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2 Chronicles 8:14
2 Chronicles 8:14 is verse 14 of 2 Chronicles chapter 8, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
King James Version
And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
World English Bible
He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required, the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate, for David the man of God had so commanded.
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2 Chronicles 8:12–16 · Berean Standard Bible
12 At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico.
13 He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles.
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.
15 They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites or any matter concerning the treasuries.
16 Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out, from the day the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.
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2 Chronicles 5:11Now all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves regardless of their divisions. And when the priests came out of the Holy Place,
2 Chronicles 23:4This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors,
2 Chronicles 31:2Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.
1 Chronicles 24:1These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 24:2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
1 Chronicles 24:3With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.
1 Chronicles 24:4Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 24:5Thus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.
1 Chronicles 24:6The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 24:7The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
1 Chronicles 24:8the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
1 Chronicles 24:9the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
1 Chronicles 24:10the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
1 Chronicles 24:11the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
1 Chronicles 24:12the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
1 Chronicles 24:13the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
1 Chronicles 24:14the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
1 Chronicles 24:15the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
1 Chronicles 24:16the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
1 Chronicles 24:17the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
1 Chronicles 24:18the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
1 Chronicles 24:19This was their appointed order for service when they entered the house of the LORD, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their forefather Aaron, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
Luke 1:5In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Aaron.
Luke 1:8One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
2 Chronicles 35:10So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.
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 16:6and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
1 Chronicles 16:42Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments for the songs of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were stationed at the gate.
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 24:20Now these were the remaining descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
1 Chronicles 24:21As for Rehabiah, from his sons: The first was Isshiah.
1 Chronicles 24:22From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
1 Chronicles 24:23From the sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
1 Chronicles 24:24From the sons of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
1 Chronicles 24:25The brother of Micah: Isshiah; from the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.
1 Chronicles 24:26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
1 Chronicles 24:27The descendants of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
1 Chronicles 24:28From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
1 Chronicles 24:29From Kish: Jerahmeel the son of Kish.
1 Chronicles 24:30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.
1 Chronicles 24:31As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
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.
Ezra 6:18They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
1 Chronicles 9:17These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;
1 Chronicles 26:1These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
1 Chronicles 26:2Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
1 Chronicles 26:3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh.
1 Chronicles 26:4And Obed-edom also had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,
1 Chronicles 26:5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth. For God had blessed Obed-edom.
1 Chronicles 26:6Also to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their families because they were strong, capable men.
1 Chronicles 26:7Shemaiah’s sons were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers were Elihu and Semachiah, also capable men.
1 Chronicles 26:8All these were descendants of Obed-edom; they and their sons and brothers were capable men with strength to do the work—62 in all from Obed-edom.
1 Chronicles 26:9Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men—18 in all.
1 Chronicles 26:10Hosah the Merarite also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),
1 Chronicles 26:11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah numbered 13 in all.
1 Chronicles 26:12These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their brothers did.
1 Chronicles 26:13They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.
1 Chronicles 26:14The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.
1 Chronicles 26:15The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-edom, and the lot for the storehouses to his sons.
1 Chronicles 26:16The lots for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway fell to Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.
1 Chronicles 26:17Each day there were six Levites on the east, four on the north, four on the south, and two pairs at the storehouse.
1 Chronicles 26:18As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.
1 Chronicles 26:19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.
Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.
2 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
1 Kings 13:1Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 28:19“All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”
Acts 13:22After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’
Acts 13:36For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.