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1 Chronicles 24 1
The divisions of Aaron’s descendants were as follows: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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2 Chronicles 23 8
The Levites and all the men of Judah did just as Jehoiada the priest ordered. Each of them took his men, those who were on duty during the Sabbath as well as those who were off duty on the Sabbath. Jehoiada the priest did not release his divisions from their duties.
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Psalms 134:1-135:3
Attention! Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who serve in the LORD’s temple during the night.Lift your hands toward the sanctuary and praise the LORD!May the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion!Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD! Offer praise, you servants of the LORD,who serve in the LORD’s temple, in the courts of the temple of our God.Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good! Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!
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2 Chronicles 8 14
As his father David had decreed, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests to do their assigned tasks, the Levitical orders to lead worship and help the priests with their daily tasks, and the divisions of the gatekeepers to serve at their assigned gates. This was what David the man of God had ordered.
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1 Chronicles 16 40-1 Chronicles 16 41
regularly offering burnt sacrifices to the LORD on the altar for burnt sacrifice, morning and evening, according to what is prescribed in the law of the LORD which he charged Israel to observe.Joining them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD.( For his loyal love endures!)
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1 Chronicles 23 28-1 Chronicles 23 31
Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the LORD’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple.They also took care of the bread that is displayed, the flour for offerings, the unleavened wafers, the round cakes, the mixing, and all the measuring.They also stood in a designated place every morning and offered thanks and praise to the LORD. They also did this in the eveningand whenever burnt sacrifices were offered to the LORD on the Sabbath and at new moon festivals and assemblies. A designated number were to serve before the LORD regularly in accordance with regulations.
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2 Chronicles 29 24-2 Chronicles 29 26
Then the priests slaughtered them. They offered their blood as a sin offering on the altar to make atonement for all Israel, because the king had decreed that the burnt sacrifice and sin offering were for all Israel.King Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the LORD’s temple with cymbals and stringed instruments, just as David, Gad the king’s prophet, and Nathan the prophet had ordered.( The LORD had actually given these orders through his prophets.)The Levites had David’s musical instruments and the priests had trumpets.
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1 Chronicles 25 1-1 Chronicles 25 3
David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. The following men were assigned this responsibility:From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision.From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah– six in all, under supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied as he played a harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
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1 Chronicles 16 4-1 Chronicles 16 6
He appointed some of the Levites to serve before the ark of the LORD, to offer prayers, songs of thanks, and hymns to the LORD God of Israel.Asaph was the leader and Zechariah second in command, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They were to play stringed instruments; Asaph was to sound the cymbals;and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of God’s covenant.
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2 Chronicles 5 11
The priests left the holy place. All the priests who participated had consecrated themselves, no matter which division they represented.
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1 Chronicles 23 1-1 Chronicles 23 26
When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.David assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites.The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men.David said,“ Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the LORD’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I supplied for worship.”David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.The Gershonites included Ladan and Shimei.The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the oldest, Zetham, and Joel– three in all.The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran– three in all. These were the leaders of the family of Ladan.The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were Shimei’s sons– four in all.Jahath was the oldest and Zizah the second oldest. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were considered one family with one responsibility.The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel– four in all.The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the LORD, to serve him, and to praise his name.The descendants of Moses the man of God were considered Levites.The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.The son of Gershom: Shebuel the oldest.The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah, the oldest. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.The son of Izhar: Shelomith the oldest.The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the oldest, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.The sons of Uzziel: Micah the oldest, and Isshiah the second.The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.Eleazar died without having sons; he had only daughters. The sons of Kish, their cousins, married them.The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth– three in all.These were the descendants of Levi according to their families, that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the LORD’s temple and were twenty years old and up.For David said,“ The LORD God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.So the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the items used in its service.”
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1 Chronicles 16 37
David left Asaph and his colleagues there before the ark of the LORD’s covenant to serve before the ark regularly and fulfill each day’s requirements,
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Luke 1:5
During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.
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Jeremiah 33:11
Once again there will be sounds of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms. Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the LORD and will say,“ Give thanks to the LORD who rules over all. For the LORD is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.” For I, the LORD, affirm that I will restore the land to what it was in days of old.’
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Nehemiah 11:17
Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the praise leader who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his colleagues; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
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Ezra 6:18
They appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their divisions over the worship of God at Jerusalem, in accord with the book of Moses.