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2 Chronicles 34:12
2 Chronicles 34:12 is verse 12 of 2 Chronicles chapter 34, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,
King James Version
And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.
World English Bible
The men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to give direction; and others of the Levites, who were all skillful with musical instruments.
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2 Chronicles 34:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible
10 They put it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work of the house of the LORD, who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD.
11 They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate.
12 And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,
13 were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.
14 While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD written by Moses.
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2 Chronicles 31:12And they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and dedicated gifts. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.
2 Kings 12:15No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.
2 Kings 22:7But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”
Nehemiah 7:2Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
1 Corinthians 4:2Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
1 Chronicles 6:31These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
1 Chronicles 6:32They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.
1 Chronicles 6:33These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
1 Chronicles 6:34the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
1 Chronicles 6:35the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
1 Chronicles 6:36the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
1 Chronicles 6:37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
1 Chronicles 6:38the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
1 Chronicles 6:39Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
1 Chronicles 6:40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
1 Chronicles 6:41the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
1 Chronicles 6:42the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
1 Chronicles 6:43the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
1 Chronicles 6:44On the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
1 Chronicles 6:45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
1 Chronicles 6:46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
1 Chronicles 6:47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
1 Chronicles 6:48Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.
1 Chronicles 15:16David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
1 Chronicles 15:17So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
1 Chronicles 15:18and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
1 Chronicles 15:19The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.
1 Chronicles 15:20Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
1 Chronicles 15:21And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
1 Chronicles 15:22Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.
1 Chronicles 16:4David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
1 Chronicles 16:5Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
1 Chronicles 16:41With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”
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 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 25:27the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:28the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:29the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:30the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
1 Chronicles 25:31and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all.