Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Numbers 4:3 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Numbers 4:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 4 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Numbers 4:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 4:3
Levites served 'from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle.' The Hebrew 'tsaba' (host/service) uses military terminology, showing sacred service as spiritual warfare. The thirty-year minimum ensured physical strength and spiritual maturity for demanding work. Christ began His public ministry at about thirty (Luke 3:23), fulfilling this pattern. The fifty-year retirement age (changed later to twenty-five for beginning, Num 8:24) recognized physical limitations while maintaining service quality. This teaches that sp...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 4:3
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“to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.”
“even the heads of the fathers' houses of those who were counted individually”
“when he began to teach”
“man by man”
“be strong in the Lord”
“τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ περὶ τῶν λευιτῶν ἀπὸ πεντεκαιεικοσαετοῦς καὶ ἐπάνω εἰσελεύσονται ἐνεργεῖν ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ τοῦ μαρτυρίου”
“and brought them to him into the house of Yahweh; and he made a covenant with them”
“Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.”
“everyone who entered into the service”
“my child Timothy”