- the Levites:
- "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 Hezekiahª spakeª° comfortablyª¹ unto all¹ the Levitesª that taughtª° the goodª knowledgeª of the LORD:ª and they did eatª° throughout¹ the feastª sevenª days,ª offeringª° peaceª offerings,ª and making confessionª° to the LORDª Godª of their fathers.ª" {2Ch 30:22} + "They shall teachª° Jacobª thy judgments,ª and Israelª thy law:ª they shall putª° incenseª beforeª thee, and whole burnt sacrificeª upon¹ thine altar.ª" {Deu 33:10} + "Also Jeshua,ª and Bani,ª and Sherebiah,ª Jamin,ª Akkub,ª Shabbethai,ª Hodijah,ª Maaseiah,ª Kelita,ª Azariah,ª Jozabad,ª Hanan,ª Pelaiah,ª and the Levites,ª caused¹ the peopleª to understandª° the law:ª and the peopleª [stood] in¹ their place.ª ... So they readª° in the bookª in the lawª of Godª distinctly,ª° and gaveª° the sense,ª and caused [them] to understandª° the reading.ª" {Neh 8:7-8} + "For¹ the priest'sª lipsª should keepª° knowledge,ª and they should seekª° the lawª at his mouth:ª¹ for¹ he¹ [is] the messengerª of the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 2:7}
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