2 Chronicles 35:4

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2 Chronicles 35:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible

2 He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.

3 To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.

4 Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.

5 Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites.

6 Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”

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1 Chronicles 9:10

From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;

1 Chronicles 9:11

Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;

1 Chronicles 9:12

Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

1 Chronicles 9:13

and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

1 Chronicles 9:14

From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;

1 Chronicles 9:15

Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

1 Chronicles 9:16

Obadiah 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 9:17

These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;

1 Chronicles 9:18

he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.

1 Chronicles 9:19

Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 9:20

In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.

1 Chronicles 9:21

Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

1 Chronicles 9:22

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.

1 Chronicles 9:23

So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent.

1 Chronicles 9:24

The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.

1 Chronicles 9:25

Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for seven-day periods.

1 Chronicles 9:26

But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.

1 Chronicles 9:27

They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.

1 Chronicles 9:28

Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out.

1 Chronicles 9:29

Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.

1 Chronicles 9:30

And some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices.

1 Chronicles 9:31

A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.

1 Chronicles 9:32

Some of their Kohathite brothers were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath.

1 Chronicles 9:33

Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.

1 Chronicles 9:34

All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 11:10

From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;

Nehemiah 11:11

Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God;

Nehemiah 11:12

and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;

Nehemiah 11:13

and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men; Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;

Nehemiah 11:14

and his associates —128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.

Nehemiah 11:15

From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

Nehemiah 11:16

Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;

Nehemiah 11:17

Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

Nehemiah 11:18

The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.

Nehemiah 11:19

And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

Nehemiah 11:20

The rest of the Israelites, with the priests and Levites, were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inheritance.

1 Chronicles 23:1

When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.

1 Chronicles 23:2

Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

1 Chronicles 23:3

The 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 23:5

4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”

1 Chronicles 23:6

Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 23:7

The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

1 Chronicles 23:8

The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.

1 Chronicles 23:9

The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.

1 Chronicles 23:10

And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.

1 Chronicles 23:11

Jahath 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 23:12

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

1 Chronicles 23:13

The 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 23:14

As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

1 Chronicles 23:15

The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

1 Chronicles 23:16

The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.

1 Chronicles 23:17

The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.

1 Chronicles 23:18

The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.

1 Chronicles 23:19

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

1 Chronicles 23:20

The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.

1 Chronicles 23:21

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

1 Chronicles 23:22

Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

1 Chronicles 23:23

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth —three in all.

1 Chronicles 23:24

These 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 23:25

For 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 23:26

So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”

2 Chronicles 8:14

In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.