Bible Cross References
the courses
2 Chronicles 5:11
All the priests present, regardless of the group to which they belonged, had consecrated themselves. And all the Levite musicians---Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, and the members of their clans---were wearing linen clothing. The Levites stood near the east side of the altar with cymbals and harps, and with them were 120 priests playing trumpets. The singers were accompanied in perfect harmony by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, as they praised the LORD singing: "Praise the LORD, because he is good, And his love is eternal." As the priests were leaving the Temple, it was suddenly filled with a cloud shining with the dazzling light of the LORD's presence, and they could not continue the service of worship.
2 Chronicles 23:4
This is what we will do. When the priests and Levites come on duty on the Sabbath, one third of them will guard the Temple gates,
2 Chronicles 31:2
King Hezekiah reestablished the organization of the priests and Levites, under which they each had specific duties. These included offering the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, taking part in the Temple worship, and giving praise and thanks in the various parts of the Temple.
1 Chronicles 24:1-19
1
These are the groups to which the descendants of Aaron belong. Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2
Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and left no descendants, so their brothers Eleazar and Ithamar became priests.
3
King David organized the descendants of Aaron into groups according to their duties. He was assisted in this by Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and by Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar.
4
The descendants of Eleazar were organized into sixteen groups, while the descendants of Ithamar were organized into eight; this was done because there were more male heads of families among the descendants of Eleazar.
5
Since there were Temple officials and spiritual leaders among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar, assignments were made by drawing lots.
6
The descendants of Eleazar and of Ithamar took turns drawing lots. Then they were registered by Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite secretary. The king, his officials, the priest Zadok, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of the priestly families and of the Levite families, were all witnesses.
7
This is the order in which the twenty-four family groups were given their assignments: 1) Jehoiarib; 2) Jedaiah; 3) Harim; 4) Seorim; 5) Malchijah; 6) Mijamin; 7) Hakkoz; 8) Abijah; 9) Jeshua; 10) Shecaniah; 11) Eliashib; 12) Jakim; 13) Huppah; 14) Jeshebeab; 15) Bilgah; 16) Immer; 17) Hezir; 18) Happizzez; 19) Pethahiah; 20) Jehezkel; 21) Jachin; 22) Gamul; 23) Delaiah; 24) Maaziah.
19
These men were registered according to their assignments for going to the Temple and performing the duties established by their ancestor Aaron in obedience to the commands of the LORD God of Israel.
Luke 1:5
During the time when Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife's name was Elizabeth; she also belonged to a priestly family.
Luke 1:8
One day Zechariah was doing his work as a priest in the Temple, taking his turn in the daily service.
the Levites
2 Chronicles 35:10
When everything was arranged for the Passover, the priests and the Levites took their posts, as commanded by the king.
1 Chronicles 6:31
These are the men whom King David put in charge of the music at the place of worship in Jerusalem after the Covenant Box was moved there.
1 Chronicles 6:32-48
32
They took regular turns of duty at the Tent of the LORD's presence during the time before King Solomon built the Temple.
33
The family lines of those who held this office are as follows: The clan of Kohath: Heman, the leader of the first choir, was the son of Joel. His family line went back to Jacob as follows: Heman, Joel, Samuel,
34
Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah,
35
Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai,
36
Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah,
37
Tahath, Assir, Ebiasaph, Korah,
38
Izhar, Kohath, Levi, Jacob.
39
Asaph was leader of the second choir. His family line went back to Levi as follows: Asaph, Berechiah, Shimea,
40
Michael, Baaseiah, Malchijah,
42
Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei,
43
Jahath, Gershon, Levi.
44
Ethan of the clan of Merari was the leader of the third choir. His family line went back to Levi as follows: Ethan, Kishi, Abdi, Malluch,
45
Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah,
47
Mahli, Mushi, Merari, Levi.
48
The other Levites were assigned all the other duties at the place of worship.
1 Chronicles 15:16-22
16
David commanded the leaders of the Levites to assign various Levites to sing and to play joyful music on harps and cymbals.
17
From the clans of singers they chose the following men to play the brass cymbals: Heman son of Joel, his relative Asaph son of Berechiah, and Ethan son of Kushaiah, of the clan of Merari. To assist them they chose the following Levites to play the high-pitched harps: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah. To play the low-pitched harps they chose the following Levites: Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Azaziah, and the Temple guards, Obed Edom and Jeiel.
22
Because of his skill in music Chenaniah was chosen to be in charge of the levitical musicians.
1 Chronicles 16:4-6
4
David appointed some of the Levites to lead the worship of the LORD, the God of Israel, in front of the Covenant Box, by singing and praising him.
5
Asaph was appointed leader, with Zechariah as his assistant. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel were to play harps. Asaph was to sound the cymbals,
6
and two priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, were to blow trumpets regularly in front of the Covenant Box.
1 Chronicles 16:42-6
1 Chronicles 23:1-32
1
When David was very old, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.
2
King David brought together all the Israelite leaders and all the priests and Levites.
3
He took a census of all the male Levites aged thirty or older. The total was thirty-eight thousand.
4
The king assigned twenty-four thousand to administer the work of the Temple, six thousand to keep records and decide disputes,
5
four thousand to do guard duty, and four thousand to praise the LORD, using the musical instruments provided by the king for this purpose.
