the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God; 29for the shewbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size; 30and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even; 31and to offer all burnt offerings unto the LORD, in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before the LORD: 32and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of the LORD.
24And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron; Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the
the chambers] Cp. ix. 26, note.
29. for the shewbread] i.e. for the preparation of the shewbread (cp. ix. 32).
that which is soaked] Cp. Lev. vi. 21 [14, Heb.].
for all manner of measure and size] i.e. for measuring the component parts of the meal-offering, etc.
30. every morning . . . and likewise at even] Corresponding with the daily morning and evening sacrifice; cp. Ex. xxix. 38, 39.
31. to offer all burnt offerings] This was the duty not of the Levites, who were to stand near-by praising Jehovah (ver. 30), but of the priests. The apparent difficulty is due to a mistranslation: render and (to stand, i.e. assist) at every offering of burnt offerings.
the set feasts] i.e. the yearly feasts; Ex. xxiii. 14—17.
32. the charge of the holy place] This duty is assigned to Levites in Num. iii. 28, 32; is restricted and confined to such Levites as were sons of Kohath in Num. iv. 15; and according to a variant tradition in Num. xviii. 5 is assigned to the priests.
the charge of the sons of Aaron] Cp. Num. xviii 1—7.
Ch. XXIV. 1—19.David's Organisation of the Priests
by courses.
1. the sons of Aaron] So vi. 3; Ex. vi. 23.
2. Nadab and Abihu died] by fire from heaven as a punishment for sacrilege—so Lev. x. 1, 2; Num. iii. 4.
