Bible Cross References
cleansed
Nehemiah 10:30
We will not intermarry with the foreigners living in our land.
appointed
Nehemiah 12:1-26
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The following is a list of the priests and Levites who returned from exile with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with the High Priest Joshua:
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Priests: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These men were leaders among all their fellow priests in the days of Joshua.
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Levites: The following were in charge of the singing of hymns of thanksgiving: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah.
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The following formed the choir that sang the responses: Bakbukiah, Unno, and their fellow Levites.
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Joshua was the father of Joiakim; Joiakim was the father of Eliashib; Eliashib was the father of Joiada;
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Joiada was the father of Jonathan; and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
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When Joiakim was High Priest, the following priests were the heads of the priestly clans: (Priest: Clan); Meraiah: Seraiah; Hananiah: Jeremiah; Meshullam: Ezra; Jehohanan: Amariah; Jonathan: Malluchi; Joseph: Shebaniah; Adna: Harim; Helkai: Meraioth; Zechariah: Iddo; Meshullam: Ginnethon; Zichri: Abijah; ...: Miniamin; Piltai: Moadiah; Shammua: Bilgah; Jehonathan: Shemaiah; Mattenai: Joiarib; Uzzi: Jedaiah; Kallai: Sallai; Eber: Amok; Hashabiah: Hilkiah; Nethanel: Jedaiah
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A record was kept of the heads of the Levite families and of the priestly families during the lifetimes of the following High Priests: Eliashib, Joiada, Jonathan, and Jaddua. This record was finished when Darius was emperor of Persia.
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The heads of the Levite families, however, were recorded in the official records only until the time of Jonathan, the grandson of Eliashib.
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Under the direction of Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui, and Kadmiel, the Levites were organized into groups. Two groups at a time praised God responsively and gave thanks to him, in accordance with the instructions given by King David, the man of God.
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The following Temple guards were in charge of guarding the storerooms by the gates to the Temple: Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub.
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These people lived during the time of Joiakim, the son of Joshua and grandson of Jehozadak, and the time of Nehemiah the governor, and the time of Ezra, the priest who was a scholar of the Law.
1 Chronicles 23:1-26
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When David was very old, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.
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King David brought together all the Israelite leaders and all the priests and Levites.
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He took a census of all the male Levites aged thirty or older. The total was thirty-eight thousand.
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The king assigned twenty-four thousand to administer the work of the Temple, six thousand to keep records and decide disputes,
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four thousand to do guard duty, and four thousand to praise the LORD, using the musical instruments provided by the king for this purpose.
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David divided the Levites into three groups, according to their clans: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Gershon had two sons: Ladan and Shimei.
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Ladan had three sons: Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel,
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who were the heads of the clans descended from Ladan. (Shimei had three sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.)
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Shimei had four sons: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah, in order of age. Jeush and Beriah did not have many descendants, so they were counted as one clan.
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Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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His oldest son, Amram, was the father of Aaron and Moses. (Aaron and his descendants were set apart to be in charge of the sacred objects forever, to burn incense in the worship of the LORD, to serve him, and to bless the people in his name.
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But the sons of Moses, the man of God, were included among the Levites.)
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Moses had two sons, Gershom and Eliezer.
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The leader among Gershom's sons was Shebuel.
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Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, but Rehabiah had many descendants.
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Kohath's second son, Izhar, had a son, Shelomith, the head of the clan.
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Kohath's third son, Hebron, had four sons: Jeriah, Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
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Kohath's fourth son, Uzziel, had two sons, Micah and Isshiah.
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Merari had two sons, Mahli and Mushi. Mahli also had two sons, Eleazar and Kish,
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but Eleazar died without having any sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.
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Merari's second son, Mushi, had three sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.
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These were the descendants of Levi, by clans and families, every one of them registered by name. Each of his descendants, twenty years of age or older, had a share in the work of the LORD's Temple.
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David said, "The LORD God of Israel has given peace to his people, and he himself will live in Jerusalem forever.
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So there is no longer any need for the Levites to carry the Tent of the LORD's presence and all the equipment used in worship."