- the Levites:
- "And he setª°¹ the Levitesª in the houseª of the LORDª with cymbals,ª with psalteries,ª and with harps,ª according to the commandmentª of David,ª and of Gadª the king'sª seer,ª and Nathanª the prophet:ª for¹ [so was] the commandmentª of² the LORDª byª his prophets.ª" {2Ch 29:25} + "And Davidª spakeª° to the chiefª of the Levitesª to appointª°¹ their brethrenª [to be] the singersª° with instrumentsª of musick,ª psalteriesª and harpsª and cymbals,ª sounding,ª° by lifting upª° the voiceª with joy.ª ... And Chenaniah,ª chiefª of the Levites,ª [was] for song:ª he instructedª about the song,ª because¹ he¹ [was] skilful.ª°" {1Ch 15:16-22} + "And he appointedª° [certain] of¹ the Levitesª to ministerª° beforeª the arkª of the LORD,ª and to record,ª° and to thankª° and praiseª° the LORDª Godª of Israel:ª ... Benaiahª also and Jahazielª the priestsª with trumpetsª continuallyª beforeª the arkª of the covenantª of God.ª" {1Ch 16:4-6} + "And with¹ them Hemanª and Jeduthun,ª and the restª that were chosen,ª° who¹ were expressedª° by name,ª to give thanksª° to the LORD,ª because¹ his mercyª [endureth] for ever;ª ... And with¹ them Hemanª and Jeduthunª with trumpetsª and cymbalsª for those that should make a sound,ª° and with musicalª instrumentsª of God.ª And the sonsª of Jeduthunª [were] porters.ª" {1Ch 16:41-42} + "Moreover fourª thousandª [were] porters;ª and fourª thousandª praisedª° the LORDª with the instrumentsª which¹ I made,ª° [said David], to praiseª° [therewith]." {1Ch 23:5} + "And to standª° every morningª to thankª° and praiseª° the LORD,ª and likewise¹ at even;ª" {1Ch 23:30} + "Moreover Davidª and the captainsª of the hostª separatedª° to the serviceª of the sonsª of Asaph,ª and of Heman,ª and of Jeduthun,ª who should prophesyª°°² with harps,ª with psalteries,ª and with cymbals:ª and the numberª of the workmenª²¹ according to their serviceª was:¹ ... So the numberª of them, with¹ their brethrenª that were instructedª° in the songsª of the LORD,ª [even] all¹ that were cunning,ª° was¹ two hundredª fourscoreª and eight.ª" {1Ch 25:1-7} + "And when the buildersª° laid the foundationª° of¹ the templeª of the LORD,ª they setª° the priestsª in their apparelª° with trumpets,ª and the Levitesª the sonsª of Asaphª with cymbals,ª to praiseª°¹ the LORD,ª after¹ the ordinanceª of Davidª kingª of Israel.ª ... And they sang together by courseª° in praisingª° and giving thanksª° unto the LORD;ª because¹ [he is] good,ª for¹ his mercyª [endureth] for everª toward¹ Israel.ª And all¹ the peopleª shoutedª° with a greatª shout,ª when they praisedª° the LORD,ª because¹ the foundation²° of the house² of the LORD² was laid.ª°¹¹" {Ezr 3:10-11}
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