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Numbers 8:11
and then Aaron shall dedicate the Levites to me as a special gift from the Israelites, so that they may do my work.
Numbers 3:23-37
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This clan was to camp on the west behind the Tent,
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with Eliasaph son of Lael as chief of the clan.
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They were responsible for the Tent, its inner cover, its outer cover, the curtain for the entrance,
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the curtains for the court which is around the Tent and the altar, and the curtain for the entrance of the court. They were responsible for all the service connected with these items.
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The clan of Kohath was composed of the families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was 8,600.
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This clan was to camp on the south side of the Tent,
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with Elizaphan son of Uzziel as chief of the clan.
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They were responsible for the Covenant Box, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the utensils the priests use in the Holy Place, and the curtain at the entrance to the Most Holy Place. They were responsible for all the service connected with these items.
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The chief of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was in charge of those who carried out the duties in the Holy Place.
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The clan of Merari was composed of the families of Mahli and Mushi.
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The total number of males one month old or older that were enrolled was 6,200.
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This clan was to camp on the north side of the Tent, with Zuriel son of Abihail as chief of the clan.
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They were assigned responsibility for the frames for the Tent, its bars, posts, bases, and all its fittings. They were responsible for all the service connected with these items.
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They were also responsible for the posts, bases, pegs, and ropes for the outer court.
Numbers 4:3-32
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and to register all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who were qualified to work in the Tent of the LORD's presence.
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Their service involves the most holy things.
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The LORD gave Moses the following instructions. When it is time to break camp, Aaron and his sons shall enter the Tent, take down the curtain in front of the Covenant Box, and cover the Box with it.
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They shall put a fine leather cover over it, spread a cloth of solid blue on top, and then insert the carrying poles.
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They shall spread a blue cloth over the table for the bread offered to the LORD and put on it the dishes, the incense bowls, the offering bowls, and the jars for the wine offering. There shall always be bread on the table.
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They shall spread a red cloth over all of this, put a fine leather cover over it, and then insert the carrying poles.
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They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand, with its lamps, tongs, trays, and all the olive oil containers.
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They shall wrap it and all its equipment in a fine leather cover and place it on a carrying frame.
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Next they shall spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, put a fine leather cover over it, and then insert the carrying poles.
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They shall take all the utensils used in the Holy Place, wrap them in a blue cloth, put a fine leather cover over them, and place them on a carrying frame.
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They shall remove the greasy ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.
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They shall put on it all the equipment used in the service at the altar: fire pans, hooks, shovels, and basins. Then they shall put a fine leather cover over it and insert the carrying poles.
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When it is time to break camp, the clan of Kohath shall come to carry the sacred objects only after Aaron and his sons have finished covering them and all their equipment. The Kohath clan must not touch the sacred objects, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohath clan whenever the Tent is moved.
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Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall be responsible for the whole Tent and for the oil for the lamps, the incense, the grain offerings, the anointing oil, and everything else in the Tent that has been consecrated to the LORD.
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The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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"Do not let the clan of Kohath
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be killed by coming near these most sacred objects. To prevent this from happening, Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each man his task and tell him what to carry.
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But if the Kohathites enter the Tent and see the priests preparing the sacred objects for moving, they will die."
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to take a census of the Levite clan of Gershon by subclans and families,
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and to register all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who were qualified to work in the Tent of the LORD's presence.
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They shall be responsible for carrying the following objects:
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the Tent, its inner cover, its outer cover, the fine leather cover on top of it, the curtain for the entrance,
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the curtains and ropes for the court that is around the Tent and the altar, the curtains for the entrance of the court, and all the fittings used in setting up these objects. They shall perform all the tasks required for these things.
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Moses and Aaron shall see to it that the Gershonites perform all the duties and carry everything that Aaron and his sons assign to them.
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These are the responsibilities of the Gershon clan in the Tent; they shall carry them out under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
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The LORD told Moses to take a census of the Levite clan of Merari by subclans and families,
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and to register all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who were qualified to work in the Tent of the LORD's presence.
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They shall be responsible for carrying the frames, bars, posts, and bases of the Tent,
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and the posts, bases, pegs, and ropes of the court around the Tent, with all the fittings used in setting them up. Each man will be responsible for carrying specific items.
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.
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Numbers 8:11
and then Aaron shall dedicate the Levites to me as a special gift from the Israelites, so that they may do my work.
Numbers 8:13
"Dedicate the Levites as a special gift to me, and put Aaron and his sons in charge of them.
Numbers 3:12
"The Levites are now to be mine. When I killed all the first-born of the Egyptians, I consecrated as my own the oldest son of each Israelite family and the first-born of every animal. Now, instead of having the first-born sons of Israel as my own, I have the Levites; they will belong to me. I am the LORD."