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in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ according to the ordinance governing them,
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houses of Laadan. And the sons of Shimei: regularly before the LORD; and that they
Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were should attend to the needs of the tabernacle of
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the four sons of Shimei. Jahath was the first meeting, the needs of the holy place, and the
and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah needs of the sons of Aaron their brethren in
did not have many sons; therefore they were the work of the house of the LORD.
assigned as one father’s house. Now these are the divisions of the sons
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Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. The sons of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. And
Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was set Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and
apart, he and his sons forever, that he should had no children; therefore Eleazar and Itha-
sanctify the most holy things, to burn incense mar ministered as priests. Then David with
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before the LORD, to minister to Him, and to give Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech
the blessing in His name forever. Now the of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according
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sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the schedule of their service.
to the tribe of Levi. The sons of Moses were 4 There were more leaders found of the sons
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Gershon and Eliezer. Of the sons of Gershon, of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus
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Shebuel was the first. Of the descendants of they were divided. Among the sons of Eleazar
Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer were sixteen heads of their fathers’ houses, and
had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah eight heads of their fathers’ houses among the
were very many. Of the sons of Izhar, Shelo- sons of Ithamar. Thus they were divided by lot,
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mith was the first. Of the sons of Hebron, one group as another, for there were officials of
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Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, the sanctuary and officials of the house of God,
Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of
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20 Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first Ithamar. And the scribe, Shemaiah the son of
and Jesshiah the second. Nethanel, one of the Levites, wrote them down
21 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. before the king, the leaders, Zadok the priest,
The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish. Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads
22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only of the fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites,
daughters; and their brethren, the sons of one father’s house taken for Eleazar and one for
Kish, took them as wives. The sons of Mushi Ithamar.
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were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all. 7 Now the first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second
24 These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ to Jedaiah, the third to Harim, the fourth to Seo-
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houses—the heads of the fathers’ houses as rim, the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to
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they were counted individually by the number Mijamin, the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to
of their names, who did the work for the ser- Abijah, the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to
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vice of the house of the LORD, from the age of Shecaniah, the eleventh to Eliashib, the
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twenty years and above. twelfth to Jakim, the thirteenth to Huppah, the
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25 For David said, “The LORD God of Israel has fourteenth to Jeshebeab, the fifteenth to
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given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, the seven-
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Jerusalem forever”; and also to the Levites, teenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
“They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or 16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to
any of the articles for its service.” For by the Jehezekel, the twenty-first to Jachin, the twen-
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last words of David the Levites were numbered ty-second to Gamul, the twenty-third to
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from twenty years old and above; because Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
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their duty was to help the sons of Aaron in the 19 This was the schedule of their service for
service of the house of the LORD, in the courts coming into the house of the LORD according
and in the chambers, in the purifying of all to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their
holy things and the work of the service of the father, as the LORD God of Israel had com-
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house of God, both with the showbread and manded him.
the fine flour for the grain offering, with the 20 And the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons
unleavened cakes and what is baked in the of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael,
pan, with what is mixed and with all kinds of Jehdeiah. Concerning Rehabiah, of the sons
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measures and sizes; to stand every morning of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. Of the
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to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelo-
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evening; and at every presentation of a burnt moth, Jahath. Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah
offering to the LORD on the Sabbaths and on the was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the
New Moons and on the set feasts, by number third, and Jekameam the fourth. Of the sons
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