Bible Cross References
twenty
1 Chronicles 23:28-32
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and were assigned the following duties: to help the priests descended from Aaron with the Temple worship, to take care of its courtyards and its rooms, and to keep undefiled everything that is sacred;
29
to be responsible for the bread offered to God, the flour used in offerings, the wafers made without yeast, the baked offerings, and the flour mixed with olive oil; to weigh and measure the Temple offerings;
30
and to praise and glorify the LORD every morning and every evening
31
and whenever offerings to the LORD are burned on the Sabbath, the New Moon Festival, and other festivals. Rules were made specifying the number of Levites assigned to do this work each time. The Levites were assigned the duty of worshiping the LORD for all time.
32
They were given the responsibility of taking care of the Tent of the LORD's presence and the Temple, and of assisting their relatives, the priests descended from Aaron, in the Temple worship.
1 Chronicles 6:48
The other Levites were assigned all the other duties at the place of worship.
1 Chronicles 9:28-32
28
Other Levites were responsible for the utensils used in worship. They checked them out and checked them back in every time they were used.
29
Others were in charge of the other sacred equipment, and of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices.
30
But the responsibility for mixing the spices belonged to the priests.
31
A Levite named Mattithiah, oldest son of Shallum, of the clan of Korah, was responsible for preparing the baked offerings.
32
Members of the clan of Kohath were responsible for preparing the sacred bread for the Temple every Sabbath.
1 Chronicles 26:20-27
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Others of their fellow Levites were in charge of the Temple treasury and the storerooms for gifts dedicated to God.
21
Ladan, one of the sons of Gershon, was the ancestor of several family groups, including the family of his son Jehiel.
22
Ladan's two other sons, Zetham and Joel, had charge of the Temple treasury and storerooms.
23
Duties were also assigned to the descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
24
Shebuel, of the clan of Moses' son Gershom, was the chief official responsible for the Temple treasury.
25
Through Gershom's brother Eliezer he was related to Shelomith. Eliezer was the father of Rehabiah, who was the father of Jeshaiah, the father of Joram, the father of Zichri, the father of Shelomith.
26
Shelomith and the members of his family were in charge of all the gifts dedicated to God by King David, the heads of families, leaders of clan groups, and army officers.
27
They took some of the loot they captured in battle and dedicated it for use in the Temple.
set forward
Nehemiah 11:9
Joel son of Zichri was their leader, and Judah son of Hassenuah was the second ranking official in the city.
Nehemiah 11:22
The supervisor of the Levites who lived in Jerusalem was Uzzi, the son of Bani and grandson of Hashabiah. His ancestors included Mattaniah and Mica, and he belonged to the clan of Asaph, the clan that was responsible for the music in the Temple services.
Acts 20:28
So keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock which the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he made his own through the blood of his Son.
officers and judges
1 Chronicles 26:29-31
29
Among the descendants of Izhar, Chenaniah and his sons were assigned administrative duties: keeping records and settling disputes for the people of Israel.
30
Among the descendants of Hebron, Hashabiah and seventeen hundred of his relatives, all outstanding men, were put in charge of the administration of all religious and civil matters in Israel west of the Jordan River.
31
Jeriah was the leader of the descendants of Hebron. In the fortieth year that David was king, an investigation was made of the family line of Hebron's descendants, and outstanding soldiers belonging to this family were found living at Jazer in the territory of Gilead.
Deuteronomy 16:18
"Appoint judges and other officials in every town that the LORD your God gives you. These men are to judge the people impartially.
Deuteronomy 17:8-10
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"It may be that some cases will be too difficult for the local judges to decide, such as certain cases of property rights or of bodily injury or those cases that involve a distinction between murder and manslaughter. When this happens, go to the one place of worship chosen by the LORD your God,
9
and present your case to the levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time, and let them decide the case.
10
They will give their decision, and you are to do exactly as they tell you.
2 Chronicles 19:8
In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed Levites, priests, and some of the leading citizens as judges in cases involving a violation of the Law of the LORD or legal disputes between inhabitants of the city.
Malachi 2:7
It is the duty of priests to teach the true knowledge of God. People should go to them to learn my will, because they are the messengers of the LORD Almighty.