1 Chronicles 23:6

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

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  • 1 Chr 6:1 : 1 The sons of Levi are Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
  • 2 Chr 8:14 : 14 Solomon 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.
  • 2 Chr 29:25 : 25 He 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.
  • 1 Chr 6:16 : 16 These were the men David appointed to lead the singing in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest.
  • Ezra 6:18 : 18 Then they appointed the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their groups for the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
  • Exod 6:16-24 : 16 These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. 17 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei by their clans. 18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years. 19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites by their generations. 20 Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years. 21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. 23 Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.
  • Num 26:57-58 : 57 These are the families of the Levites by their clans: The clan of the Gershonites from Gershon, the clan of the Kohathites from Kohath, and the clan of the Merarites from Merari. 58 These are the clans of Levi: the Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Kohath was the father of Amram.
  • 1 Chr 24:1 : 1 The divisions of the sons of Aaron were as follows: The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
  • 1 Chr 26:1 : 1 These are the divisions of the gatekeepers: from the Korahites, Meshelemiah, son of Kore, from the sons of Asaph.
  • 2 Chr 31:2 : 2 Hezekiah 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.
  • 2 Chr 35:10 : 10 When everything was ready, the priests stood in their places, and the Levites in their divisions, according to the king's command.

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  • 1 Chr 6:1
    82%

    1The sons of Levi are Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 1 Chr 6:16
    80%

    16These were the men David appointed to lead the singing in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest.

  • Gen 46:11
    79%

    11The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • Num 26:57
    78%

    57These are the families of the Levites by their clans: The clan of the Gershonites from Gershon, the clan of the Kohathites from Kohath, and the clan of the Merarites from Merari.

  • Num 3:17
    78%

    17These were the names of the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 1 Chr 26:19
    76%

    19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers, from the Korahite sons and the sons of Merari.

  • 1 Chr 24:3
    76%

    3David, along with Zadok from the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech from the sons of Ithamar, organized them according to their duties in their service.

  • 1 Chr 23:7
    75%

    7The Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

  • 1 Chr 15:4
    75%

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

  • 1 Chr 6:43
    74%

    43They also gave Hilez with its pasturelands and Debir with its pasturelands.

  • 2 Chr 8:14
    74%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 25:1
    74%

    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 23:2-5
    4 verses
    73%

    2He gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

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

    4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the Lord, six thousand were officers and judges,

    5four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments David had made for worship.

  • 1 Chr 23:27
    73%

    27According to the last instructions of David, the number of the Levites was from twenty years old and upward.

  • Num 4:41-42
    2 verses
    73%

    41These are the counts of the Gershonite families who served in the work of the tent of meeting. They were counted by Moses and Aaron according to the LORD's command.

    42The Merarite men were counted by their families and by their ancestral houses.

  • 1 Chr 6:19
    73%

    19The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah.

  • 1 Chr 16:4
    73%

    4David appointed Levites to serve before the ark of the LORD, to commemorate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 35:4
    73%

    4Prepare yourselves by your ancestral houses and divisions, according to the instructions written by David, king of Israel, and by his son Solomon.

  • Neh 12:24
    73%

    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 15:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    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.

  • Num 4:38
    72%

    38The Gershonite men were counted by their families and by their ancestral houses.

  • Neh 11:36
    72%

    36Some divisions of the Levites from Judah were assigned to Benjamin.

  • Exod 6:16
    72%

    16These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

  • 2 Chr 29:12
    72%

    12Then the Levites stood up: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah, from the descendants of the Kohathites; and Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel, from the descendants of Merari; and Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah, from the descendants of the Gershonites.

  • 1 Chr 23:24
    72%

    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.

  • Num 4:29
    72%

    29Count the sons of Merari by their clans and by their ancestral houses.

  • 1 Chr 23:21
    72%

    21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

  • 1 Chr 6:31
    72%

    31The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer.

  • Num 3:20
    71%

    20The sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi, according to their fathers' houses.

  • 1 Chr 24:6
    71%

    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.

  • Exod 6:19
    71%

    19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites by their generations.

  • 1 Chr 6:47
    71%

    47To the sons of Gershom, for their families, from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, they gave thirteen cities.

  • 1 Chr 26:23
    71%

    23From the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites:

  • Ezra 6:18
    71%

    18Then they appointed the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their groups for the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.

  • 1 Chr 26:12
    71%

    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.

  • Num 4:46
    71%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 25:6
    71%

    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.

  • Num 3:27
    71%

    27To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites. These are the clans of the Kohathites.

  • 1 Chr 26:1
    71%

    1These are the divisions of the gatekeepers: from the Korahites, Meshelemiah, son of Kore, from the sons of Asaph.

  • 1 Chr 15:6
    71%

    6From the descendants of Merari, Asaiah the chief, along with his relatives—220 in total.

  • 1 Chr 15:11
    71%

    11David summoned Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, and the Levites: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

  • 1 Chr 15:2
    71%

    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."

  • Num 4:22
    71%

    22Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their ancestral houses and by their clans.

  • 2 Chr 7:6
    70%

    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 24:31
    70%

    31They also cast lots, like their brothers the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and of the Levites, the families of the chief just as the youngest, all alike.