1 Chronicles 23:4
David said,“Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the LORD’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;
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- 2 Chr 19:8 : 8 In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed some Levites, priests, and Israelite family leaders to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes among the residents of Jerusalem.
- Deut 16:18 : 18 Provision for Justice You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the LORD your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.
- Deut 17:8-9 : 8 Appeal to a Higher Court If a matter is too difficult for you to judge– bloodshed, legal claim, or assault– matters of controversy in your villages– you must leave there and go up to the place the LORD your God chooses. 9 You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict. 10 You must then do as they have determined at that place the LORD chooses. Be careful to do just as you are taught.
- 1 Chr 6:48 : 48 The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God’s sanctuary.
- 1 Chr 9:28-32 : 28 Some of them were in charge of the articles used by those who served; they counted them when they brought them in and when they brought them out. 29 Some of them were in charge of the equipment and articles of the sanctuary, as well as the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices. 30 (But some of the priests mixed the spices.) 31 Mattithiah, a Levite, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of baking the bread for offerings. 32 Some of the Kohathites, their relatives, were in charge of preparing the bread that is displayed each Sabbath.
- 1 Chr 23:28-32 : 28 Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the LORD’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple. 29 They also took care of the bread that is displayed, the flour for offerings, the unleavened wafers, the round cakes, the mixing, and all the measuring. 30 They also stood in a designated place every morning and offered thanks and praise to the LORD. They also did this in the evening 31 and whenever burnt sacrifices were offered to the LORD on the Sabbath and at new moon festivals and assemblies. A designated number were to serve before the LORD regularly in accordance with regulations. 32 They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the LORD’s temple.
- 1 Chr 26:20-27 : 20 Supervisors of the Storehouses Their fellow Levites were in charge of the storehouses in God’s temple and the storehouses containing consecrated items. 21 The descendants of Ladan, who were descended from Gershon through Ladan and were leaders of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, included Jehieli 22 and the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the storehouses in the LORD’s temple. 23 As for the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites: 24 Shebuel son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was the supervisor of the storehouses. 25 His relatives through Eliezer included: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zikri his son, and Shelomith his son. 26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the storehouses containing the consecrated items dedicated by King David, the family leaders who led units of a thousand and a hundred, and the army officers. 27 They had dedicated some of the plunder taken in battles to be used for repairs on the LORD’s temple.
- 1 Chr 26:29-31 : 29 As for the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were given responsibilities outside the temple as officers and judges over Israel. 30 As for the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 respected men, were assigned responsibilities in Israel west of the Jordan; they did the LORD’s work and the king’s service. 31 As for the Hebronites: Jeriah was the leader of the Hebronites according to the genealogical records. In the fortieth year of David’s reign, they examined the records and discovered there were highly respected men in Jazer in Gilead.
- Ezra 3:8-9 : 8 In the second year after they had come to the temple of God in Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak initiated the work, along with the rest of their associates, the priests and the Levites, and all those who were coming to Jerusalem from the exile. They appointed the Levites who were at least twenty years old to take charge of the work on the LORD’s temple. 9 So Jeshua appointed both his sons and his relatives, Kadmiel and his sons(the sons of Yehudah), to take charge of the workers in the temple of God, along with the sons of Henadad, their sons, and their relatives the Levites.
- Neh 11:9 : 9 Joel son of Zicri was the officer in charge of them, 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, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants who were the singers responsible for the service of the temple of God.
- Mal 2:7 : 7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
- Acts 20:28 : 28 Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.
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- 1 Chr 23:5-62 verses82%
5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I supplied for worship.”
6 David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chr 27:1-22 verses80%
1 Leaders of the Army What follows is a list of Israelite family leaders and commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, as well as their officers who served the king in various matters. Each division was assigned to serve for one month during the year; each consisted of 24,000 men.
2 Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, which was assigned the first month. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
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3 The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men.
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24 These were the descendants of Levi according to their families, that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the LORD’s temple and were twenty years old and up.
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26 From Levi there were 4,600.
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40 those of them numbered by their families, by their clans, were 2,630.
- 2 Chr 2:17-182 verses75%
17 Solomon took a census of all the male resident foreigners in the land of Israel, after the census his father David had taken. There were 153,600 in all.
18 He designated 70,000 as common laborers, 80,000 as stonecutters in the hills, and 3,600 as supervisors to make sure the people completed the work.
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44 those of them numbered by their families were 3,200.
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4 The descendants of Eleazar had more leaders than the descendants of Ithamar, so they divided them up accordingly; the descendants of Eleazar had sixteen leaders, while the descendants of Ithamar had eight.
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16 besides 3,300 officials who supervised the workers.
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26 The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God’s sanctuary.
- 1 Chr 12:23-242 verses73%
23 Support for David in Hebron The following is a record of the armed warriors who came with their leaders and joined David in Hebron in order to make David king in Saul’s place, in accordance with the LORD’s decree:
24 From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears.
- Num 1:26-272 verses73%
26 From the descendants of Judah: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.
27 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Judah were 74,600.
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9 There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records.
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2 (2:1) Solomon had 70,000 common laborers and 80,000 stonecutters in the hills, in addition to 3,600 supervisors.
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40 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel(through the line of Hodaviah): 74.
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12 The total number of family leaders who led warriors was 2,600.
- 1 Chr 23:27-282 verses73%
27 According to David’s final instructions, the Levites twenty years old and up were counted.
28 Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the LORD’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple.
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23 Those numbered in his division are 35,400.
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4 According to the genealogical records of their families, they had 36,000 warriors available for battle, for they had numerous wives and sons.
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46 All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their families and by their clans,
- 2 Chr 34:12-132 verses73%
12 The men worked faithfully. Their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah(Levites descended from Merari), as well as Zechariah and Meshullam(descendants of Kohath). The Levites, all of whom were skilled musicians,
13 supervised the laborers and all the foremen on their various jobs. Some of the Levites were scribes, officials, and guards.
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48 those of them numbered were 8,580.
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4 This is what you must do. One third of you priests and Levites who are on duty during the Sabbath will guard the doors.
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23 These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers.
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43 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua(through Kadmiel, through the line of Hodaviah), 74.
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28 Counting every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.
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9 All those numbered of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, are 186,400. They will travel at the front.
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12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the LORD’s temple.
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1 David Organizes the Musicians David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. The following men were assigned this responsibility:
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6 The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote down their names before the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One family was drawn by lot from Eleazar, and then the next from Ithamar.
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24 And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their colleagues, who stood opposite them to offer praise and thanks, one contingent corresponding to the other, as specified by David the man of God.
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4 Those numbered in his division are 74,600.
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23 They and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the LORD’s sanctuary(that is, the tabernacle).
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6 Those numbered in his division are 54,400.
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67 not counting their 7,337 male and female servants. They also had 245 male and female singers.
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13 Their relatives, who were leaders of their families, numbered 1,760. They were capable men who were assigned to carry out the various tasks of service in God’s temple.
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6 The leaders of the families, the leaders of the Israelite tribes, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, and the supervisors of the king’s work contributed willingly.
- 1 Chr 25:6-72 verses71%
6 All of these were under the supervision of their fathers; they were musicians in the LORD’s temple, playing cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the supervision of the king.
7 They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the LORD, numbered two hundred eighty-eight.
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18 the twenty-third to Delaiah,the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
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36 and those of them numbered by their families were 2,750.
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32 Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were respected family leaders. King David placed them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh; they took care of all matters pertaining to God and the king.