Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

Bible References

The courses

2 Chronicles 5:11
Now all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves regardless of their divisions. When the priests came out of the holy place,
2 Chronicles 23:4
This is what you are to do: a third of you, priests and Levites who are coming on duty on the Sabbath, are to be gatekeepers.
2 Chronicles 31:2
Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites for the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord, each division corresponding to his service among the priests and Levites.
1 Chronicles 24:1
The divisions of the descendants of Aaron were as follows: Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Luke 1:5
In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

The levites

2 Chronicles 35:10
So the service was established; the priests stood at their posts and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.
1 Chronicles 6:31
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the Lord’s temple after the ark came to rest there.
1 Chronicles 15:16
Then David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers and to have them raise their voices with joy accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
1 Chronicles 16:4
David appointed some of the Levites to be ministers before the ark of the Lord, to celebrate the Lord God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to Him.
1 Chronicles 24:20
As for the rest of Levi’s sons:
from Amram’s sons: Shubael;
from Shubael’s sons: Jehdeiah.
Ezra 6:18
They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the book of Moses.

The porters

1 Chronicles 9:17
The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.
Shallum was their chief;
1 Chronicles 26:1
The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers:

From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

So had david the man of god commanded

Deuteronomy 33:1
This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave the Israelites before his death.
2 Samuel 23:2
The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me,
His word was on my tongue.
1 Kings 13:1
A man of God came from Judah to Bethel by a revelation from the Lord while Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense.
1 Chronicles 28:19
David concluded, “By the Lord’s hand on me, He enabled me to understand everything in writing, all the details of the plan.”
Acts 13:22
After removing him, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man loyal to Me, who will carry out all My will.’

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