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- "And they commandedª°¹ the people,ª saying,ª° When ye seeª°¹ the arkª of the covenantª of the LORDª your God,ª and the priestsª the Levitesª bearingª° it, then ye¹ shall removeª° from your place,ª¹ and goª° afterª it." {Jsh 3:3} + "And Davidª calledª° for Zadokª and Abiatharª the priests,ª and for the Levites,ª for Uriel,ª Asaiah,ª and Joel,ª Shemaiah,ª and Eliel,ª and Amminadab,ª ... And saidª° unto them, Ye¹ [are] the chiefª of the fathersª of the Levites:ª sanctify²° yourselves,¹ [both] ye¹ and your brethren,ª that ye may bring upª°¹ the arkª of the LORDª Godª of Israelª unto¹ [the place that] I have preparedª° for it." {1Ch 15:11-12} + "And with¹ them [he sent] Levites,ª [even] Shemaiah,ª and Nethaniah,ª and Zebadiah,ª and Asahel,ª and Shemiramoth,ª and Jehonathan,ª and Adonijah,ª and Tobijah,ª and Tobadonijah,ª Levites;ª and with¹ them Elishamaª and Jehoram,ª priests.ª ... And they taughtª° in Judah,ª and [had] the bookª of the lawª of the LORDª with¹ them, and went aboutª° throughout all¹ the citiesª of Judah,ª and taughtª° the people.ª" {2Ch 17:8-9} + "And he brought inª°¹ the priestsª and the Levites,ª and gathered them togetherª° into the eastª street,ª ... My sons,ª be not¹ now¹ negligent:ª° for¹ the LORDª hath chosenª° you to standª° beforeª him, to serveª° him, and that ye should ministerª°¹ unto him, and burn incense.ª°" {2Ch 29:4-11} + "And they gatheredª°¹ their brethren,ª and sanctified²° themselves,¹ and came,ª° according to the commandmentª of the king,ª by the wordsª of the LORD,ª to cleanseª° the houseª of the LORD.ª" {2Ch 29:15} + "And Hezekiahª commandedª° to offerª° the burnt offeringª upon the altar.ª And whenª the burnt offeringª began,ª° the songª of the LORDª beganª° [also] with the trumpets,ª and with¹ the instrumentsª¹ [ordained] by² Davidª kingª of Israel.ª" {2Ch 29:27} + "Moreover Hezekiahª the kingª and the princesª commandedª° the Levitesª to sing praiseª° unto the LORDª with the wordsª of David,ª and of Asaphª the seer.ª And they sang praisesª° with¹ gladness,ª and they bowed their headsª° and worshipped.ª°" {2Ch 29:30} + "Also¹ in Judahª the handª of Godª was¹ to giveª° them oneª heartª to doª° the commandmentª of the kingª and of the princes,ª by the wordª of the LORD.ª" {2Ch 30:12} + "Then Hezekiahª questionedª° with¹ the priestsª and the Levitesª concerning¹ the heaps.ª ... And Azariahª the chiefª priestª of the houseª of Zadokª answeredª°¹ him, and said,ª° Since [the people] beganª°¹ to bringª° the offeringsª into the houseª of the LORD,ª we have had enoughª° to eat,ª° and have leftª°¹ plenty:ª for¹ the LORDª hath blessedª°¹ his people;ª and that which is leftª° [is]¹ this¹ great store.ª" {2Ch 31:9-10} + "And he setª° the priestsª in¹ their charges,ª and encouragedª° them to the serviceª of the houseª of the LORD,ª ... So killª° the passover,ª and sanctify²° yourselves,¹ and prepareª° your brethren,ª that [they] may doª° according to the wordª of the LORDª by the handª of Moses.ª" {2Ch 35:2-6} + "And the chiefª of the Levites:ª Hashabiah,ª Sherebiah,ª and Jeshuaª the sonª of Kadmiel,ª with their brethrenª over against¹ them, to praiseª° [and] to give thanks,ª° according to the commandmentª of Davidª the manª of God,ª wardª over againstª ward.ª ... And the sonsª of the singersª° gathered themselves together,ª° both out of¹ the plain countryª round aboutª Jerusalem,ª and from¹ the villagesª of Netophathi;ª" {Neh 12:24-28} + "And I commandedª° the Levitesª that¹ they should¹ cleanse²° themselves,¹ and [that] they should comeª° [and] keepª° the gates,ª to sanctifyª°¹ the sabbathª day.ª Rememberª° me, O my God,ª [concerning] this¹ also,¹ and spareª°¹ me according to the greatnessª of thy mercy.ª" {Neh 13:22} + "And [one] of the sonsª¹ of Joiada,ª the sonª of Eliashibª the highª priest,ª [was] son in lawª to Sanballatª the Horonite:ª therefore I chasedª° him from¹¹ me." {Neh 13:28}
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