Bible Cross References
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1 Chronicles 16:4-6
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David appointed some of the Levites to lead the worship of the LORD, the God of Israel, in front of the Covenant Box, by singing and praising him.
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Asaph was appointed leader, with Zechariah as his assistant. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel were to play harps. Asaph was to sound the cymbals,
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and two priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, were to blow trumpets regularly in front of the Covenant Box.
1 Chronicles 16:37-42
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King David put Asaph and the other Levites in permanent charge of the worship that was held at the place where the Covenant Box was kept. They were to perform their duties there day by day.
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Obed Edom son of Jeduthun and sixty-eight men of his clan were to assist them. Hosah and Obed Edom were in charge of guarding the gates.
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Zadok the priest and his fellow priests, however, were in charge of the worship of the LORD at the place of worship in Gibeon.
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Every morning and evening they were to burn sacrifices whole on the altar in accordance with what was written in the Law which the LORD gave to Israel.
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There with them were Heman and Jeduthun and the others who were specifically chosen to sing praises to the LORD for his eternal love.
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Heman and Jeduthun also had charge of the trumpets and cymbals and the other instruments which were played when the songs of praise were sung. The members of Jeduthun's clan were in charge of guarding the gates.
Psalm 68:24
O God, your march of triumph is seen by all, the procession of God, my king, into his sanctuary.
Psalm 68:25
The singers are in front, the musicians are behind, in between are the young women beating the tambourines.
until Solomon
1 Chronicles 6:10
Azariah (the one who served in the Temple which King Solomon built in Jerusalem),
1 Kings 8:6-13
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Then the priests carried the Covenant Box into the Temple and put it in the Most Holy Place, beneath the winged creatures.
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Their outstretched wings covered the box and the poles it was carried by.
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The ends of the poles could be seen by anyone standing directly in front of the Most Holy Place, but from nowhere else. (The poles are still there today.)
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There was nothing inside the Covenant Box except the two stone tablets which Moses had placed there at Mount Sinai, when the LORD made a covenant with the people of Israel as they were coming from Egypt.
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As the priests were leaving the Temple, it was suddenly filled with a cloud
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shining with the dazzling light of the LORD's presence, and they could not go back in to perform their duties.
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Then Solomon prayed: "You, LORD, have placed the sun in the sky, yet you have chosen to live in clouds and darkness.
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Now I have built a majestic temple for you, a place for you to live in forever."
and then
1 Chronicles 9:33
Some Levite families were responsible for the Temple music. The heads of these families lived in some of the Temple buildings and were free from other duties, because they were on call day and night.
1 Chronicles 25:7-31
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All these twenty-four men were experts; and their fellow Levites were trained musicians. There were 288 men in all.
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To determine the assignment of duties they all drew lots, whether they were young or old, experts or beginners.
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These 288 men were divided according to families into twenty-four groups of twelve, with a leader in charge of each group. This is the order in which they were on duty: 1) Joseph of the family of Asaph; 2) Gedaliah; 3) Zaccur; 4) Zeri; 5) Nethaniah; 6) Bukkiah; 7) Asharelah; 8) Jeshaiah; 9) Mattaniah; 10) Shimei; 11) Uzziel; 12) Hashabiah; 13) Shebuel; 14) Mattithiah; 15) Jerimoth; 16) Hananiah; 17) Joshbekashah; 18) Hanani; 19) Mallothi; 20) Eliathah; 21) Hothir; 22) Giddalti; 23) Mahazioth; 24) Romamti Ezer.
2 Chronicles 29:25-30
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The king followed the instructions that the LORD had given to King David through Gad, the king's prophet, and through the prophet Nathan; he stationed Levites in the Temple, with harps and cymbals,
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instruments like those that King David had used. The priests also stood there with trumpets.
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Hezekiah gave the order for the burnt offering to be presented; and as the offering began, the people sang praise to the LORD, and the musicians began to play the trumpets and all the other instruments.
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Everyone who was there joined in worship, and the singing and the rest of the music continued until all the sacrifices had been burned.
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Then King Hezekiah and all the people knelt down and worshiped God.
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The king and the leaders of the nation told the Levites to sing to the LORD the songs of praise that were written by David and by Asaph the prophet. So everyone sang with great joy as they knelt and worshiped God.
2 Chronicles 31:2
King Hezekiah reestablished the organization of the priests and Levites, under which they each had specific duties. These included offering the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, taking part in the Temple worship, and giving praise and thanks in the various parts of the Temple.
2 Chronicles 35:15
The following musicians of the Levite clan of Asaph were in the places assigned to them by King David's instructions: Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, the king's prophet. The guards at the Temple gates did not need to leave their posts, because the other Levites prepared the Passover for them.
Ezra 3:10
When the builders started to lay the foundation of the Temple, the priests in their robes took their places with trumpets in their hands, and the Levites of the clan of Asaph stood there with cymbals. They praised the LORD according to the instructions handed down from the time of King David.
Ezra 3:11
They sang the LORD's praises, repeating the refrain: "The LORD is good, and his love for Israel is eternal." Everyone shouted with all their might, praising the LORD, because the work on the foundation of the Temple had been started.
Ezra 6:18
They also organized the priests and the Levites for the Temple services in Jerusalem, according to the instructions contained in the book of Moses.
Nehemiah 11:17-23
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Mattaniah, the son of Mica and grandson of Zabdi, a descendant of Asaph. He led the Temple choir in singing the prayer of thanksgiving. Bakbukiah, who was Mattaniah's assistant. Abda, the son of Shammua and grandson of Galal, a descendant of Jeduthun.
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In all, 284 Levites lived in the holy city of Jerusalem.
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Temple guards: Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, 172 in all.
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The rest of the people of Israel and the remaining priests and Levites lived on their own property in the other cities and towns of Judah.
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The Temple workers lived in the part of Jerusalem called Ophel and worked under the supervision of Ziha and Gishpa.
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The supervisor of the Levites who lived in Jerusalem was Uzzi, the son of Bani and grandson of Hashabiah. His ancestors included Mattaniah and Mica, and he belonged to the clan of Asaph, the clan that was responsible for the music in the Temple services.
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There were royal regulations stating how the clans should take turns in leading the Temple music each day.
Nehemiah 12:27
When the city wall of Jerusalem was dedicated, the Levites were brought in from wherever they were living, so that they could join in celebrating the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals and harps.
Nehemiah 12:28
The Levite families of singers gathered from the area where they had settled around Jerusalem and from the towns around Netophah,
Nehemiah 12:45-47
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because they performed the ceremonies of purification and the other rituals that God had commanded. The Temple musicians and the Temple guards also performed their duties in accordance with the regulations made by King David and his son Solomon.
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From the time of King David and the musician Asaph long ago, the musicians have led songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
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In the time of Zerubbabel and also in the time of Nehemiah, all the people of Israel gave daily gifts for the support of the Temple musicians and the Temple guards. The people gave a sacred offering to the Levites, and the Levites gave the required portion to the priests.
Psalm 134:1
Come, praise the LORD, all his servants, all who serve in his Temple at night.
Psalm 134:2
Raise your hands in prayer in the Temple, and praise the LORD!
Psalm 135:1-3
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Praise the LORD! Praise his name, you servants of the LORD,
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who stand in the LORD's house, in the Temple of our God.
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Praise the LORD, because he is good; sing praises to his name, because he is kind.