2 Chronicles 23:6

“But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.”

"But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD." - 2 Chronicles 23:6
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What does 2 Chronicles 23:6 mean?

2 Chronicles 23:6 (KJV) reads, "But let none come into the house of the Lord, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the Lord." This verse comes from the Old Testament of the Bible…

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Guardians of Holiness: Entering the House of the Lord

In the book of 2 Chronicles 23:6, we encounter a pivotal moment in the history of Judah: "But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the…

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A Prayer for Sacred Reverence and Commitment to God's House

O Heavenly Father, As we draw near to You today, let our hearts be filled with awe and reverence for Your holy presence. We come before You with the mindfulness of the words spoken in 2 Chronicles 23:6, where it is written, "But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the…

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2 Chronicles 23:6 - "But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 6:23 - "Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness."
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1 Chronicles 6:23 - "Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,"
1 Chronicles 23:6 - "And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari."
1 Chronicles 23:2 - "¶ And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites."
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2 Chronicles 23:2 - "And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem."
2 Kings 8:23 - "And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Chronicles 6:2 - "But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever."
2 Chronicles 23:21 - "And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword."
1 Chronicles 6:2 - "And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel."
2 Kings 23:28 - "Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Chronicles 6:6 - "But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel."
2 Chronicles 11:6 - "He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,"
2 Chronicles 23:19 - "And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in."
2 Chronicles 29:23 - "And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:"
2 Chronicles 30:23 - "And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness."
2 Chronicles 23:16 - "¶ And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD'S people."
2 Chronicles 6:35 - "Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause."
"And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari." - 1 Chronicles 23:6
2 Chronicles 33:23 - "And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more."
2 Chronicles 23:15 - "So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there."
2 Chronicles 9:23 - "¶ And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart."
2 Chronicles 23:4 - "This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;"