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Numbers 16:9
Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the Israelite community to bring you near to himself, to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the community to minister to them?
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2 Chronicles 29 34
However, since there were not enough priests, they weren’t able to skin all the burnt offerings, so their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests were.
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Ezekiel 40:45
Then the man said to me,“ This chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple.
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1 Chronicles 26 1-1 Chronicles 26 19
The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh.Obed-edom also had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him.Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled their ancestral families because they were strong, capable men.Shemaiah’s sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semachiah were also capable men.All of these were among the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and relatives; they were capable men with strength for the work— sixty-two from Obed-edom.Meshelemiah also had sons and relatives who were capable men— eighteen.Hosah, from the Merarites, also had sons: Shimri the first( although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and relatives of Hosah were thirteen in all.These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in the LORD’s temple, just as their relatives did.They cast lots for each temple gate according to their ancestral families, young and old alike.The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah. They also cast lots for his son Zechariah, an insightful counselor, and his lot came out for the north gate.Obed-edom’s was the south gate, and his sons’ lot was for the storehouses;it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.There were six Levites each day on the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and two pair at the storehouses.As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.Those were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the descendants of the Korahites and Merarites.
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2 Chronicles 30 17
for there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, and so the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the LORD.
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Ezekiel 44:14
Yet I will make them responsible for the duties of the temple— for all its work and everything done in it.
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Numbers 18:6
Look, I have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift for you, assigned by the LORD to work at the tent of meeting.
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2 Chronicles 35 10-2 Chronicles 35 11
So the service was established; the priests stood at their posts and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.Then they slaughtered the Passover lambs, and while the Levites were skinning the animals, the priests splattered the blood they had been given.
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Numbers 3:5-37
The LORD spoke to Moses:“ Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to the priest Aaron to assist him.They are to perform duties for him and the entire community before the tent of meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle.They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting and perform duties for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him from the Israelites.You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out their priestly responsibilities, but any unauthorized person who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.”The LORD spoke to Moses:“ See, I have taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to me,because every firstborn belongs to me. At the time I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated every firstborn in Israel to myself, both man and animal. They are mine; I am the LORD.”The LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai:“ Register the Levites by their ancestral families and their clans. You are to register every male one month old or more.”So Moses registered them in obedience to the LORD as he had been commanded:These were Levi’s sons by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.These were the names of Gershon’s sons by their clans: Libni and Shimei.Kohath’s sons by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.Merari’s sons by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans by their ancestral families.The Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan came from Gershon; these were the Gershonite clans.Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 7,500.The Gershonite clans camped behind the tabernacle on the west side,and the leader of the Gershonite families was Eliasaph son of Lael.The Gershonites’ duties at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,the hangings of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, and the tent ropes— all the work relating to these.The Amramite clan, the Izharite clan, the Hebronite clan, and the Uzzielite clan came from Kohath; these were the Kohathites.Counting every male one month old or more, there were 8,600 responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.The clans of the Kohathites camped on the south side of the tabernacle,and the leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screen— and all the work relating to them.The chief of the Levite leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he had oversight of those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.The Mahlite clan and the Mushite clan came from Merari; these were the Merarite clans.Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 6,200.The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they camped on the north side of the tabernacle.The assigned duties of Merari’s descendants involved the tabernacle’s supports, crossbars, pillars, bases, all its equipment, and all the work related to these,in addition to the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.
