Deut.10.8

Deuteronomy 10:8

KJV

¶ At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

New Stone Tablets

Cross References

Numbers 3:6

KJV GOD

Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

The Duties of the Levites

Numbers 16:9

KJV

Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

Korah’s Rebellion

Numbers 18:1

KJV GOD

And the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

Duties of Priests and Levites

Deuteronomy 17:12

KJV

And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the Lord thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.

Courts of Law

Deuteronomy 18:5

KJV

For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for ever.

Provision for Priests and Levites

Deuteronomy 21:5

KJV

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:

Atonement for an Unsolved Murder

Deuteronomy 31:9

KJV

¶ And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and unto all the elders of Israel.

The Reading of the Law

1 Chronicles 15:2

KJV

Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

Preparing to Move the Ark

1 Chronicles 23:26

KJV

And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

Levite Duties Revised

Psalm 134:1

KJV

Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord.