Thematic Bible: Korhite levite


Thematic Bible



Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elihoenai the seventh.


Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, Jashobeam of Korah;


And the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, councilors in the congregation, which strove against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD. And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them and Korah also, when the multitude died, what time the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign:

and what he did unto Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab the son of Reuben, how the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them with their households and their tents and all their substance that was in their possession, in the midst of Israel.

So the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the congregation of Abiram.

Woe be unto them, for they have followed the way of Cain, and are utterly given to the error of Balaam for lucre's sake, and are cast away in the treason of Korah.


The children of Korah: Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph: these are the kindreds of the Korahites.

The children of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. And Kohath lived a hundred and thirty three years.

The children of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg and Zichri.


And so David would not bring the Ark of the LORD with him into the city of David. But carried it into the house of Obededom, a Gittite.

And so David brought not the Ark home to him in the city of David: But turned it in to the house of Obededom o Gittite, and the Ark of God was with Obededom in his house, three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom and all that he had.


And Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nathaniel, Amasai, Zachariah, Benaiah and Eliezer, priests, were blowers with trumpets before the Ark of God. And Obededom and Jehiah were keepers of the door of the Ark.

And with them their brethren of the second degree: Zachariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Uri, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah; Obededom and Jeiel, porters.

And Obededom had sons: Shemaiah the eldest, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, Amiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh and Peullathai the eighth - for God had blessed him. And unto Shemaiah his son were sons born that ruled in the house of their father, for they were men of might. read more.
The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Raphael, Obed, and Elzabad and his brethren, men of activity, Elihu and Semachiah. All these were of the children of Obededom, which, with their brethren and their children, active men of strength to do service, were forty two of Obededom.


And David and the elders of Israel and the Captains over thousands went to fetch the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with gladness.

And when it was told king David how that the LORD had blessed the house of Obededom and all that pertained unto him, because of the Ark of God, he went and brought the Ark of God from the house of Obededom unto the city of David with gladness.


And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the LORD, and to repeat, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel: even Asaph the chief, and next to him Zachariah then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obededom, and Jeiel with Psalteries and harps. But Asaph with sounding cymbals,

And he left there before the ark of the LORD's covenant, Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the Ark evermore day by day. And Obededom with his brethren three score and eight, and Obededom the son of Jeduthun and Uzzah to be porters.


And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obededom, Jeiel, and Azaziah sang with harps an eight above to courage with all.