- 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 these¹ [are they] whom¹ Davidª setª° over¹ the serviceª of songª in the houseª of the LORD,ª after that the arkª¹ had rest.ª¹ ... And they ministeredª°¹ beforeª the dwelling² place¹ of the tabernacleª of the congregationª with singing,ª until¹ Solomonª had builtª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª in Jerusalem:ª and [then] they waitedª° on¹ their officeª according to their order.ª" {1Ch 6:31-32} + "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 Mattithiah,ª and Elipheleh,ª and Mikneiah,ª and Obededom,ª and Jeiel,ª and Azaziah,ª with harpsª on¹ the Sheminithª to excel.ª°" {1Ch 15:16-21} + "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 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} + "As well the singersª° as the players²° on instruments¹ [shall be there]: all¹ my springsª [are] in thee." {Psa 87:7}
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