6
David divided the Levites into three groups, according to their clans: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7
Gershon had two sons: Ladan and Shimei.
8
Ladan had three sons: Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel,
9
who were the heads of the clans descended from Ladan. (Shimei had three sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.)
10
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.
12
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13
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.
14
But the sons of Moses, the man of God, were included among the Levites.)
15
Moses had two sons, Gershom and Eliezer.
16
The leader among Gershom's sons was Shebuel.
17
Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, but Rehabiah had many descendants.
18
Kohath's second son, Izhar, had a son, Shelomith, the head of the clan.
19
Kohath's third son, Hebron, had four sons: Jeriah, Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20
Kohath's fourth son, Uzziel, had two sons, Micah and Isshiah.
21
Merari had two sons, Mahli and Mushi. Mahli also had two sons, Eleazar and Kish,
22
but Eleazar died without having any sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.
23
Merari's second son, Mushi, had three sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.
24
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.
25
David said, "The LORD God of Israel has given peace to his people, and he himself will live in Jerusalem forever.
26
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."
27
On the basis of David's final instructions all Levites were registered for service when they reached the age of twenty,
28
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 24:20-31
20
These are other heads of families descended from Levi: Jehdeiah, a descendant of Amram through Shebuel;
21
Isshiah, a descendant of Rehabiah;
22
Jahath, a descendant of Izhar through Shelomith;
23
Jeriah, Amariah, Jehaziel, and Jekameam, sons of Hebron, in order of age;
24
Shamir, a descendant of Uzziel through Micah;
25
Zechariah, a descendant of Uzziel through Isshiah, Micah's brother;
26
Mahli, Mushi, and Jaaziah, descendants of Merari.
27
Jaaziah had three sons: Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28
Mahli had two sons, Eleazar and Kish. Eleazar had no sons, but Kish had one son, Jerahmeel.
30
Mushi had three sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth. These are the families of the Levites.
31
The head of each family and one of his younger brothers drew lots for their assignments, just as their relatives, the priests descended from Aaron, had done. King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites were witnesses.
1 Chronicles 25:1-31
1
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:
2
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.
3
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.
4
The fourteen sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
5
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.
6
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.
7
All these twenty-four men were experts; and their fellow Levites were trained musicians. There were 288 men in all.
8
To determine the assignment of duties they all drew lots, whether they were young or old, experts or beginners.
9
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.
Ezra 6:18
They also organized the priests and the Levites for the Temple services in Jerusalem, according to the instructions contained in the book of Moses.
the porters
1 Chronicles 9:17
The following Temple guards lived in Jerusalem: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman. Shallum was their leader.
1 Chronicles 26:1-19
1
These are the assignments of work for the Levites who served as Temple guards. From the clan of Korah there was Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the family of Asaph.
2
He had seven sons, listed in order of age: Zechariah, Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel,
3
Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.
4
There was also Obed Edom, whom God blessed by giving him eight sons, listed in order of age: Shemaiah, Jehozabad, Joah, Sachar, Nethanel,
5
Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai.
6
Obed Edom's oldest son, Shemaiah, had six sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, Elihu, and Semachiah. They were important men in their clan because of their great ability; the last two were especially talented.
8
Obed Edom's family furnished a total of sixty-two highly qualified men for this work.
9
Meshelemiah's family furnished eighteen qualified men.
10
From the clan of Merari there was Hosah, who had four sons: Shimri (his father made him the leader, even though he was not the oldest son),
11
Hilkiah, Tebaliah, and Zechariah. In all there were thirteen members of Hosah's family who were Temple guards.
12
The Temple guards were divided into groups, according to families, and they were assigned duties in the Temple, just as the other Levites were.
13
Each family, regardless of size, drew lots to see which gate it would be responsible for.
14
Shelemiah drew the east gate, and his son Zechariah, a man who always gave good advice, drew the north gate.
15
Obed Edom was allotted the south gate, and his sons were allotted to guard the storerooms.
16
Shuppim and Hosah were allotted the west gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the upper road. Guard duty was divided into assigned periods, one after another.
17
On the east, six guards were on duty each day, on the north, four, and on the south, four. Four guards were stationed at the storerooms daily, two at each storeroom.
18
Near the western pavilion there were four guards by the road and two at the pavilion itself.
19
This is the assignment of guard duty to the clan of Korah and the clan of Merari.
so had David the man of God commanded
Deuteronomy 33:1
These are the blessings that Moses, the man of God, pronounced on the people of Israel before he died.
2 Samuel 23:2
The spirit of the LORD speaks through me; his message is on my lips.
1 Kings 13:1
At the LORD's command a prophet from Judah went to Bethel and arrived there as Jeroboam stood at the altar to offer the sacrifice.
1 Chronicles 28:19
King David said, "All this is contained in the plan written according to the instructions which the LORD himself gave me to carry out."
Acts 13:22
After removing him, God made David their king. This is what God said about him: 'I have found that David son of Jesse is the kind of man I like, a man who will do all I want him to do.'
Acts 13:36
For David served God's purposes in his own time, and then he died, was buried with his ancestors, and his body rotted in the grave.