 12
- Sealed the covenant with Nehemiah: Ne 10:9-28
- Profits from
- In lieu of landed inheritance, forty-eight cities with suburbs were assigned to them: Nu 35:2-8; with 18:24
- And: Nu 26:62; De 10:9; 12:12,18,19; 14:27-29; 18:1-8; Jos 13:14; 14:3; 18:7; 1Ch 6:54-81; 13:2; 2Ch 23:2; Eze 34:1-5
- Assigned to, by families: Jos 21:4-40
- Suburbs of their cities were inalienable for debt: Le 25:32-34
- Tithes and other offerings: Nu 18:24,26-32; De 18:1-8; 26:11-13; Jos 13:14; Ne 10:38,39; 12:44,47
- First fruits: Ne 12:44,47
- The plunder of war, including captives: Nu 31:30,42-47
- See: TITHES
- Tithes withheld from: Ne 13:10-13; Mal 3:10
- Pensioned: 2Ch 31:16-18
- Owned lands: De 18:8; with 1Ki 2:26
- Land allotted to, by Ezekiel: Eze 48:13,14
- Enrollment of, at Mount Sinai: Nu 1:47-49; 2:33; 3:14-39; 4:2,3; 26:57-62; 1Ch 23:3-5
- Degraded from the Levitical office by Jeroboam: 2Ch 11:13-17; 13:9-11
- Loyal to the ruler: 2Ki 11:7-11; 2Ch 23:7
- Intermarried with Canaanites: Ezr 9:1,2; 10:23,24
- Exempt from enrollment for military duty: Nu 1:47-54; with 1Ch 12:26
- Subordinate to the sons of Aaron: Nu 3:9; 8:19; 18:6
- Prophecies concerning: Jer 33:18; Eze 44:10-14; Mal 3:3
- Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the Messiah: Zec 12:10-13
- John's vision concerning: Re 7:7