1 Chronicles 16:4

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David appointed Levites to serve before the ark of the LORD, to commemorate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

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  • Gen 17:7 : 7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
  • Gen 32:28 : 28 The man asked him, 'What is your name?' 'Jacob,' he answered.
  • Gen 33:20 : 20 There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
  • Num 18:1-6 : 1 Then the LORD said to Aaron, 'You, your sons, and your father's family with you will bear the responsibility for offenses related to the sanctuary. Also, you and your sons with you will bear the responsibility for offenses connected to your priesthood.' 2 Bring your brothers from the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, to join you and assist you while you and your sons serve before the tent of the testimony. 3 They are to guard your duties and the duties of the entire tent, but they must not come near the sacred furnishings or the altar, so they will not die—and neither will you. 4 They are to join you and take responsibility for the care of the tent of meeting, performing all its service. No unauthorized person may come near you. 5 You are to perform the duties of the sanctuary and the altar, so that no further wrath will fall on the Israelites. 6 I myself have chosen your brothers, the Levites, from among the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for their service at the tent of meeting.
  • 1 Kgs 8:15 : 15 He said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying:'
  • 1 Chr 15:16 : 16 David instructed the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as singers, to sing joyful songs accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
  • 1 Chr 16:8 : 8 Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make his deeds known among the peoples.
  • 1 Chr 16:37-42 : 37 David left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the LORD’s covenant to minister regularly by following the daily requirements. 38 Obed-edom and his relatives, totaling sixty-eight, were also assigned, with Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah serving as gatekeepers. 39 Zadok the priest and his fellow priests were stationed before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon. 40 They were to continually offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering, morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded for Israel. 41 Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen were designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever. 42 Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of the trumpets, cymbals, and other musical instruments for worship of God. Jeduthun’s sons were assigned to the gates.
  • 1 Chr 23:2-6 : 2 He gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. 3 The Levites, thirty years old and older, were counted by their heads, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand. 4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges, 5 four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments David had made for worship. 6 David organized them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  • 1 Chr 23:27-32 : 27 According to the last instructions of David, the number of the Levites was from twenty years old and upward. 28 Their job was to assist the descendants of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, overseeing the courtyards, the rooms, the ceremonial cleansing of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God. 29 They were also responsible for the bread of the Presence, the fine flour for the grain offerings, the unleavened wafers, the baking of offerings in the pan, the well-mixed offerings, and all measures of quantity and size. 30 They were to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the Lord, and also every evening. 31 They were to offer all burnt offerings to the Lord on the sabbaths, the new moons, and the appointed festivals as prescribed, continually before the Lord. 32 In this way they fulfilled their duty to care for the Tent of Meeting, the holy place, and their brothers, the descendants of Aaron, for the service of the house of the Lord.
  • 1 Chr 24:3 : 3 David, along with Zadok from the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech from the sons of Ithamar, organized them according to their duties in their service.
  • Ps 37:1 : 1 Do not fret because of evildoers, and do not envy those who commit injustice.
  • Ps 70:1 : 1 For the director of music, a psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.
  • Ps 72:18 : 18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
  • Ps 103:2 : 2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and do not forget all His benefits.
  • Ps 105:5 : 5 Remember the wonders He has done, His miracles, and the judgments He has spoken.
  • Ps 106:48 : 48 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, 'Amen!' Praise the LORD!
  • Isa 62:6-7 : 6 Upon your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; all day and all night they will not be silent. You who remind the LORD, take no rest, 7 and give Him no rest until He establishes and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

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  • 1 Chr 16:5-8
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    5Asaph was the chief, with Zechariah as his assistant, along with Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals.

    6Benaiah and Jahaziel, the priests, blew the trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

    7On that day, David first gave Asaph and his brothers the task of singing praise to the LORD.

    8Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make his deeds known among the peoples.

  • 1 Chr 15:14-17
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    14So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

    15The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.

    16David instructed the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as singers, to sing joyful songs accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.

    17So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, Asaph son of Berechiah from his relatives, and Ethan son of Kushaiah from the descendants of Merari, their brothers.

  • 2 Chr 7:6
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    6The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the instruments for music to the LORD that King David had made for praising the LORD, saying, "His love endures forever," whenever David praised by their ministry. The priests sounded trumpets opposite them, and all Israel stood.

