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Levites » Custodians and administrators of the tithes and other offerings
And in the fourth day we shall weigh the silver and the gold and the vessels in the house of our God, by the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest; and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas; and with them Jozabad son of Joshua, and Noadiah son of Levites;
And he will gather together the priests and the Levites, and say to them, Go ye forth to the cities of Judah and gather together from all Israel silver to strengthen the house of your God as often as year by year, and ye shall hasten to the word. And the Levites hastened not
And they will come to Hilkiah the great priest, and they will give the silver being brought to the house of God, which the Levites watching the threshold gathered from the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and from all the remnant of Israel, and from all Judah and Benjamin; and they will turn back to Jerusalem.
And with whom stones being found they gave to the treasure of the house of Jehovah by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
And all Samuel the seer consecrated, and Saul son of Kish, and Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, all consecrating over the hand of Shelomith and his brethren.
For in faithfulness these four strong ones of the gates, these Levites, and they were over the cells and over the treasures of the house of God. And they will lodge round about the house of God, for upon them the watches, and they over its opening, and for morning to morning. And from them over the vessels of the service, for by number they will bring them in, and by number they will carry them forth. read more.
And from them being appointed over the vessels, and over all the vessels of the holy place, and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil, and the frankincense and the spices.
And from them being appointed over the vessels, and over all the vessels of the holy place, and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil, and the frankincense and the spices.
And it will be in the time of bringing in the ark to the charge of the king by the hand of the Levites, and in their seeing that there was much silver, and the king's scribe came, and the head priest's overseer, and they will empty the ark and lift it up, and turn it back to its place. Thus they did to day by day, and they will gather silver for multitude.
And Hezekiah will say to prepare cells in the house of Jehovah; and they will prepare, And they will bring in the oblations and the tenth, and the holies, with faithfulness: and over them the leader Cononiah the Levite, and Shimei his brother, the second. And Jehiel and Azaziah and Nahath and Asahel and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, reviewing from the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the appointment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah leader of the house of God. read more.
And Kore, son of Imnah the Levite, the gate-keeper to the sunrising over the voluntaries of God, to give the oblations of Jehovah, and the holies of holies. And upon his hand Eden and Miniamin, and Joshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, with faithfulness,-to give to their brethren by divisions according to the great, according to the small: Besides their enrolling to males from the son of three years and above, to all coming to the house of Jehovah, for the word of a day in its day for their service in their watches according to their divisions. And the enrolling of the priests for the house of their fathers, and the Levites from the son of twenty years and above, in their watches, by their divisions: And to the enrolling upon all their little ones, their wives and their sons, and their daughters, for all the convocation: for in their faithfulness they will consecrate themselves holy: And to the sons of Aaron the priests in the fields of the area of their cities, in every city and city, the men who were distinguished by names to give gifts to every male among the priests, and to all the enrolling among the Levites.
And Kore, son of Imnah the Levite, the gate-keeper to the sunrising over the voluntaries of God, to give the oblations of Jehovah, and the holies of holies. And upon his hand Eden and Miniamin, and Joshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, with faithfulness,-to give to their brethren by divisions according to the great, according to the small: Besides their enrolling to males from the son of three years and above, to all coming to the house of Jehovah, for the word of a day in its day for their service in their watches according to their divisions. And the enrolling of the priests for the house of their fathers, and the Levites from the son of twenty years and above, in their watches, by their divisions: And to the enrolling upon all their little ones, their wives and their sons, and their daughters, for all the convocation: for in their faithfulness they will consecrate themselves holy: And to the sons of Aaron the priests in the fields of the area of their cities, in every city and city, the men who were distinguished by names to give gifts to every male among the priests, and to all the enrolling among the Levites.
Watch and guard till ye shall weigh before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the chiefs of the fathers to Israel in Jerusalem in the cells of the house of Jehovah. And the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem to the house of God.
And in that day they will appoint men over the cells to the treasures for the oblations for the first-fruits and for the tenths to collect into them to the fields of the cities the portions of the law to the priests and to the Levites: for the gladness of Judah over the priests and over the Levites standing.
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the temple
And they will lodge round about the house of God, for upon them the watches, and they over its opening, and for morning to morning. And from them over the vessels of the service, for by number they will bring them in, and by number they will carry them forth. And from them being appointed over the vessels, and over all the vessels of the holy place, and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil, and the frankincense and the spices.
And he will gather together all the chiefs of Israel, and the priests and the Levites. And the Levites will be numbered from the son of thirty years and above: and their number, for their craniums, for the men, thirty and eight thousand. From these to superintend over the work of the house of Jehovah, twenty and four thousand; and scribes and judges, six thousand: read more.
