📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 23:29
What does 1 Chronicles 23:29 mean?
"for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all measurements of quantity and size;"
— 1 Chronicles 23:29 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Also the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.”
For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were counted, from twenty years old and upward.
For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of Yahweh’s house, in the courts, and in the rooms, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of God’s house;
for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all measurements of quantity and size;
and to stand every morning to thank and praise Yahweh, and likewise in the evening;
and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Yahweh;
and that they should keep the duty of the Tent of Meeting, the duty of the holy place, and the duty of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the service of Yahweh’s house.
Explanation
This verse comes from a detailed list of duties that King David assigned to the Levites shortly before his death, as he prepared everything for the temple his son Solomon would build. In plain terms, it describes several specific responsibilities entrusted to certain Levites regarding the grain-based offerings used in Israel's worship: the "show bread" (twelve loaves kept on a table in the sanctuary as a continual offering before God), the fine flour used for meal or grain offerings, and various methods of preparing that flour—whether formed into thin unleavened wafers, baked in a pan, or soaked/mixed with oil. The verse also mentions that the Levites were responsible for the precise measurements of these offerings, ensuring the right quantities and sizes were used according to the Law.
To understand the context, we need to recall that 1 Chronicles 23 records David organizing the Levites into specific divisions of service as the era of the tabernacle was giving way to the permanence of the temple. Since the Levites would no longer need to carry the tabernacle and its furnishings from
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