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1 Chronicles 9 17
The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Shallum was the leader;
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Nehemiah 12:24
And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their colleagues, who stood opposite them to offer praise and thanks, one contingent corresponding to the other, as specified by David the man of God.
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Nehemiah 12:36
and his colleagues– Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani– with musical instruments of David the man of God.( Ezra the scribe led them.)
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Acts 13:36
For David, after he had served God’s purpose in his own generation, died, was buried with his ancestors, and experienced decay,
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Deuteronomy 33:1
This is the blessing Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.
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2 Chronicles 23 4
This is what you must do. One third of you priests and Levites who are on duty during the Sabbath will guard the doors.
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1 Chronicles 6 31-1 Chronicles 6 48
These are the men David put in charge of music in the LORD’s sanctuary, after the ark was placed there.They performed music before the sanctuary of the meeting tent until Solomon built the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their tasks according to regulations.These are the ones who served along with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel,son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malkijah,son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God’s sanctuary.
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2 Samuel 23 2
The LORD’s spirit spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.
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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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Acts 13:22
After removing him, God raised up David their king. He testified about him:‘ I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who will accomplish everything I want him to do.’
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1 Chronicles 23 1-1 Chronicles 26 19
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.”According to David’s final instructions, the Levites twenty years old and up were counted.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.They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the LORD’s temple.The divisions of Aaron’s descendants were as follows: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.David, Zadok( a descendant of Eleazar), and Ahimelech( a descendant of Ithamar) divided them into groups to carry out their assigned responsibilities.The descendants of Eleazar had more leaders than the descendants of Ithamar, so they divided them up accordingly; the descendants of Eleazar had sixteen leaders, while the descendants of Ithamar had eight.They divided them by lots, for there were officials of the holy place and officials designated by God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote down their names before the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One family was drawn by lot from Eleazar, and then the next from Ithamar.The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,the fifth to Malkijah, the sixth to Mijamin,the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.This was the order in which they carried out their assigned responsibilities when they entered the LORD’s temple, according to the regulations given them by their ancestor Aaron, just as the LORD God of Israel had instructed him.The rest of the Levites included: Shubael from the sons of Amram, Jehdeiah from the sons of Shubael,the firstborn Isshiah from Rehabiah and the sons of Rehabiah,Shelomoth from the Izharites, Jahath from the sons of Shelomoth.The sons of Hebron: Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.The son of Uzziel: Micah; Shamir from the sons of Micah.The brother of Micah: Isshiah. Zechariah from the sons of Isshiah.The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.The sons of Merari, from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.From Kish: Jerahmeel.The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families.Just like their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, they also cast lots before King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, the leaders of families, the priests, and the Levites. The families of the oldest son cast lots along with the those of the youngest.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.From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s prophet. God had promised him these sons in order to make him prestigious. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.All of these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the LORD’s temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king.They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the LORD, numbered two hundred eighty-eight.They cast lots to determine their responsibilities– oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student.The first lot went to Asaph’s son Joseph and his relatives and sons– twelve in all, the second to Gedaliah and his relatives and sons– twelve in all,the third to Zaccur and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the fourth to Izri and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the fifth to Nethaniah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the sixth to Bukkiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the seventh to Jesharelah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the eighth to Jeshaiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the ninth to Mattaniah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the tenth to Shimei and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the eleventh to Azarel and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the twelfth to Hashabiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the thirteenth to Shubael and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the fourteenth to Mattithiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the fifteenth to Jerimoth and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the sixteenth to Hananiah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the seventeenth to Joshbekashah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the eighteenth to Hanani and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the nineteenth to Mallothi and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the twentieth to Eliathah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the twenty-first to Hothir and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the twenty-second to Giddalti and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the twenty-third to Mahazioth and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer and his sons and relatives– twelve in all.The divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah, son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.Meshelemiah’s sons: The firstborn Zechariah, the second Jediael, the third Zebadiah, the fourth Jathniel,the fifth Elam, the sixth Jehohanan, and the seventh Elihoenai.Obed-Edom’s sons: The firstborn Shemaiah, the second Jehozabad, the third Joah, the fourth Sakar, the fifth Nethanel,the sixth Ammiel, the seventh Issachar, and the eighth Peullethai.( Indeed, God blessed Obed-Edom.)His son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders of their families, for they were highly respected.
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2 Chronicles 31 2
Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and Levites to do their assigned tasks– to offer burnt sacrifices and present offerings and to serve, give thanks, and offer praise in the gates of the LORD’s sanctuary.
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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.
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1 Chronicles 15 16-1 Chronicles 15 22
David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint some of their relatives as musicians; they were to play various instruments, including stringed instruments and cymbals, and to sing loudly and joyfully.So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; one of his relatives, Asaph son of Berechiah; one of the descendants of Merari, Ethan son of Kushaiah;along with some of their relatives who were second in rank, including Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals;Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to the alamoth style;Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to play the lyres according to the sheminith style, as led by the director;Kenaniah, the leader of the Levites, was in charge of transport, for he was well-informed on this matter;
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2 Chronicles 35 10
Preparations were made, and the priests stood at their posts and the Levites in their divisions as prescribed by the king.
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1 Chronicles 16 42
Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of the music, including the trumpets, cymbals, and the other musical instruments used in praising God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the entrance.
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Luke 1:8
Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,
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1 Kings 13 1
Just then a prophet from Judah, sent by the LORD, arrived in Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.
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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 28 19
David said,“ All of this I put in writing as the LORD directed me and gave me insight regarding the details of the blueprints.”
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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.