Ezra 6:18

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Ezra 6:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible

16 Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

17 For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.

18 They 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.

19 On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover.

20 All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves.

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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 35:4

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

2 Chronicles 35:5

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.

Numbers 3:6

“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.

Numbers 8:9

Bring the Levites before the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole congregation of Israel.

Numbers 8:10

You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.

Numbers 8:11

Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD.

Numbers 8:12

And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.

Numbers 8:13

You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering.

Numbers 8:14

In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me.

Numbers 8:15

After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 8:16

For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.

Numbers 8:17

For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.

Numbers 8:18

But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.

Numbers 8:19

And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”

Numbers 8:20

So Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel did with the Levites everything that the LORD had commanded Moses they should do.

Numbers 8:21

The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.

Numbers 8:22

After that, the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Thus they did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Numbers 8:23

And the LORD said to Moses,

Numbers 8:24

“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 8:25

But at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve.

Numbers 8:26

After that, they may assist their brothers in fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to assign responsibilities to the Levites.”