And four thousand gate keepers, and four thousand praising to Jehovah with instruments which I made to praise. And David will divide them into divisions to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari. To Gershon, Laadan, and Shimei. The sons of Laadan: the head, Jehiel, and Zetham and Joel, three. The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel and Haran three. These heads of the fathers to Laadan. And the sons of Shimei Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four the sons of Shimei. And Jahath will be head, and Ziza, the second: and Jeush and Beriah did not multiply sons; and they will be to the father's house for one reviewing. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel, four. The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses: and Aaron will be separated for his consecrating the holy of holies, he and his sons, even to forever, to burn incense before Jehovah to serve him and to praise in his name, even to forever. And Moses the man of God, his sons will be called for the tribe of Levi. The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. The sons of Gersbom, Shebuel the head. And the sons of Ehezer will be Rehabiah the head. And to Eliezer was no other sons; and the sons of Rehabiah were multipled to going up. The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head. The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jehaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. The sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Jesiah the second. The sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. And Eleazar will die, and no sons were to him, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish will take them. The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three. These the sons of Levi for the house of their fathers: the heads of the fathers for their reviewing by the number of names to their craniums doing the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from the son of twenty years and above. For David said, Jehovah God of Israel caused rest to his people, and they will dwell in Jerusalem forever; And also to the Levites: not to lift up the dwelling and all its vessels for its service. For by the last words of David these the number of the sons of Levi from the son of twenty years and above. For from their station at the hand of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, upon the enclosures and upon the cells and for the cleansing to all the holy place and the works of the service of the house of God. And for the bread of the arrangement, and for the fine flour for the gift, and for the thin cakes unleavened, and for the pan, and for the mingling, and for all measure and extension. And to stand in the morning by morning to confess and to praise to Jehovah, and so at evening. And to bring up for all burnt-offerings to Jehovah for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, and for the appointments by number, according to the judgment upon them, always before Jehovah And they watched the watches of the tent of appointment, and the watches of the holy place, and the watches of the sons of Aaron, their brethren for the service of the house of Jehovah.
And four thousand gate keepers, and four thousand praising to Jehovah with instruments which I made to praise. And David will divide them into divisions to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari. To Gershon, Laadan, and Shimei. The sons of Laadan: the head, Jehiel, and Zetham and Joel, three. The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel and Haran three. These heads of the fathers to Laadan. And the sons of Shimei Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four the sons of Shimei. And Jahath will be head, and Ziza, the second: and Jeush and Beriah did not multiply sons; and they will be to the father's house for one reviewing. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel, four. The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses: and Aaron will be separated for his consecrating the holy of holies, he and his sons, even to forever, to burn incense before Jehovah to serve him and to praise in his name, even to forever. And Moses the man of God, his sons will be called for the tribe of Levi. The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. The sons of Gersbom, Shebuel the head. And the sons of Ehezer will be Rehabiah the head. And to Eliezer was no other sons; and the sons of Rehabiah were multipled to going up. The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head. The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jehaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. The sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Jesiah the second. The sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. And Eleazar will die, and no sons were to him, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish will take them. The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three. These the sons of Levi for the house of their fathers: the heads of the fathers for their reviewing by the number of names to their craniums doing the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from the son of twenty years and above. For David said, Jehovah God of Israel caused rest to his people, and they will dwell in Jerusalem forever; And also to the Levites: not to lift up the dwelling and all its vessels for its service. For by the last words of David these the number of the sons of Levi from the son of twenty years and above. For from their station at the hand of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, upon the enclosures and upon the cells and for the cleansing to all the holy place and the works of the service of the house of God. And for the bread of the arrangement, and for the fine flour for the gift, and for the thin cakes unleavened, and for the pan, and for the mingling, and for all measure and extension. And to stand in the morning by morning to confess and to praise to Jehovah, and so at evening. And to bring up for all burnt-offerings to Jehovah for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, and for the appointments by number, according to the judgment upon them, always before Jehovah And they watched the watches of the tent of appointment, and the watches of the holy place, and the watches of the sons of Aaron, their brethren for the service of the house of Jehovah.
And I shall separate from the chiefs of the priests twelve to Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten from their brethren And I shall weigh to them the silver and the gold, and the vessels of the oblation of the house of God, that the king and his counselors. and his chiefs and all Israel being found had lifted up And I shall weigh to their hand the silver, six hundred and fifty talents, and vessels of silver to a hundred talents; gold, a hundred talents; read more.
And twenty goblets of gold to a thousand darics: and different vessels of good shining brass, desirable as gold. And saying to them, Ye are holy to Jehovah, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold a voluntary gift to Jehovah the God of your fathers. Watch and guard till ye shall weigh before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the chiefs of the fathers to Israel in Jerusalem in the cells of the house of Jehovah. And the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem to the house of God. And we removed from the river Ahava in the twelfth to the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the band of our God was upon us and he will deliver us from the hand of the enemy, and of him lying in wait upon the way. And we shall come to Jerusalem, and shall dwell there three days. And in the fourth day we shall weigh the silver and the gold and the vessels in the house of our God, by the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest; and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas; and with them Jozabad son of Joshua, and Noadiah son of Levites; In number, in weight to all: and all the weight shall be written in that time.
