Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Courses
Gershon
Bible References
Divided
2 Chronicles 8:14
And Solomon put the sorts of priests in companies as David his father had ordered them, unto the offices, and the Levites unto their wait, for to praise and minister before the priests day by day, and the porters by course at every gate. For so had David the man of God commanded.
2 Chronicles 29:25
And they set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harps according to the commandments of David and of Gad the king's seer of visions and of Nathan the prophet. For so was the commandment of the LORD through the hand, of his prophets.
2 Chronicles 31:2
And Hezekiah set the priests and the Levites in their order to wait by course, every man according to his office whether priest or Levite, for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, and to minister and to thank and to pray in the gates of the lodge of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 35:10
And so the service went forward: and the priests stood in their places, and the Levites in their companies at the king's commandment.
Ezra 6:18
and set the priests in their courses, and the Levites in their offices to minister unto God which is at Jerusalem as it is written in the book of Moses.
Courses
1 Chronicles 24:1
The division of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 26:1
The division of the porters among the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore of the children of Asaph.
Gershon
1 Chronicles 6:1
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath and Merari.
Numbers 26:57
These are the sums of the Levites in their kindreds: of Gershon, came the kindred of the Gershonites; and of Kohath came the kindred of the Kohathites; and of Merari came the kindred of the Merarites.