Bible Cross References
in their
1 Chronicles 9:16
1 Chronicles 9:25
These guards were assisted by their relatives, who lived in the villages and who had to take turns at guard duty for seven days at a time.
Nehemiah 11:25-30
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Many of the people lived in towns near their farms. Those who were of the tribe of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba, Dibon, and Jekabzeel, and in the villages near these cities.
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They also lived in the cities of Jeshua, Moladah, Bethpelet,
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and Hazarshual, and in Beersheba and the villages around it.
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They lived in the city of Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages,
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in Enrimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
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in Zanoah, in Adullam, and in the villages near these towns. They lived in Lachish and on the farms nearby, and in Azekah and its villages. That is to say, the people of Judah lived in the territory between Beersheba in the south and Hinnom Valley in the north.
Nehemiah 11:36-30
Nehemiah 12:28
The Levite families of singers gathered from the area where they had settled around Jerusalem and from the towns around Netophah,
Nehemiah 12:29
and from Bethgilgal, Geba, and Azmaveth.
Nehemiah 12:44
At that time men were put in charge of the storerooms where contributions for the Temple were kept, including the tithes and the first grain and fruit that ripened each year. These men were responsible for collecting from the farms near the various cities the contributions for the priests and the Levites which the Law required. All the people of Judah were pleased with the priests and the Levites,
David
1 Chronicles 23:1-32
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When David was very old, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.
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King David brought together all the Israelite leaders and all the priests and Levites.
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He took a census of all the male Levites aged thirty or older. The total was thirty-eight thousand.
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The king assigned twenty-four thousand to administer the work of the Temple, six thousand to keep records and decide disputes,
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four thousand to do guard duty, and four thousand to praise the LORD, using the musical instruments provided by the king for this purpose.
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David divided the Levites into three groups, according to their clans: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Gershon had two sons: Ladan and Shimei.
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Ladan had three sons: Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel,
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who were the heads of the clans descended from Ladan. (Shimei had three sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.)
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Shimei had four sons: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah, in order of age. Jeush and Beriah did not have many descendants, so they were counted as one clan.
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Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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His oldest son, Amram, was the father of Aaron and Moses. (Aaron and his descendants were set apart to be in charge of the sacred objects forever, to burn incense in the worship of the LORD, to serve him, and to bless the people in his name.
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But the sons of Moses, the man of God, were included among the Levites.)
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Moses had two sons, Gershom and Eliezer.
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The leader among Gershom's sons was Shebuel.
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Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, but Rehabiah had many descendants.
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Kohath's second son, Izhar, had a son, Shelomith, the head of the clan.
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Kohath's third son, Hebron, had four sons: Jeriah, Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
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Kohath's fourth son, Uzziel, had two sons, Micah and Isshiah.
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Merari had two sons, Mahli and Mushi. Mahli also had two sons, Eleazar and Kish,
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but Eleazar died without having any sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.
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Merari's second son, Mushi, had three sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.
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These were the descendants of Levi, by clans and families, every one of them registered by name. Each of his descendants, twenty years of age or older, had a share in the work of the LORD's Temple.
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David said, "The LORD God of Israel has given peace to his people, and he himself will live in Jerusalem forever.
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So there is no longer any need for the Levites to carry the Tent of the LORD's presence and all the equipment used in worship."
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On the basis of David's final instructions all Levites were registered for service when they reached the age of twenty,
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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;
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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;
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and to praise and glorify the LORD every morning and every evening
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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.
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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 25:1-26
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King David and the leaders of the Levites chose the following Levite clans to lead the worship services: Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun. They were to proclaim God's messages, accompanied by the music of harps and cymbals. This is the list of persons chosen to lead the worship, with the type of service that each group performed:
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The four sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. They were under the direction of Asaph, who proclaimed God's messages whenever the king commanded.
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The six sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah. Under the direction of their father they proclaimed God's message, accompanied by the music of harps, and sang praise and thanks to the LORD.
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The fourteen sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
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God gave to Heman, the king's prophet, these fourteen sons and also three daughters, as he had promised, in order to give power to Heman.
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All of his sons played cymbals and harps under their father's direction, to accompany the Temple worship. And Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under orders from the king.
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All these twenty-four men were experts; and their fellow Levites were trained musicians. There were 288 men in all.
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To determine the assignment of duties they all drew lots, whether they were young or old, experts or beginners.
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These 288 men were divided according to families into twenty-four groups of twelve, with a leader in charge of each group. This is the order in which they were on duty: 1) Joseph of the family of Asaph; 2) Gedaliah; 3) Zaccur; 4) Zeri; 5) Nethaniah; 6) Bukkiah; 7) Asharelah; 8) Jeshaiah; 9) Mattaniah; 10) Shimei; 11) Uzziel; 12) Hashabiah; 13) Shebuel; 14) Mattithiah; 15) Jerimoth; 16) Hananiah; 17) Joshbekashah; 18) Hanani; 19) Mallothi; 20) Eliathah; 21) Hothir; 22) Giddalti; 23) Mahazioth; 24) Romamti Ezer.
1 Chronicles 28:13
David also gave him the plans for organizing the priests and Levites to perform their duties, to do the work of the Temple, and to take care of all the Temple utensils.
1 Chronicles 28:21
The priests and the Levites have been assigned duties to perform in the Temple. Workers with every kind of skill are eager to help you, and all the people and their leaders are at your command."
Samuel
1 Samuel 9:9
Saul replied, "A good idea! Let's go." So they went to the town where the holy man lived. As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some young women who were coming out to draw water. They asked these women, "Is the seer in town?" (At that time a prophet was called a seer, and so whenever someone wanted to ask God a question, he would say, "Let's go to the seer.")
did ordain
1 Chronicles 9:26
The four chief guards were Levites and had the final responsibility. They were also responsible for the rooms in the Temple and for the supplies kept there.
1 Chronicles 9:31
A Levite named Mattithiah, oldest son of Shallum, of the clan of Korah, was responsible for preparing the baked offerings.