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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 23:11-32 (NET)

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23:11 Jahath was the oldest and Zizah the second oldest. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons , so they were considered one family with one responsibility . 23:12 The sons of Kohath : Amram , Izhar , Hebron , and Uzziel – four in all. 23:13 The sons of Amram : Aaron and Moses . Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items , to offer sacrifices before the Lord , to serve him, and to praise his name . 23:14 The descendants of Moses the man of God were considered Levites . 23:15 The sons of Moses : Gershom and Eliezer . 23:16 The son of Gershom : Shebuel the oldest . 23:17 The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah , the oldest . Eliezer had no other sons , but Rehabiah had many descendants . 23:18 The son of Izhar : Shelomith the oldest . 23:19 The sons of Hebron : Jeriah the oldest , Amariah the second , Jahaziel the third , and Jekameam the fourth . 23:20 The sons of Uzziel : Micah the oldest , and Isshiah the second . 23:21 The sons of Merari : Mahli and Mushi . The sons of Mahli : Eleazar and Kish . 23:22 Eleazar died without having sons ; he had only daughters . The sons of Kish , their cousins , married them. 23:23 The sons of Mushi : Mahli , Eder , and Jeremoth – three in all. 23:24 These were the descendants of Levi according to their families , that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the Lord’s temple and were twenty years old and up . 23:25 For David said , “The Lord God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem . 23:26 So the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the items used in its service .” 23:27 According to David’s final instructions , the Levites twenty years old and up were counted . 23:28 Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the Lord’s temple . They were to take care of the courtyards , the rooms , ceremonial purification of all holy items , and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple . 23:29 They also took care of the bread that is displayed , the flour for offerings , the unleavened wafers , the round cakes , the mixing , and all the measuring . 23:30 They also stood in a designated place every morning and offered thanks and praise to the Lord . They also did this in the evening 23:31 and whenever burnt sacrifices were offered to the Lord on the Sabbath and at new moon festivals and assemblies . A designated number were to serve before the Lord regularly in accordance with regulations . 23:32 They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives , the descendants of Aaron , in the service of the Lord’s temple .

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  • [1Ch 23:30] In The Morning I Will Raise
  • [1Ch 23:30] Let Songs Of Praise Arise

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