Chambers for the Priests

44 On the outside of the inner gateway there were two (A)chambers[a] in the (B)inner court, one[b] at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the south[c] gate facing north.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew were chambers for singers
  2. Ezekiel 40:44 Hebrew lacks one
  3. Ezekiel 40:44 Septuagint; Hebrew east

31 These are the men (A)whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the Lord (B)after the ark rested there. 32 They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they performed their service according to their order.

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27 And there was a gate on the south of (A)the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.

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23 And opposite the gate on the north, as on the east, was a gate to (A)the inner court. And (B)he measured from gate to gate, a hundred cubits.

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41 With them were (A)Heman and Jeduthun (B)and the rest of those chosen and (C)expressly named to give thanks to the Lord, (D)for his steadfast love endures forever. 42 Heman and Jeduthun had trumpets and cymbals for the music and instruments (E)for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to the gate.

43 (F)Then all the people departed each to his house, and David went home to bless his household.

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16 Let (A)the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, (B)singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, (C)with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

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19 addressing one another in (A)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,

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38 There was (A)a chamber with its door in the vestibule of the gate,[a] (B)where the burnt offering was to be washed.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:38 Hebrew at the jambs, the gates

29 Its (A)side rooms, its jambs, and its vestibule were of the same size as the others, and both it and its vestibule (B)had windows all around. (C)Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits.

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The Outer Court

17 Then he brought me into (A)the outer court. And behold, there were (B)chambers and a (C)pavement, all around the court. (D)Thirty chambers faced the pavement.

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10 And there were three side rooms on either side of the east gate. (A)The three were of the same size, and the jambs on either side were of the same size.

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And (A)the side rooms, one reed long and one reed broad; and the space between the side rooms, five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end, one reed.

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David Organizes the Musicians

25 David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of (A)Asaph, and of (B)Heman, and of (C)Jeduthun, who (D)prophesied with lyres, with (E)harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was: Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who (F)prophesied under the direction of the king. Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, (G)who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord. Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth. All these were the sons of Heman (H)the king's seer, according to the promise of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. They were all under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the Lord with cymbals, (I)harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king. The number of them along with their brothers, who were trained in singing to the Lord, all who were skillful, was (J)288. And they cast lots for their duties, (K)small and great, teacher and pupil alike.

The first lot fell for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, to him and his brothers and his sons, twelve; 10 the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 11 the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 14 the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 20 to the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 21 to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 22 to the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 23 to the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 24 to the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 25 to the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 26 to the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 27 to the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 28 to the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 29 to the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 30 to the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve; 31 to the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 25:3 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts lack Shimei

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