Bible Cross References
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
Numbers 3:21
The clan of Gershon was composed of the families of Libni and Shimei.
Exodus 6:17-19
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Gershon had two sons: Libni and Shimei, and they had many descendants.
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Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
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Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi with their descendants.
1 Chronicles 6:17
Each of them also had sons. Gershon was the father of Libni and Shimei;
1 Chronicles 6:20
These are the descendants of Gershon from generation to generation: Libni, Jahath, Zimmah,
1 Chronicles 6:21
Joah, Iddo, Zerah, Jeatherai.
1 Chronicles 23:7-11
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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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1 Chronicles 25:4
The fourteen sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
1 Chronicles 26:1-32
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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.
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He had seven sons, listed in order of age: Zechariah, Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel,
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Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.
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There was also Obed Edom, whom God blessed by giving him eight sons, listed in order of age: Shemaiah, Jehozabad, Joah, Sachar, Nethanel,
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Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai.
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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.
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Obed Edom's family furnished a total of sixty-two highly qualified men for this work.
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Meshelemiah's family furnished eighteen qualified men.
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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),
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Hilkiah, Tebaliah, and Zechariah. In all there were thirteen members of Hosah's family who were Temple guards.
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The Temple guards were divided into groups, according to families, and they were assigned duties in the Temple, just as the other Levites were.
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Each family, regardless of size, drew lots to see which gate it would be responsible for.
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Shelemiah drew the east gate, and his son Zechariah, a man who always gave good advice, drew the north gate.
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Obed Edom was allotted the south gate, and his sons were allotted to guard the storerooms.
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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.
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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.
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Near the western pavilion there were four guards by the road and two at the pavilion itself.
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This is the assignment of guard duty to the clan of Korah and the clan of Merari.
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Others of their fellow Levites were in charge of the Temple treasury and the storerooms for gifts dedicated to God.
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Ladan, one of the sons of Gershon, was the ancestor of several family groups, including the family of his son Jehiel.
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Ladan's two other sons, Zetham and Joel, had charge of the Temple treasury and storerooms.
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Duties were also assigned to the descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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Shebuel, of the clan of Moses' son Gershom, was the chief official responsible for the Temple treasury.
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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.
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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.
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They took some of the loot they captured in battle and dedicated it for use in the Temple.
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Shelomith and his family were in charge of everything that had been dedicated for use in the Temple, including the gifts brought by the prophet Samuel, by King Saul, by Abner son of Ner, and by Joab son of Zeruiah.
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Among the descendants of Izhar, Chenaniah and his sons were assigned administrative duties: keeping records and settling disputes for the people of Israel.
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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.
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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.
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King David chose twenty-seven hundred outstanding heads of families from Jeriah's relatives and put them in charge of administering all religious and civil matters in Israel east of the Jordan River---the territories of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh.
Nehemiah 12:1-26
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The following is a list of the priests and Levites who returned from exile with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with the High Priest Joshua:
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Priests: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These men were leaders among all their fellow priests in the days of Joshua.
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Levites: The following were in charge of the singing of hymns of thanksgiving: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah.
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The following formed the choir that sang the responses: Bakbukiah, Unno, and their fellow Levites.
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Joshua was the father of Joiakim; Joiakim was the father of Eliashib; Eliashib was the father of Joiada;
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Joiada was the father of Jonathan; and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
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When Joiakim was High Priest, the following priests were the heads of the priestly clans: (Priest: Clan); Meraiah: Seraiah; Hananiah: Jeremiah; Meshullam: Ezra; Jehohanan: Amariah; Jonathan: Malluchi; Joseph: Shebaniah; Adna: Harim; Helkai: Meraioth; Zechariah: Iddo; Meshullam: Ginnethon; Zichri: Abijah; ...: Miniamin; Piltai: Moadiah; Shammua: Bilgah; Jehonathan: Shemaiah; Mattenai: Joiarib; Uzzi: Jedaiah; Kallai: Sallai; Eber: Amok; Hashabiah: Hilkiah; Nethanel: Jedaiah
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A record was kept of the heads of the Levite families and of the priestly families during the lifetimes of the following High Priests: Eliashib, Joiada, Jonathan, and Jaddua. This record was finished when Darius was emperor of Persia.
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The heads of the Levite families, however, were recorded in the official records only until the time of Jonathan, the grandson of Eliashib.
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Under the direction of Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui, and Kadmiel, the Levites were organized into groups. Two groups at a time praised God responsively and gave thanks to him, in accordance with the instructions given by King David, the man of God.
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The following Temple guards were in charge of guarding the storerooms by the gates to the Temple: Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub.
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These people lived during the time of Joiakim, the son of Joshua and grandson of Jehozadak, and the time of Nehemiah the governor, and the time of Ezra, the priest who was a scholar of the Law.