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Honored for Sacred Duty
Commentators explain that the sons of Kohath are listed first, despite Kohath being Levi's second son, because of the immense honor and responsibility of their task. Their family was chosen to carry the most sacred items, including the Ark of the Covenant, placing them in closest proximity to God's holy things.
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Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 4:2
19th Century
Bishop
Of the sons of Kohath ... — Kohath appears to have been the second son of Levi (Numbers 3:17), but the Kohathites here…
Charles Spurgeon
On Numbers 4:1–2
19th Century
Preacher
There were three families, those of Kohath, Gershon, and Merari, and to each of these families a different service was allotted.
- They …
John Gill
On Numbers 4:2
17th Century
Pastor
Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of
Levi
They were to begin wit…
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 4:1–3
17th Century
Minister
The middle-aged men of the tribe of Levi, all from thirty years old to fifty, were to be employed in the service of the tabernacle. The service of …