1 Chronicles 23:4

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Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,

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  • 2 Chr 19:8 : 8 In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to administer the law of the LORD and settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.
  • Deut 16:18 : 18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.
  • Deut 17:8-9 : 8 If a case arises that is too difficult for you to judge—whether bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults—matters of dispute in your towns, you are to go up to the place the LORD your God will choose. 9 Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you the verdict. 10 You must act according to the decision they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you.
  • 1 Chr 6:48 : 48 To the sons of Merari, for their families, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun, they allotted twelve cities by lot.
  • 1 Chr 9:28-32 : 28 Some of them were in charge of the vessels used in worship. They were responsible for bringing them in and taking them out by count. 29 Others of them were appointed over the furniture, all the sacred utensils, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, incense, and spices. 30 Some of the priests prepared the mix of spices for the ointments. 31 Mattithiah, a Levite and the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the task of preparing the flat cakes in faithfulness. 32 Some of the Kohathites, their relatives, were assigned to prepare the showbread every Sabbath.
  • 1 Chr 23:28-32 : 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 26:20-27 : 20 And the Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of the treasures of the house of God and the treasures of the holy things. 21 The sons of Ladan, who were descendants of the Gershonites, came through Ladan. Jehieli was the leader among the heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite. 22 The sons of Jehieli were Zetham and his brother Joel, who were assigned to oversee the treasuries of the LORD's temple. 23 From the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites: 24 Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom, the son of Moses, was the overseer in charge of the treasuries. 25 His relatives descended from Eliezer: Rehabiah, his son; Jeshaiah, his son; Joram, his son; Zichri, his son; and Shelomith, his son. 26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasures of the dedicated things that King David, the heads of families, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the military officers had set apart. 27 From the spoils won in battles, they had dedicated them to maintain and repair the house of the LORD.
  • 1 Chr 26:29-31 : 29 From the Izharites: Chenaniah and his sons were assigned outside duties for Israel as officers and judges. 30 From the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, were put in charge of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and the service of the king. 31 From the Hebronites: Jerijah was the leader according to their genealogies of the families. In the fortieth year of David's reign, they were searched, and among them were found capable warriors in Jazer of Gilead.
  • Ezra 3:8-9 : 8 In the second year after their arrival at the house of God in Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers—the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned from captivity to Jerusalem—began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years old and older to oversee the work on the house of the LORD. 9 Jeshua and his sons and brothers, along with Kadmiel and his sons, who were descendants of Judah, joined together to oversee those working on the house of God. The sons of Henadad, along with their sons and brothers, the Levites, also took part in the work.
  • Neh 11:9 : 9 Joel son of Zichri was their officer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city.
  • Neh 11:22 : 22 The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, from the descendants of Asaph, the singers who were placed in charge of the work of the house of God.
  • Mal 2:7 : 7 For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

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  • 1 Chr 23:5-6
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    82%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 27:1-2
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    1The sons of Israel were counted by their numbers, the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters of the divisions, those who came in and went out month by month for all the months of the year. Each division had twenty-four thousand men.

    2Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam son of Zabdiel, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

  • 1 Chr 23:3
    79%

    3The Levites, thirty years old and older, were counted by their heads, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.

  • 1 Chr 23:24
    78%

    24These were the sons of Levi by their families, the heads of the fathers' households, listed by name, individually numbered, who were doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and older.

  • 1 Chr 12:26
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    26From the tribe of Levi: 4,600 men.

  • Num 4:40
    76%

    40The total number of those counted by their families and their ancestral houses was 2,630.

  • Num 4:44
    75%

    44The total number of those counted by their families was 3,200.

  • 1 Chr 24:4
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    4There were more leaders among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar. They divided them: sixteen heads of ancestral families from the sons of Eleazar, and eight from the sons of Ithamar.

  • 1 Kgs 5:16
    74%

    16Then Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:

  • 1 Chr 9:26
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    26For these four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the chambers and the treasuries of the house of God because of their faithfulness.

  • 1 Chr 12:23-24
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    23These are the numbers of men equipped for war who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the LORD had spoken.

    24From the tribe of Judah, carrying shields and spears: 6,800 armed for battle.

  • Num 1:26-27
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    26The descendants of Judah were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.

    27The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.

  • 1 Chr 7:9
    73%

    9Their family records and registrations listed them as the heads of their ancestral families, mighty warriors totaling twenty thousand two hundred.

  • 2 Chr 2:2
    73%

    2Solomon sent word to Hiram, the king of Tyre, saying, "Just as you dealt with my father David, and sent him cedar timber to build a house to live in,"

  • Ezra 2:40
    73%

    40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), seventy-four.

  • 2 Chr 26:12
    73%

    12The total number of family leaders in charge of the fighting men was 2,600.

  • 1 Chr 23:27-28
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    27According to the last instructions of David, the number of the Levites was from twenty years old and upward.

    28Their 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.

  • Num 2:23
    73%

    23The army of his division numbers 35,400.

  • 1 Chr 7:4
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    4Alongside these, according to their generations and their ancestral families, were divisions of warriors for battle—thirty-six thousand in total, for they had many wives and children.

  • Num 4:46
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    46All those numbered by Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel were counted among the Levite clans by their families and by their ancestral houses.

  • 2 Chr 34:12-13
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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.

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  • Num 4:48
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    48Their total number was 8,580.

  • 2 Chr 23:4
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    4This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who are coming on duty on the Sabbath shall be gatekeepers.

  • 1 Kgs 9:23
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    23These were the chief officials over Solomon's work: 550 who supervised the people doing the labor.

  • Neh 7:43
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    43The Levites, the descendants of Jeshua through Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah): 74.

  • Num 3:28
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    28Their census, counting every male a month old and upward, numbered 8,600, responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

  • Num 2:9
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    9All those counted in the camp of Judah, by divisions, total 186,400. They are to set out first.

  • 1 Chr 26:12
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    12These divisions of the gatekeepers were assigned to the leading men to have responsibilities beside their brothers, to serve in the house of the LORD.

  • 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 24:6
    72%

    6Shemaiah, son of Nethanel, the scribe, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of the families of the priests and of the Levites. One family was drawn for Eleazar and another for Ithamar.

  • 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.

  • Num 2:4
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    4The army of his division numbers 74,600.

  • 1 Chr 9:23
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    23They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the Lord—the house of the tent—by rotations.

  • Num 2:6
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    6The army of his division numbers 54,400.

  • Neh 7:67
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    67In addition to their male and female servants—who numbered 7,337—there were also 245 male and female singers.

  • 1 Chr 9:13
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    13And their relatives, heads of their ancestral houses, totaled 1,760—mighty men of ability for the work of the house of God.

  • 1 Chr 29:6
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    6Then the leaders of the families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.

  • 1 Chr 25:6-7
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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.

    7The number of them, along with their relatives, all trained and skilled in music for the LORD, was 288.

  • 1 Chr 24:18
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    18the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

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    36Their number by their families was 2,750.

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    17He assigned seventy thousand of them as burden-bearers, eighty thousand as stonecutters in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred as supervisors to oversee the work.

  • 1 Chr 26:32
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    32His relatives were 2,700 capable men, heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for all matters of God and the affairs of the king.