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1 Chronicles 23:1
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英文原文
See the marginal references and notes. 1 Chronicles 23:28-32 give the most complete account in Scripture of the nature of the Levitical office.
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1 Chronicles 23:24
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从二十岁起——利未人此前到三十岁才开始正式的职任 1 Chronicles 23:3。律法规定他们从二十五岁起承担若干较轻的职责 Numbers 8:24；但要再过五年，他们才负起圣所的全部事奉。大卫此时似乎作了一项更改：按他的「末了的话」 1 Chronicles 23:27，利未人开始全面担任圣职的年龄从三十岁提前到二十岁。这一更改的根据在于：约柜既不再四处搬移，已获得永久的居所 1 Chronicles 23:26，加在他们身上的劳作就比先前轻省了。这年龄界限在后世一直维持在大卫所定之处（见Ezra 3:8）。
英文原文
From the age of twenty years - The Levites had hitherto not entered upon their regular functions until the age of thirty 1 Chronicles 23:3. Certain lighter duties were by the Law imposed on them at the age of twenty-five Numbers 8:24; but it was not until they were five years older that they became liable to the full service of the sanctuary. David appears now to have made a change. By his "last words" 1 Chronicles 23:27 the time for the Levites to enter on the full duties of their office was advanced from thirty to twenty years. This change was based upon the lighter character of the labors imposed on them now that the ark had ceased to be carried from place to place and obtained a permanent habitation 1 Chronicles 23:26. The limit of age continued in after times where David had fixed it (see Ezra 3:8).
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1 Chronicles 23:27
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有人把「大卫的末了的话」理解为一份关于他统治后期的历史著作，大概由迦得或拿单编写（对照1 Chronicles 27:24; 1 Chronicles 29:29）。另有人认为，他留下的是一份包含圣所事奉规程的著作。
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By the "last words of David" some understand an historical work on the latter part of his reign, drawn up probably by Gad or Nathan (compare 1 Chronicles 27:24; 1 Chronicles 29:29). Others suppose that he left behind him a work containing directions for the service of the sanctuary.
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1 Chronicles 23:31
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利未人虽然不可亲自献祭，但在献祭时有诸多方面协助祭司。见2 Chronicles 29:34; 2 Chronicles 35:11-12。
指定的节期——指逾越节、七七节（五旬节）和住棚节（旁注参考）。
英文原文
Though the Levites were not allowed by themselves to offer sacrifice, yet there were many respects in which they assisted the priests when sacrifice was offered. See 2 Chronicles 29:34; 2 Chronicles 35:11-12.
The set feasts - The Passover, Feast of Pentecost, and Feast of Tabernacles (marginal reference).
见旁注参考及其注释。1 Chronicles 23:28-32是圣经中关于利未人职分之性质最完整的说明。