I. CHRonIcLES XXIII. 27.

B.C.about|/nor
1015. | thereof.” soos | For by «the last words_of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
28 Because their office was to wait on the_sons_of Aaron for the_service_of the_house_of ‘the Lorp, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the_purify- ing_of all holy_things, and the_work_ of the_service_of the_house_of x=God ; 23. .5| % Both for the /shewbread, and for : the fine_flour for ¢meat_offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all_manner_of Measure and size ;
B.C, about 1015.
a. appoint- t ments,
J. Jehovah.
ac, accord-
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30 And to stand every xmorning to thank and praise 4 the Lorp, and like- wise at xeven ;
31 And to offer « all «burnt_sacrifices unto ‘the Lorp in the sabbaths, in the new_moons, and on the set_feasts, by number, according_to the order_com- manded unto them, continually before ‘the Lorp:
82 And that they -should_keep «the_ charge_of the_te tabernacle_of the con- gregation, and -the_charge_of the holy place, and the_charge_of the_sons_of Aaron their brethren, in the_service_of the_house_of / the Lorp.
NOW these are the_c divisions_of nN the_sons_of Aaron. The_sons_
- |of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar exe- cuted _the_priest’s_office.
8 And Dayid distributed them, both Zadok of the_sons_of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the_sons_of Ithamar, ac- cording_to their offices in their service.
4 And there were more chief sxmen found of the_sons_of Eleazar than of the_sons_of Ithamar; and thus were_ they_divided. Among the~_sons_of Eleazar there were sixteen chief_men of the_house_of their fathers, and eight among the_sons_of Ithamar according_ to the_house_of their fathers.
5 Thus were_they_divided by lot, one sort with another; for the_governors_ of the sanctuary, and governors_of the_ house_of x=God, were of the_sons_of Eleazar, and of the_sons_of Ithamar.
6 And Shemaiah the_son_of Ne- thaneél the scribe, one of the Leyites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the_son_of Abiathar, and before the_chief_of the fathers_of the priests and xLevites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
7 Now the first Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
; 8 The third to Harim, the fourth to
eorim, ° The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, 10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, il The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah,
ner, under Aaron their father, «cas / the Lorp =God_of Israél had_commanded
him.
20 And the rest_of the_sons_of Levi were these: Of the_sons_of- Amram ; Shubaél: of the_sons_of Shubaél; Jeh- deiah.
21 Concerning Rehabiah : of the_sons_ of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.
2 Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the_sons_of Shelomoth; Jahath.
2 And the_sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24 Of the_sons_of Uzziél ; Michah: of the_sons_of Michah ; Shamir.
2 The_brother_of Michah was Is- shiah: of the_sons_of Isshiah ; Zech- ariah.
26 The_sons_of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the_sons_of Jaaziah ; Beno.
27 The_sons_of Merari by Jaaziah ; Ben0, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and
ri.
23 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 Concerning Kish: the_son_of Kish was Jerahmeél.
380 The_sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the_sons _of the Leyites after the _ house_of their fathers.
31 These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the_sons_of Aaron in
the_presence_of David the king, and)
Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the_chief_ of the fathers_of the priests and xLe- yites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
2 MOREOVER David and the_
captains_of the host separated to the service_of the_sons_of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should _ prophesy with harps, with psalteries, aud with cymbals: and the_ number_of the workmen according_to their service was:
2 Of the_sons_of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the_sons_of Asaph under the_hands_of Asaph, which prophesied according_to the_order_of the king.
3 Of Jeduthun: the _sons-_of Je- duthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Je- shaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the_hands_of their father Je- duthun, who prophesied with a xharp, to give_thanks and to praise J the Lorp.
4 Of Heman: the_sons_of Heman ;
ing as Jehoyah Elohim,
| THE REST
OF THE LEVITES.
See ch. 23.
14-32.
ORDER OF
THE SINGERS.
J. Jehovah.
337
1. CHRONICLES XXV. 5.
B.C. about 1015.
IN ALL 288.
i.intelligent.
DIVIDED INTO 24 Lots.
8. Proy. 16. 3. ch. charge.
Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziél, Shebuél, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Elia- thah, Giddalti,and Romamti-ezer, Josh- bekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Ma- hazioth :
5 All these were the_sons_of Heman the king’s seer in the_words_of x=God, to lift-up the horn. And x=God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 All these were under the_hands_of their father for xsong in the_-house_of ithe Lorn, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service_of the_house_of
x=God, according_to the king’s order to | fifth,
Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
7 So the_number_of them, with their brethren that_were_instructed_in the_ songs_of J the Lorp, even all that_were_ ‘cunning, was two_hundred fourscore and eight.
5 And they cast lots, ch ward against ch ward, as well the small as the great, the ‘teacher as the scholar.
° Now the first Asaph to Joseph : the second to Geda- liah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve :
10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve :
18 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, ere twelve:
14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve :
16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
lv The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, weve twelve:
18 The eleventh to Azareél, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
12 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
20 The thirteenth to Shubaél, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve :
21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve :
= The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve :
23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
» The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve :
6 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his
|sons, and his brethren, were twelve :
2 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his
isons, and his brethren, were twelve:
28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
22 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
®¢ The three and twentieth to Maha- zioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
8. The four and twentieth to Romam- ti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
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