And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
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Gill's Exposition
For Moses had said,.... To the Levites, when he first gave them their orders:
consecrate yourselves today to the Lord; devote yourselves to his service, by obeying his orders, slaying those, or the…
The faithfulness of Moses in the office that had been entrusted to him was now to be put to the test. It was to be made manifest whether he loved his own glory better than he loved the brethren who…
Adam Clarke
There fell about three thousand men - These were no doubt the chief transgressors; having broken the covenant by having other gods besides Jehovah, they lost the Divine protection, and then the…
Moses, having shown his just indignation against the sin of Israel by breaking the tables and burning the calf, now proceeds to reckon with the sinners and to call them to an account, herein acting as…
The zeal of the sons of Levi for Jehovah. At Moses" summons, they seize their swords, and slay 3000 of the rebels.
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