And twenty goblets of gold to a thousand darics: and different vessels of good shining brass, desirable as gold. And saying to them, Ye are holy to Jehovah, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold a voluntary gift to Jehovah the God of your fathers. Watch and guard till ye shall weigh before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the chiefs of the fathers to Israel in Jerusalem in the cells of the house of Jehovah. And the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem to the house of God. And we removed from the river Ahava in the twelfth to the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the band of our God was upon us and he will deliver us from the hand of the enemy, and of him lying in wait upon the way. And we shall come to Jerusalem, and shall dwell there three days. And in the fourth day we shall weigh the silver and the gold and the vessels in the house of our God, by the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest; and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas; and with them Jozabad son of Joshua, and Noadiah son of Levites; In number, in weight to all: and all the weight shall be written in that time.
Levites » Lodged in the chambers of the temple
And these singing, heads of the fathers to the Levites in the cells being free: for their day and night upon them in work
And they will lodge round about the house of God, for upon them the watches, and they over its opening, and for morning to morning.
And from without to the inner gate, cells placed in order in the inner enclosure which was upon the side of the gate of the north; and their faces the way of the south: one at the side of the gate of the east, the face the way of the north.
the Levites » While in attendance lodged around the temple
And they will lodge round about the house of God, for upon them the watches, and they over its opening, and for morning to morning.
Porters » Guards at the city gates, the doors of the king's palace, and doors of the temple
And those singing, sons of Asaph, upon their station according to the command of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the kings seer; and the porters at gate and gate; not for them to depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
The gate-keepers, Shallum and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum the head; And hitherto in the king's gate from the sunrising: they keeping the gate for the camps of the sons of Levi. And Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his brethren to the house of his father, the Korahites over the work of the service watching the thresholds to the tent: and their fathers over the camp of Jehovah watching the entrance. read more.
And Phinehas son of Eleazar was leader over them to their face; Jehovah with him. Zechariah son of Meshelemiah, the gate of the opening to the tent of appointment All of them chosen for the gates upon the thresholds, two hundred and twelve. They in their villages being enrolled, David founded them, and Samuel the seeing, in their faithfulness. And they and their sons over the gates to the house of Jehovah to the house of the tent, for the watches. To the four quarters will be the gates, from the sunrising, the sea, the north and the south. And their brethren in their enclosures to come for seven days from time to time with these. For in faithfulness these four strong ones of the gates, these Levites, and they were over the cells and over the treasures of the house of God. And they will lodge round about the house of God, for upon them the watches, and they over its opening, and for morning to morning. And from them over the vessels of the service, for by number they will bring them in, and by number they will carry them forth. And from them being appointed over the vessels, and over all the vessels of the holy place, and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil, and the frankincense and the spices. And from the sons of the priests seasoning the ointment to the spices. And Mattithiah from the Levites, he the first-born to Shallum the Korahite, in faithfulness over the work of the things cooked. And from the sons of the Kohathites, from their brethren over the bread of arrangement to prepare the Sabbath, Sabbath.
And Phinehas son of Eleazar was leader over them to their face; Jehovah with him. Zechariah son of Meshelemiah, the gate of the opening to the tent of appointment All of them chosen for the gates upon the thresholds, two hundred and twelve. They in their villages being enrolled, David founded them, and Samuel the seeing, in their faithfulness. And they and their sons over the gates to the house of Jehovah to the house of the tent, for the watches. To the four quarters will be the gates, from the sunrising, the sea, the north and the south. And their brethren in their enclosures to come for seven days from time to time with these. For in faithfulness these four strong ones of the gates, these Levites, and they were over the cells and over the treasures of the house of God. And they will lodge round about the house of God, for upon them the watches, and they over its opening, and for morning to morning. And from them over the vessels of the service, for by number they will bring them in, and by number they will carry them forth. And from them being appointed over the vessels, and over all the vessels of the holy place, and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil, and the frankincense and the spices. And from the sons of the priests seasoning the ointment to the spices. And Mattithiah from the Levites, he the first-born to Shallum the Korahite, in faithfulness over the work of the things cooked. And from the sons of the Kohathites, from their brethren over the bread of arrangement to prepare the Sabbath, Sabbath.
And over those carrying, and superintending to all doing the work for service and service: and from the Levites, scribes and leaders and gate-keepers.
Porters » Lodged round about the temple in order to be present for opening the doors
And they will lodge round about the house of God, for upon them the watches, and they over its opening, and for morning to morning.