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This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the house of Yahweh according to the ordinance [given] to them by Aaron their father, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

From Rehabiah:
from Rehabiah’s sons: Isshiah was the first.

the brother of Micah was Jishijah; of the sons of Jishijah, Zechariah.

Of Mahli was Eleazar, who had no sons.

Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.

Selection was made of these in the same way as of their brothers the sons of Aaron, David the king being present, with Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites; the families of the chief in the same way as those of his younger brother.

And David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, [of] Heman, and [of] Jeduthun, who prophesied with stringed instruments, with harps, and with cymbals. And their inventory of the men of the work [and] for their duty was:

Verse ConceptsCommanderHarpsLyreMinistry, Nature OfMusicMusical Instruments, types ofServanthood, And Worship Of GodCymbalsInstrumentalistsLyres

All these were at the hand of their father to sing in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harps in the service of the house of God. And at the hand of the king was Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman:

Verse ConceptsSingersCymbalsHarpsLyresDirection

And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of Jehovah, all of them skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

Verse ConceptsSingersOrchestrastraining

And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.

Verse ConceptsGreat And SmallAssignment

And the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph; the second was to Gedaliah, with his brothers and sons, twelve;

the third was to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve men;

the fourth was to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fifth was to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the sixth was to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the seventh was to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the eighth was to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the ninth was to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the tenth was to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the eleventh was to Azareel, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twelfth was to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the thirteenth was to Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fourteenth was to Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the fifteenth was to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve,

the sixteenth was to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the seventeenth was to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the eighteenth was to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the nineteenth was to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twentieth was to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twenty-first was to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twenty-second was to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twenty-third was to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve;

the twenty-fourth was to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.

Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

Verse ConceptsSubdivisions

Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for the blessing of God was on him.

All these were sons of Obed-edom [in whose house the ark was kept], they and their sons and relatives, strong and able men for the service—sixty-two from Obed-edom.

Verse ConceptsSixties

Hosah, from the Merarites, also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),

Verse ConceptsFirstbornBirthrights

Unto these was divided the office of the portership as unto heads over the men that waited with their brethren and ministered in the house of the LORD.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, And Worship Of GodSubdivisions

And the care of the door on the east came out for Shelemiah. Then the name of Zechariah his son, a man wise in discussion, came out, and the door on the north was given to him.

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human Nature

Obed-edom’s was the south gate, and his sons’ lot was for the storehouses;

Verse ConceptsStoringStores Of Food

it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah.

There were guards stationed at every watch.

Verse ConceptsNamed GatesWest Sides

From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God’s temple and the treasuries of what had been dedicated.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, And Worship Of GodTreasurer

With respect to the descendants of Ladan, the Gershonite descendants pertaining to Ladan, the heads of families pertaining to Ladan the Gershonite, there was Jehieli.

Shebuel, a descendant of Moses’ son Gershom, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.

Verse ConceptsOfficers

And of his brethren the sons of Eliezer, was Rehabiah, whose son was Jeshaiah, and his son was Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son was Shelomoth,

and all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated: all that was dedicated was under the hand of Shelomith and of his brethren.

Verse ConceptsSeers

Among the Izrahites was Chenaniah, with his sons, for the work without over Israel, officers and judges.

Verse ConceptsJudges

From the Hebronites: Jerijah was the head of the Hebronites, according to the genealogical records of his ancestors. A search was made in the fortieth year of David’s reign and strong, capable men were found among them at Jazer in Gilead.

Verse ConceptsGenealogies

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.

Verse ConceptsRankCalendarsTwenty Thousand And UpFamily Conflict

Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, for the first month; 24,000 were in his division.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.

Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader; 24,000 were in his division.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest; 24,000 were in his division.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

This Benaiah was a mighty man among the Thirty and over the Thirty, and his son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.

Verse ConceptsThirty

The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him; 24,000 were in his division.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; 24,000 were in his division.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; 24,000 were in his division.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite from the sons of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Updivision

The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite; 24,000 were in his division.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.

Verse ConceptsWarriorsTwenty Thousand And Up

The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite from the sons of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel’s family; 24,000 were in his division.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

The following were in charge of the tribes of Israel:
For the Reubenites, Eliezer son of Zichri was the chief official;
for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;

Verse ConceptsTwelve Tribes

The ruler of the Levites was Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; over the Aaronites was Zadok.

Over Judah was Elihu, of the brothers of David. The ruler of Issachar was Omri the son of Michael.

The ruler of Zebulun was Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah. The ruler of Naphtali was Jerimoth the son of Azriel.

The ruler of the sons of Ephraim was Hoshea the son of Azaziah. The ruler of the half tribe of Manasseh was Joel the son of Pedaiah.

The ruler of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead was Iddo the son of Zechariah. The ruler of Benjamin was Jaasiel the son of Abner.

The ruler of Dan was Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the rulers of the tribes of Israel.

Joab son of Zeruiah began to count them, but he didn’t complete it. There was wrath against Israel because of this census, and the number was not entered in the Historical Record of King David.

Verse ConceptsCensusBooks, Not Preserved

Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storehouses.
Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.

Verse ConceptsStoringTowersStorehousesStores Of Food

Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of those who worked in the fields tilling the soil.

Verse ConceptsPloughmen

Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards.
Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars.

Verse ConceptsVineyardWineCellars

Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the Judean foothills.
Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.

Verse ConceptsOlivesSycamoresOrchardsCellars

Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds that grazed in Sharon, while
Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.

Verse ConceptsValleysHerds

Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels.
Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.

Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks.
All these were officials in charge of King David’s property.

David’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of understanding and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended the king’s sons.

Verse ConceptsCounselorsInsightScribes

Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.

After Ahithophel came Jehoiada son of Benaiah, then Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king’s army.

Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the Lord’s covenant and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build,

Verse ConceptsFootstoolsPlansFear, Overcome ByThe Ark In The TempleMan's PurposesRoses

“Yet the Lord God of Israel chose me out of all my father’s household to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah, my father’s household, and from my father’s sons, He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.

Verse ConceptsDavid, Early Lifeelection, responsibilities of

And the pattern of all that was in the spirit with him for the enclosures of the house of Jehovah, and for all the cells round about for the treasures of the house of God, and for the treasures of the holies:

Verse ConceptsUnderstandingDivine PlansTreasuriesStores Of Food

David also transferred to him by weight the gold that was to be used to craft the service utensils, the silver that was to be used to craft the service utensils,

And gold by weight for the light-supports and the vessels for the lights, the weight of gold needed for every support and every vessel for lights; and for the silver light-supports, the weight of silver needed for every support and for the different vessels as every one was to be used;

Verse ConceptsLamps

All who possessed precious stones donated them to the treasury of the Lord's temple, which was under the supervision of Jehiel the Gershonite.

The people were delighted with their donations, for they contributed to the Lord with a willing attitude; King David was also very happy.

Verse ConceptseagernessGenerosity, HumanJoy, Of IsraelExcitementWhole HeartednessVolunteering

LORD our God, all of this abundance that we have given for building a temple for your great name was provided by you and all of it belongs to you.

Verse ConceptsGiving To GodRiches, Believers AttitudesGod's Provision

Solomon sat on the Lord's throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him.

Verse ConceptsSolomon, Life OfThrone

And Yahweh made Solomon exceedingly great in the sight of all Israel, and he bestowed upon him royal splendor that was not [bestowed] upon any king before him in Israel.

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness Ofroyalty

David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.

The length of his reign over Israel was 40 years; he reigned in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for 33.

Verse ConceptsThe Number FortySeven Years30 To 40 Years40 To 50 Years