1 Chronicles 9:26

9:26 The four head gatekeepers, who were Levites, were assigned to guard the storerooms and treasuries in God’s sanctuary. ¹ 

1 Chronicles 15:12

15:12 He told them: “You are the leaders of the Levites’ families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel up to the place I have prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 15:15-17

15:15 The descendants of Levi carried the ark of God on their shoulders with poles, just as Moses had ordered according to the divine command.

15:16 David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint some of their relatives as musicians; they were to play various instruments, including stringed instruments and cymbals, and to sing loudly and joyfully. ²  15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; one of his relatives, Asaph son of Berechiah; one of the descendants of Merari, ³  Ethan son of Kushaiah;

1 Chronicles 15:26-27

15:26 When God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the Lord’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. 15:27 David was wrapped in a linen robe, as were all the Levites carrying the ark, the musicians, and Kenaniah the supervisor of transport and the musicians; ⁴  David also wore a linen ephod. ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 16:4

16:4 He appointed some of the Levites to serve before the ark of the Lord, to offer prayers, songs of thanks, and hymns to the Lord God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 23:3

23:3 The Levites who were thirty years old and up were counted; there were 38,000 men. ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 28:13

28:13 He gave him the regulations ⁷  for the divisions of priests and Levites, for all the assigned responsibilities within the Lord’s temple, and for all the items used in the service of the Lord’s temple.

[9:26]  ¹ tn Heb “in the house of God.”

[15:16]  ² tn Heb “causing to be heard to lift up with a voice of joy.”

[15:17]  ³ tn The Hebrew text adds, “their brothers.”

[15:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “the leader, the lifting up, the musicians.” See also the note on the word “matter” in v. 22.

[15:27]  ⁵ sn An ephod was a priestly garment worn over the robe.

[23:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “and their number by their heads, by men, was 38,000.”

[28:13]  ⁶ tn The words “he gave him the regulations” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.