1 Chronicles 25:7

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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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  • 1 Chr 23:5 : 5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I supplied for worship.”

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  • 1 Chr 25:6
    81%

    6All 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.

  • Neh 7:43-45
    3 verses
    79%

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

    44The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.

    45The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138.

  • Ezra 2:40-41
    2 verses
    79%

    40The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel(through the line of Hodaviah): 74.

    41The singers: the descendants of Asaph: 128.

  • 1 Chr 25:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1David 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:

    2From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were supervised by Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision.

    3From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah– six in all, under supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied as he played a harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.

  • Ezra 2:65
    77%

    65not counting their male and female servants, who numbered 7,337. They also had 200 male and female singers

  • Neh 11:18
    76%

    18The sum total of the Levites in the holy city was 284.

  • Neh 7:67
    76%

    67not counting their 7,337 male and female servants. They also had 245 male and female singers.

  • 1 Chr 23:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4David said,“Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the LORD’s temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;

    54,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I supplied for worship.”

  • 1 Chr 16:5
    74%

    5Asaph was the leader and Zechariah second in command, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They were to play stringed instruments; Asaph was to sound the cymbals;

  • 2 Chr 5:12
    74%

    12All the Levites who were musicians, including Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives, wore linen. They played cymbals and stringed instruments as they stood east of the altar. They were accompanied by 120 priests who blew trumpets.

  • 1 Chr 15:16-21
    6 verses
    74%

    16David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint some of their relatives as musicians; they were to play various instruments, including stringed instruments and cymbals, and to sing loudly and joyfully.

    17So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; one of his relatives, Asaph son of Berechiah; one of the descendants of Merari, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

    18along with some of their relatives who were second in rank, including Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.

    19The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals;

    20Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to the alamoth style;

    21Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to play the lyres according to the sheminith style, as led by the director;

  • Neh 7:26
    74%

    26The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;

  • 1 Chr 16:42
    73%

    42Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of the music, including the trumpets, cymbals, and the other musical instruments used in praising God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the entrance.

  • 2 Chr 34:12
    73%

    12The 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,

  • 2 Chr 35:15
    73%

    15The musicians, the descendants of Asaph, manned their posts, as prescribed by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s prophet. The guards at the various gates did not need to leave their posts, for their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

  • 1 Chr 25:8
    73%

    8They cast lots to determine their responsibilities– oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student.

  • Num 4:48
    72%

    48those of them numbered were 8,580.

  • Neh 11:14
    72%

    14and his colleagues who were exceptional men– 128. The officer over them was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.

  • Neh 12:46
    72%

    46For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.

  • 1 Chr 26:8
    72%

    8All these were the descendants of Obed-Edom. They and their sons and relatives were respected men, capable of doing their responsibilities. There were sixty-two of them related to Obed-Edom.

  • 1 Chr 16:38
    71%

    38including Obed-Edom and sixty-eight colleagues. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were gatekeepers.

  • 1 Chr 6:32
    71%

    32They performed music before the sanctuary of the meeting tent until Solomon built the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their tasks according to regulations.

  • Ezra 8:18-20
    3 verses
    71%

    18Due to the fact that the good hand of our God was on us, they brought us a skilled man, from the descendants of Mahli the son of Levi son of Israel. This man was Sherebiah, who was accompanied by his sons and brothers, 18 men,

    19and Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men,

    20and some of the temple servants that David and his officials had established for the work of the Levites– 220 of them. They were all designated by name.

  • 1 Chr 7:5
    71%

    5Altogether the genealogical records of the clans of Issachar listed 87,000 warriors.

  • 1 Chr 7:9
    71%

    9There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records.

  • 1 Chr 13:8
    70%

    8while David and all Israel were energetically celebrating before God, singing and playing various stringed instruments, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

  • 2 Chr 29:25
    70%

    25Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the LORD’s temple with cymbals and stringed instruments, just as David, Gad the king’s prophet, and Nathan the prophet had ordered.(The LORD had actually given these orders through his prophets.)

  • Neh 12:27
    70%

    27The Wall of Jerusalem is Dedicated At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought out the Levites from all the places they lived to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with songs of thanksgiving and songs accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

  • Ezra 8:10
    70%

    10from the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;

  • 2 Chr 2:18
    70%

    18He 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.

  • 2 Chr 20:28
    70%

    28They entered Jerusalem to the sound of stringed instruments and trumpets and proceeded to the temple of the LORD.

  • Ezra 8:8
    70%

    8from the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;

  • Num 3:28
    70%

    28Counting every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.

  • Ezra 8:5
    69%

    5from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;

  • 2 Chr 17:18
    69%

    18and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors.

  • 2 Chr 7:6
    69%

    6The priests stood in their assigned spots, along with the Levites who had the musical instruments used for praising the LORD.(These were the ones King David made for giving thanks to the LORD and which were used by David when he offered praise, saying,“Certainly his loyal love endures.”) Opposite the Levites, the priests were blowing the trumpets, while all Israel stood there.