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2 Chronicles 35:3
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2 Chronicles 35:3
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3 He said to the Levites, who instructed(A) all Israel and who had been consecrated to the Lord: “Put the sacred ark in the temple that Solomon son of David king of Israel built. It is not to be carried about on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel.
1 Chronicles 23:26
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1 Chronicles 23:26
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26 the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service.”(A)
Malachi 2:7
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Malachi 2:7
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7 “For the lips of a priest(A) ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger(B) of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.(C)
2 Chronicles 30:22
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2 Chronicles 30:22
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22 Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites, who showed good understanding of the service of the Lord. For the seven days they ate their assigned portion and offered fellowship offerings and praised[a] the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 30:22 Or and confessed their sins to
2 Chronicles 17:8-9
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2 Chronicles 17:8-9
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8 With them were certain Levites(A)—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tob-Adonijah—and the priests Elishama and Jehoram. 9 They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law(B) of the Lord; they went around to all the towns of Judah and taught the people.
Deuteronomy 33:10
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Deuteronomy 33:10
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2 Corinthians 4:5
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2 Corinthians 4:5
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5 For what we preach is not ourselves,(A) but Jesus Christ as Lord,(B) and ourselves as your servants(C) for Jesus’ sake.
2 Chronicles 5:7
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2 Chronicles 5:7
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7 The priests then brought the ark(A) of the Lord’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
Numbers 16:9-10
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Numbers 16:9-10
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9 Isn’t it enough(A) for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the Lord’s tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them?(B) 10 He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.(C)
Nehemiah 8:7-8
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Nehemiah 8:7-8
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7 The Levites(A)—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan and Pelaiah—instructed(B) the people in the Law while the people were standing there. 8 They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear[a] and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 8:8 Or God, translating it
2 Chronicles 34:14
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2 Chronicles 34:14
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The Book of the Law Found(A)(B)
14 While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the temple of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord that had been given through Moses.
2 Chronicles 8:11
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2 Chronicles 8:11
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11 Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter(A) up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her, for he said, “My wife must not live in the palace of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the Lord has entered are holy.”
Numbers 8:19
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Numbers 8:19
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19 From among all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons(A) to do the work at the tent of meeting on behalf of the Israelites(B) and to make atonement for them(C) so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary.”
Numbers 4:15-49
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Numbers 4:15-49
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15 “After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move,(A) only then are the Kohathites(B) to come and do the carrying.(C) But they must not touch the holy things(D) or they will die.(E) The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.
16 “Eleazar(F) son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light,(G) the fragrant incense,(H) the regular grain offering(I) and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles.”
17 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 18 “See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed from among the Levites. 19 So that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things,(J) do this for them: Aaron and his sons(K) are to go into the sanctuary and assign to each man his work and what he is to carry.(L) 20 But the Kohathites must not go in to look(M) at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.”
The Gershonites
21 The Lord said to Moses, 22 “Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans. 23 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age(N) who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
24 “This is the service of the Gershonite clans in their carrying and their other work: 25 They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle,(O) that is, the tent of meeting,(P) its covering(Q) and its outer covering of durable leather, the curtains for the entrance to the tent of meeting, 26 the curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,(R) the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard,(S) the ropes and all the equipment(T) used in the service of the tent. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things. 27 All their service, whether carrying or doing other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons.(U) You shall assign to them as their responsibility(V) all they are to carry. 28 This is the service of the Gershonite clans(W) at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar(X) son of Aaron, the priest.
The Merarites
29 “Count(Y) the Merarites by their clans and families.(Z) 30 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting. 31 As part of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases,(AA) 32 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, ropes,(AB) all their equipment and everything related to their use. Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry. 33 This is the service of the Merarite clans as they work at the tent of meeting under the direction of Ithamar(AC) son of Aaron, the priest.”
The Numbering of the Levite Clans
34 Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites(AD) by their clans and families. 35 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(AE) who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 36 counted by clans, were 2,750. 37 This was the total of all those in the Kohathite clans(AF) who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.
38 The Gershonites(AG) were counted by their clans and families. 39 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 40 counted by their clans and families, were 2,630. 41 This was the total of those in the Gershonite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command.
42 The Merarites were counted by their clans and families. 43 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(AH) who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 44 counted by their clans, were 3,200. 45 This was the total of those in the Merarite clans.(AI) Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.
46 So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted(AJ) all the Levites by their clans and families. 47 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(AK) who came to do the work of serving and carrying the tent of meeting 48 numbered 8,580.(AL) 49 At the Lord’s command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry.
Thus they were counted,(AM) as the Lord commanded Moses.
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