Exodus 30:14 - Exposition

From twenty years old and upward . Twenty was the age at which an Israelite was reckoned a man; at twenty he became liable to serve in the wars ( 2 Chronicles 25:5 ), and entered otherwise on the duties of citizenship. At twenty the Levites began their service in the temple ( 1 Chronicles 23:24 , 1 Chronicles 23:27 ; 2 Chronicles 31:17 ; Ezra 3:8 ).