Bible Verses About The Levites: Zeal against idolatry a cause of their appointment

And Moses stoode in ye gate of the campe, and sayde, Who pertaineth to the Lord? let him come to mee. And all the sonnes of Leui gathered themselues vnto him.

Then he said vnto them, Thus sayth ye Lord God of Israel, Put euery man his sworde by his side: go to and from, from gate to gate, through the hoste, and slay euery man his brother, and euery man his companion, and euery man his neighbour.

So the children of Leui did as Moses had commanded: and there fel of the people the same day about three thousand men.