I Chronicles 23

5and four thousand, were doorkeepers,—and, four thousand, were offerers of praise unto Yahweh, with instruments, which [said David] I made for offering praise.

Psalms 87:7, 2 Chronicles 29:25, 2 Chronicles 29:26, Amos 6:5, 2 Chronicles 8:14

6And David divided them into courses,—pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

2 Chronicles 8:14, 1 Chronicles 6:1, 2 Chronicles 8:14, 1 Chronicles 6:1, 2 Chronicles 29:25

7Of the Gershonites, Ladan and Shimei.

1 Chronicles 26:21, 1 Chronicles 26:21, 1 Chronicles 6:17, 1 Chronicles 6:20, Exodus 6:17

8The sons of Ladan, the chief Jehiel, and Zetham and Joel, three.

1 Chronicles 15:11, 1 Chronicles 15:7, 1 Chronicles 15:17, 1 Chronicles 15:18, 1 Chronicles 6:33

9The sons of Shimei, Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three,—these, were the ancestral chiefs of Ladan.

10And, the sons of Shimei, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah,—these, were the sons of Shimei, four.

11And Jahath was chief, and Zizah the second,—but, Jeush and Beriah, had not many sons, so they became an ancestral house, by one reckoning.

12The sons of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

Exodus 6:18, Exodus 6:18, 1 Chronicles 6:2, Numbers 3:27, Numbers 26:58

13The sons of Amram, Aaron and Moses,—and Aaron was separated, to hallow the holy of holies, he and his sons, unto times age-abiding, to make a perfume before Yahweh, to be in attendance upon him, and to bless in his name, unto times age-abiding;

Exodus 6:20, Deuteronomy 21:5, Exodus 6:20, Deuteronomy 21:5, Exodus 30:6

14and, as for Moses, the man of God, his sons, were called unto the tribe of Levi.

Deuteronomy 33:1, Deuteronomy 33:1, Psalms 90:1, 1 Chronicles 26:23, 1 Chronicles 26:25

15The sons of Moses, were Gershom, and Eliezer.

Exodus 2:22, Exodus 18:3, Exodus 18:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 18:3

16the sons of Gershom, were Shebuel the chief;

1 Chronicles 26:24, 1 Chronicles 26:24, 1 Chronicles 24:20, 1 Chronicles 25:20, 1 Chronicles 24:20

17and the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the chief,—and Eliezer had no other sons, but, the sons of Rehabiah, were very many.

1 Chronicles 26:25, 1 Chronicles 26:25

18The sons of Izhar, Shelomith the chief.

1 Chronicles 24:22, 1 Chronicles 26:26, 1 Chronicles 24:22, 1 Chronicles 26:26

19The sons of Hebron, Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jehaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

1 Chronicles 24:23, 1 Chronicles 24:23, 1 Chronicles 15:9, 1 Chronicles 23:12, 1 Chronicles 15:9

20The sons of Uzziel, Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.

21The sons of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli, were Eleazar and Kish.

Exodus 6:19, Exodus 6:19, 1 Chronicles 23:6, 1 Chronicles 6:30, 1 Chronicles 6:20

22But Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only,—and so the sons of Kish their brethren took them.

1 Chronicles 24:28, 1 Chronicles 24:28, Numbers 36:6, Numbers 36:8, Numbers 36:6

23The sons of Mushi, were Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth, three.

1 Chronicles 24:30, 1 Chronicles 24:30

24These, were the sons of Levi by their ancestral house, the ancestral chiefs of them who were counted in the number of their names, by their polls, doing the work, for the service of the house of Yahweh,—from twenty years old, and upwards.

Numbers 10:17, 1 Chronicles 23:3, Numbers 10:21, Numbers 10:17, 1 Chronicles 23:3

25For, said David, Yahweh the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people,—and hath taken up his habitation in Jerusalem, unto times age-abiding;

1 Chronicles 22:18, 2 Samuel 7:11, Psalms 132:13, Psalms 132:14, 1 Chronicles 22:18

26moreover also, as for the Levites, they have no need to bear the habitation, nor any of its vessels in the laborious work thereof.

Numbers 4:5, Numbers 4:5, Numbers 7:9, Numbers 7:9, Numbers 4:15

27For, by the last words of David, the same, were the number of the sons of Levi,—from twenty years old, and upwards.

1 Chronicles 23:24, 1 Chronicles 23:24, 1 Chronicles 23:3, 2 Samuel 23:1, Psalms 72:20

28For, their duty, was—to be in attendance upon the sons of Aaron, in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of everything holy,—and doing the laborious work, of the house of God;

2 Chronicles 35:11, 2 Chronicles 35:14, Nehemiah 13:9, 2 Chronicles 35:3, 2 Chronicles 35:6

29and for the bread set in array, and for the fine meal for the meal-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, even for that which is baked in a pan, for the moistened food,—even of every measure, and size;

Leviticus 19:35, Leviticus 19:36, Leviticus 19:35, Leviticus 19:36, Leviticus 6:20

30and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks and offer praise unto Yahweh,—and, likewise, at even;

Psalms 92:1, Psalms 92:3, Psalms 92:1, Psalms 92:3, Ezra 3:10

31and for all the offering of ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts,—by number, according to the manner prescribed for them continually, before Yahweh;—

Isaiah 1:13, Isaiah 1:14, Isaiah 1:13, Isaiah 1:14, Leviticus 23:24

32and they shall keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren,—in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh.

Numbers 1:53, Numbers 1:53, Numbers 3:38, Numbers 3:6, Numbers 3:9

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