  • 1 Chr 25:1
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    1David, along with the army leaders, set apart the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun for the work of prophesying, using harps, lyres, and cymbals. Their work and number of those engaged in this service were recorded.

  • 1 Chr 16:36-37
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    36Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Then all the people said, "Amen" and praised the LORD.

    37David left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the LORD’s covenant to minister regularly by following the daily requirements.

  • Neh 12:46
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    46For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were leaders of the singers and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

  • 2 Chr 31:2
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    2Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites, each man according to his service—priests and Levites alike—for burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to sing praises at the gates of the Lord’s camp.

  • Neh 12:24
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    24The leaders of the Levites were: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them to give praise and thanksgiving, as prescribed by David, the man of God, alternating duty by duty.

  • 1 Chr 15:2-4
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    2Then David said, "The ark of God must not be carried by anyone but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever."

    3David gathered all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.

    4He also assembled the descendants of Aaron and the Levites.

  • 2 Chr 29:25-26
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    25He stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the command of David, Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; the command was from the LORD through His prophets.

    26The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests stood with the trumpets.

  • 1 Chr 6:31-32
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    31The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer.

    32The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

  • 1 Chr 15:11-12
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    11David summoned Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, and the Levites: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

    12He said to them, "You are the heads of the Levitical families. Consecrate yourselves, you and your relatives, so that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I prepared for it.

  • 2 Chr 8:14
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    14Solomon followed the ordinance of his father David by appointing the divisions of the priests for their duties and the Levites for their responsibilities, to praise and minister before the priests according to the daily schedule. He also appointed the gatekeepers in their divisions by each gate, for this was the command of David, the man of God.

  • Ezra 3:10
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    10When the builders laid the foundation of the LORD’s temple, the priests, dressed in their robes and holding trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, took their places to praise the LORD as David king of Israel had instructed.

  • 1 Chr 23:5-6
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    5four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments David had made for worship.

    6David organized them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 2 Chr 29:30
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    30King Hezekiah and the officials commanded the Levites to praise the LORD with the words of David and Asaph the seer. They sang praises with joy and bowed down in worship.

  • 1 Chr 16:41
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    41Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen were designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever.

  • 1 Chr 13:8
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    8David and all Israel celebrated with all their might before God, with songs, harps, lyres, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

  • 1 Chr 16:1-2
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    1They brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had set up for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

    2When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 23:18
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    18Jehoiada appointed the oversight of the house of the Lord to the priests, who were Levites, as David had assigned them in the house of the Lord, to offer burnt offerings to the Lord as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and singing as David had directed.

  • 1 Chr 15:25-28
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    25So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of the thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom with rejoicing.

    26And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

    27David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of singing. David also wore a linen ephod.

    28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouts of joy, the sound of the ram's horn, trumpets, cymbals, and the music of harps and lyres.

  • 2 Chr 20:19
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    19Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice.

  • Neh 11:17
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    17Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, led the thanksgiving and prayer. Bakbukiah was next to him among his brothers, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

  • 2 Chr 30:21
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    21The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, while the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day with loud instruments dedicated to the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 25:6
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    6All these men were under their father's direction for the music in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, lyres, and harps for the service of the house of God. They were under the direction of the king, Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

  • 1 Chr 23:30
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    30They were to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the Lord, and also every evening.

  • Deut 10:8
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    8At that time, the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.

  • 2 Chr 31:4
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    4He also commanded the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion due to the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves fully to the Law of the Lord.

  • 2 Chr 20:21
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    21Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed singers to sing to the LORD and give praise in the splendor of his holiness as they went out ahead of the army, singing: 'Give thanks to the LORD, for his love endures forever.'

  • 2 Chr 5:4
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    4When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.

  • 2 Chr 35:2
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    2He appointed the priests to their responsibilities and encouraged them in their service to the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 34:12
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    12The men worked faithfully. Jahath and Obadiah, Levites from the descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam from the descendants of Kohath supervised them. The Levites, all skilled musicians, also assisted in the work.

  • 2 Chr 5:12
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    12And all the Levites who were singers—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, their sons, and their relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests who were blowing trumpets.