- the charge:
- "The sonsª of Jehieli;ª Zetham,ª and Joelª his brother,ª [which were] over¹ the treasuresª of the houseª of the LORD.ª ... Which¹ Shelomithª and his brethrenª [were] over¹ all¹ the treasuresª of the dedicated things,ª which¹ Davidª the king,ª and the chiefª fathers,ª the captainsª over thousandsª and hundreds,ª and the captainsª of the host,ª had dedicated.ª°" {1Ch 26:22-26} + "And Balakª saidª° unto¹ Balaam,ª Neither¹¹ curse²° them at all,ª° nor¹¹ bless²° them at all.ª° ... And Balakª saidª° unto¹ Balaam,ª Come,²°¹ I pray thee,¹ I will bringª° thee unto¹ anotherª place;ª peradventure¹ it will pleaseªª° Godª that thou mayest curseª° me them from thence.¹¹" {Num 23:25-27} + "And weighedª° unto them¹ the silver,ª and the gold,ª and the vessels,ª [even] the offeringª of the houseª of our God,ª which the king,ª and his counsellors,ª° and his lords,ª and all¹ Israelª [there] present,ª° had offered:ª° ... So tookª° the priestsª and the Levitesª the weightª of the silver,ª and the gold,ª and the vessels,ª to bringª° [them] to Jerusalemª unto the houseª of our God.ª" {Ezr 8:25-30} + "And at that¹ timeª were some²¹ appointedª° over¹ the chambersª for the treasures,ª for the offerings,ª for the firstfruits,ª and for the tithes,ª to gatherª° into them out of the fieldsª of the citiesª the portionsª of the lawª for the priestsª and Levites:ª for¹ Judahª rejoicedª for¹ the priestsª and for¹ the Levitesª that waited.ª°" {Neh 12:44} + "And beforeª this,¹¹ Eliashibª the priest,ª having the oversightª° of the chamberª of the houseª of our God,ª [was] alliedª unto Tobiah:ª ... And he had preparedª° for him a greatª chamber,ª where¹ aforetimeª¹ they laidª°¹ the meat offerings,ª the frankincense,ª and the vessels,ª and the tithesª of the corn,ª the new wine,ª and the oil,ª which was commandedª [to be given] to the Levites,ª and the singers,ª° and the porters;ª and the offeringsª of the priests.ª" {Neh 13:4-5}
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