Study Desk

And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was about to destroy, Yahweh looked, and he repented of the evil, and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; now stay your hand. And the angel of Yahweh was standing by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

And David said to God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? it is I that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let your hand, I pray you, O Yahweh my God, be against me, and against my father's house; but not against your people, that they should be plagued.

But David could not go before it to inquire of God; for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of Yahweh.

Then David said, This is the house of Yahweh God, and this is the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.

And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut wrought stones to build the house of God.

Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for Yahweh, the God of Israel.

And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of Yahweh my God.

Now, my son, Yahweh be with you; and prosper you, and build the house of Yahweh your God, as he has spoken concerning you.

Only may Yahweh give you discretion and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel; that so you may keep the law of Yahweh your God.

Isn't Yahweh your God with you? and has he not given you rest on every side? for he has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before Yahweh, and before his people.

Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Yahweh your God; arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Yahweh.

But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

For David said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever:

For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Yahweh, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;

Thus they were divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the house of Yahweh according to the ordinance [given] to them by Aaron their father, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.

Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him.

And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.