- the Levites:
- "So the serviceª was prepared,ª° and the priestsª stoodª° in¹ their place,ª and the Levitesª in¹ their courses,ª according to the king'sª commandment.ª" {2Ch 35:10} + "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" {1Ch 6:31} + "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 ... Their brethrenª also the Levitesª [were] appointedª° unto all manner¹ of serviceª of the tabernacleª of the houseª of God.ª" {1Ch 6:32-48} + "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 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 16:42} + "So when Davidª was oldª° and fullª° of days,ª he made¹¹ Solomonª his sonª king²° over¹ Israel.ª ... And that they should keepª°¹ the chargeª of the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª and the chargeª of the holyª [place], and the chargeª of the sonsª of Aaronª their brethren,ª in the serviceª of the houseª of the LORD.ª" {1Ch 23:1-32} + "And the restª° of the sonsª of Leviª [were these]: Of the sonsª of Amram;ª Shubael:ª of the sonsª of Shubael;ª Jehdeiah.ª ... These¹ likewise¹ castª° lotsª over againstª their brethrenª the sonsª of Aaronª in the presenceª of Davidª the king,ª and Zadok,ª and Ahimelech,ª and the chiefª of the fathersª of the priestsª and Levites,ª even the principalª fathersª over againstª their youngerª brethren.ª" {1Ch 24:20-31} + "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 ... The fourª and twentiethª to Romamtiezer,ª [he], his sons,ª and his brethren,ª [were] twelve.ªª" {1Ch 25:1-31} + "And they setª° the priestsª in their divisions,ª and the Levitesª in their courses,ª forª the serviceª of God,ª which¹ [is] at Jerusalem;ª as it is writtenª in the bookª of Moses.ª" {Ezr 6:18}
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