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Text -- 1 Chronicles 23:10-32 (NET)
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23:10 The sons of Shimei : Jahath , Zina , Jeush , and Beriah . These were Shimei’s sons – four in all.
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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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
David |
CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF |
Levites |
Music |
Church and State |
GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 |
EZEKIEL, 2 |
PRIESTS AND LEVITES |
Worship |
TEMPLE, B |
Zacharias |
KOHATH; KOHATHITES |
Eleazar |
Jeush |
Zizah |
Kish |
Jahath |
Eliezer |
Amariah |
Beriah |
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