Nehemiah 11:16

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And Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the house of God.

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  • 1 Chr 26:20 : 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.
  • 1 Chr 26:29 : 29 From the Izharites: Chenaniah and his sons were assigned outside duties for Israel as officers and judges.
  • Ezra 8:33 : 33 On the fourth day, the silver, gold, and vessels were weighed out in the house of our God into the care of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest, along with Eleazar son of Phinehas. They were assisted by Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui, the Levites.
  • Neh 8:7 : 7 The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—helped the people understand the Law as they stood in their places.
  • Acts 6:2-3 : 2 So the Twelve summoned all the disciples together and said, 'It would not be right for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.' 3 Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this responsibility.

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  • Neh 12:22-26
    5 verses
    78%

    22The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were recorded as heads of families, and so were the priests, during the reign of Darius the Persian.

    23The descendants of Levi, the heads of families, were recorded in the book of the annals up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

    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.

    25Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at the storerooms by the gates.

    26These were in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest, the scribe.

  • 2 Chr 31:12-13
    2 verses
    77%

    12They faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and the holy gifts. Conaniah the Levite was in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second in command.

    13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah served as overseers under Conaniah and his brother Shimei by the command of King Hezekiah and Azariah, the ruler of the house of God.

  • Neh 11:15
    77%

    15From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni.

  • Neh 11:17
    76%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 9:26-28
    3 verses
    76%

    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.

    27They spent the night around the house of God because they were responsible for its guard and for opening it each morning.

    28Some of them were in charge of the vessels used in worship. They were responsible for bringing them in and taking them out by count.

  • 2 Chr 34:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    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.

    13They were in charge of the laborers and oversaw all the workers involved in the various tasks. Some of the Levites served as scribes, officers, and gatekeepers.

  • Neh 12:7-9
    3 verses
    75%

    7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their brothers in the days of Jeshua.

    8And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving, he and his brothers.

    9And Bakbukiah, Unni, and their brothers stood opposite them to guard the duties of service.

  • Neh 11:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21The temple servants lived on the Ophel, and Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.

    22The 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.

  • Neh 11:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, the leader in charge of the house of God.

    12Their associates, who carried out the work for the temple, numbered 822. Also, Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah.

  • Neh 13:13
    75%

    13I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah from the Levites, and as their assistant, Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing to their kinsmen.

  • Ezra 10:23
    74%

    23Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

  • Neh 10:9
    74%

    9Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah—these were the priests.

  • Ezra 10:15
    73%

    15But Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite.

  • 2 Kgs 12:11
    73%

    11Whenever they saw there was a lot of money in the chest, the king’s scribe and the high priest would come, count the money that had been brought to the temple of the LORD, and put it into bags.

  • 1 Chr 24:6
    73%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 26:20
    73%

    20And the Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of the treasures of the house of God and the treasures of the holy things.

  • 1 Chr 9:14
    73%

    14From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, from the descendants of Merari.

  • 2 Chr 17:8
    73%

    8With them were the Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.

  • Neh 8:7
    73%

    7The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—helped the people understand the Law as they stood in their places.

  • Neh 11:9
    72%

    9Joel son of Zichri was their officer, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command over the city.

  • Ezra 3:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8In 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.

    9Jeshua 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.

  • 1 Chr 26:12
    72%

    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.

  • Ezra 8:24
    72%

    24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers.

  • 1 Chr 26:22
    72%

    22The sons of Jehieli were Zetham and his brother Joel, who were assigned to oversee the treasuries of the LORD's temple.

  • Neh 13:30
    72%

    30Thus I purified them from everything foreign and assigned duties to the priests and Levites, each to his task.

  • 2 Chr 31:15
    72%

    15Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully assisted him in distributing provisions to their fellow Levites in the priestly towns, ensuring that both the great and the small received their portions according to their divisions.

  • Ezra 10:36
    71%

    36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib.

  • 1 Chr 18:16
    71%

    16Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was the scribe.

  • Neh 11:3
    71%

    3Here are the leaders of the province who settled in Jerusalem. But in the towns of Judah, everyone lived on their own land in their towns—Israelites, priests, Levites, temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants.

  • Num 3:32
    71%

    32The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, who had oversight of those keeping charge of the sanctuary.

  • 1 Chr 15:18
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    18With them were their second-rank colleagues: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, who served as gatekeepers.

  • 1 Chr 16:4
    71%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 26:29
    71%

    29From the Izharites: Chenaniah and his sons were assigned outside duties for Israel as officers and judges.

  • 2 Chr 29:12
    71%

    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.

  • Neh 13:5
    71%

    5He had provided Tobiah with a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, incense, temple articles, tithes of grain, new wine, and oil, which were prescribed for the Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.

  • 2 Kgs 11:7
    71%

    7The two divisions among you who are off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the temple of the LORD for the king.

  • Neh 10:12
    71%

    12Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,