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1 Chronicles 9:22
1 Chronicles 9:22 is verse 22 of 1 Chronicles chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.
King James Version
All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
World English Bible
All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the thresholds were two hundred twelve. These were listed by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer ordained in their office of trust.
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1 Chronicles 9:20–24 · Berean Standard Bible
20 In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.
21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
22 The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.
23 So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.
24 The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
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1 Chronicles 9:16Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
1 Chronicles 9:25Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for seven-day periods.
Nehemiah 11:25As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;
Nehemiah 11:26in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
Nehemiah 11:27in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;
Nehemiah 11:28in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;
Nehemiah 11:29in En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth,
Nehemiah 11:30Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom.
Nehemiah 11:36And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
Nehemiah 12:28The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,
Nehemiah 12:29from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 12:44And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
1 Chronicles 23:1When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
1 Chronicles 23:2Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
1 Chronicles 23:3The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
1 Chronicles 23:4“Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
1 Chronicles 23:54,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
1 Chronicles 23:6Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 23:7The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.
1 Chronicles 23:9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
1 Chronicles 23:10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
1 Chronicles 23:11Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.
1 Chronicles 23:12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
1 Chronicles 23:13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
1 Chronicles 23:14As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
1 Chronicles 23:15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
1 Chronicles 23:16The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.
1 Chronicles 23:17The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
1 Chronicles 23:18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.
1 Chronicles 23:19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
1 Chronicles 23:20The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.
1 Chronicles 23:21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
1 Chronicles 23:22Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
1 Chronicles 23:23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth —three in all.
1 Chronicles 23:24These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 23:25For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
1 Chronicles 23:26So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”
1 Chronicles 23:27For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
1 Chronicles 23:28but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,
1 Chronicles 23:29as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.
1 Chronicles 23:30They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
1 Chronicles 23:31Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.
1 Chronicles 23:32So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 25:1Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
1 Chronicles 25:2From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
1 Chronicles 25:3From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
1 Chronicles 25:4From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
1 Chronicles 25:5All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
1 Chronicles 25:6All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
1 Chronicles 25:7Together with their relatives, who were all trained and skillful in the songs of the LORD, they numbered 288.
1 Chronicles 25:8They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.
1 Chronicles 25:9The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:10the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:11the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:12the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:13the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:14the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:15the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:16the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:17the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:18the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:19the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:20the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:21the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:22the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:23the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:24the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:25the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:26the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 28:13for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD:
1 Chronicles 28:21The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”
1 Samuel 9:9(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
1 Chronicles 9:26But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
1 Chronicles 9:31A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.