Nehemiah 12
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These are b the priests and the Levites who came up with c Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and d Jeshua: e Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
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Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
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Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
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Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
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Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
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Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
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Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.
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And the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his brothers was f in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
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And Bakbukiah and Unni and their brothers stood opposite them g in the service.
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And Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim the father of Eliashib, Eliashib the father of Joiada,
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Joiada the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan the father of Jaddua.
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h And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
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of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
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of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
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of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
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of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
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of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
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of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
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of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
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of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
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of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
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In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the Levites were recorded as heads of fathers' houses; so too were the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian.
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As for the sons of Levi, their heads of fathers' houses i were written in the Book of the Chronicles until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
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And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and j Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, k to praise and to give thanks, l according to the commandment of David m the man of God, n watch by watch.
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Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers standing guard at o the storehouses of the gates.
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These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of p Nehemiah the governor and of p Ezra, the priest and scribe.
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And at q the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, r with cymbals, harps, and lyres.
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And the sons of the singers gathered together from the district surrounding Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites;
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also from Beth-gilgal and from the region of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built for themselves villages around Jerusalem.
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And the priests and the Levites s purified themselves, and they purified the people and the gates and the wall.
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Then I brought the leaders of Judah up onto the wall and appointed two great choirs that gave thanks. t One went to the south on the wall to u the Dung Gate.
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And after them went Hoshaiah and half of the leaders of Judah,
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and Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
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Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
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and certain of the priests' sons v with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph;
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and his relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, w with the musical instruments of David x the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them.
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At y the Fountain Gate they went up straight before them by z the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, to a the Water Gate on the east.
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b The other choir of those who gave thanks went to the north, and I followed them with half of the people, on the wall, above c the Tower of the Ovens, to d the Broad Wall,
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and above e the Gate of Ephraim, and by f the Gate of Yeshanah, and by g the Fish Gate and h the Tower of Hananel and h the Tower of the Hundred, to i the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at j the Gate of the Guard.
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So both choirs of those who gave thanks stood in the house of God, and I and half of the officials with me;
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and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, k with trumpets;
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and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahiah as their leader.
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And they offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.
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l On that day men were appointed over the storerooms, the contributions, the firstfruits, and the tithes, to gather into them the portions required by the Law for the priests and for the Levites according to the fields of the towns, for Judah rejoiced over the priests and the Levites who ministered.
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And they performed the service of their God and the service of purification, as did the singers and the gatekeepers, m according to the command of David and his son Solomon.
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For long ago in the days of David and n Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
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And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the o daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; p and they set apart that which was for the Levites; q and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.
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Ezra 2:1 - 2
Now these were the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried captive to Babylonia. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.
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Nehemiah 12:47
And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave the daily portions for the singers and the gatekeepers; and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.
1 Chronicles 3:19
And the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister.
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Ezra 3:2
Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
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Nehemiah 12:1 - 7
These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra.
Nehemiah 12:12 - 21
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah.
Nehemiah 10:2 - 8
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah.
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Nehemiah 12:24
And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch by watch.
Nehemiah 11:17
And Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise, who gave thanks, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
2 Chronicles 5:13
And it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord ), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever," the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud.
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Nehemiah 12:24
And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch by watch.
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Nehemiah 12:26
These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra, the priest and scribe.
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1 Chronicles 9:14 - 16
Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari.
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Nehemiah 10:9
And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel.
Ezra 2:40
The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, 74.
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Nehemiah 11:17
And Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise, who gave thanks, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
2 Chronicles 5:13
And it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord ), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever," the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud.
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1 Chronicles 25:1
David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:
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Nehemiah 12:36
And his relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe went before them.
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Nehemiah 12:9
And Bakbukiah and Unni and their brothers stood opposite them in the service.
Ezra 3:11
And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, "For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel." And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
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1 Chronicles 26:15
Obed-edom's came out for the south, and to his sons was allotted the gatehouse.
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Nehemiah 8:9
And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, "This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep." For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law.
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Nehemiah 8:9
And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, "This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep." For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law.
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Numbers 7:10
And the chiefs offered offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed; and the chiefs offered their offering before the altar.
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1 Chronicles 15:16
David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.
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Nehemiah 13:22
Then I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves and come and guard the gates, to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember this also in my favor, O my God, and spare me according to the greatness of your steadfast love.
Nehemiah 13:30
Thus I cleansed them from everything foreign, and I established the duties of the priests and Levites, each in his work.
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Nehemiah 12:38
The other choir of those who gave thanks went to the north, and I followed them with half of the people, on the wall, above the Tower of the Ovens, to the Broad Wall.
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Nehemiah 2:13
I went out by night by the Valley Gate to the Dragon Spring and to the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that were broken down and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.
Nehemiah 3:13
Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate.
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1 Chronicles 15:24
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, should blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.
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1 Chronicles 23:5
4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise.
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Nehemiah 12:24
And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch by watch.
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Nehemiah 2:14
Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool, but there was no room for the animal that was under me to pass.
Nehemiah 3:15
And Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. And he built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the king's garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the city of David.
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Nehemiah 3:15
And Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. And he built the wall of the Pool of Shelah of the king's garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the city of David.
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Nehemiah 3:26
And the temple servants living on Ophel repaired to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower.
Nehemiah 8:1
And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the Lord had commanded Israel.
Nehemiah 8:3
And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.
Nehemiah 8:16
So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves, each on his roof, and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God, and in the square at the Water Gate and in the square at the Gate of Ephraim.
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Nehemiah 12:31
Then I brought the leaders of Judah up onto the wall and appointed two great choirs that gave thanks. One went to the south on the wall to the Dung Gate.
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Nehemiah 3:11
Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.
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Nehemiah 3:8
Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, repaired, and they restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
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Nehemiah 8:16
So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves, each on his roof, and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God, and in the square at the Water Gate and in the square at the Gate of Ephraim.
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Nehemiah 3:6
Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the Gate of Yeshanah. They laid its beams and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
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Nehemiah 3:3
The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
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Nehemiah 3:1
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hananel.
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Nehemiah 3:1
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hananel.
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Nehemiah 3:1
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hananel.
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Nehemiah 3:25
And to the corner. Palal the son of Uzai repaired opposite the buttress and the tower projecting from the upper house of the king at the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh
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1 Chronicles 15:24
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, should blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.
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Nehemiah 13:5
Prepared for Tobiah a large chamber where they had previously put the grain offering, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.
Nehemiah 13:12 - 13
Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, wine, and oil into the storehouses.
2 Chronicles 31:11 - 12
Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them.
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1 Chronicles 25:1
David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:
1 Chronicles 26:1
As for the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
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1 Chronicles 25:1
David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:
2 Chronicles 29:30
And Hezekiah the king and the officials commanded the Levites to sing praises to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped.
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Nehemiah 11:23
For there was a command from the king concerning them, and a fixed provision for the singers, as every day required.
2 Chronicles 31:16
Except those enrolled by genealogy, males from three years old and upward - all who entered the house of the Lord as the duty of each day required - for their service according to their offices, by their divisions.
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Numbers 18:21
To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service that they do, their service in the tent of meeting.
Numbers 18:24
For the tithe of the people of Israel, which they present as a contribution to the Lord, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance. Therefore I have said of them that they shall have no inheritance among the people of Israel.
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Numbers 18:26 - 28
Moreover, you shall speak and say to the Levites, 'When you take from the people of Israel the tithe that I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall present a contribution from it to the Lord, a tithe of the tithe.
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