1 Chronicles 9:2

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1 Chronicles 9:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

2 Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.

3 These were some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem:

4 Uthai son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah.

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Ezra 2:70

So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.

Nehemiah 7:73

So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns.

Nehemiah 11:3

These are the heads of the provinces who settled in Jerusalem. (In the villages of Judah, however, each lived on his own property in their towns—the Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon’s servants—

Joshua 9:21

They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.

Joshua 9:22

Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?

Joshua 9:23

Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”

Joshua 9:24

The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.

Joshua 9:25

Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”

Joshua 9:26

So Joshua did this and delivered them from the hands of the Israelites, and they did not kill the Gibeonites.

Joshua 9:27

On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.

Ezra 2:43

The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

Ezra 2:58

The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

Ezra 8:20

They also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.

Nehemiah 7:60

The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all.

Nehemiah 11:21

The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.