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Passage Lookup: 1 Chronicles 22:2-23:32

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1 Chronicles 22:2
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So David [a]gave orders to gather (b)the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and (c)he set stonecutters to hew out stones to build the house of God.
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1 Chronicles 22:3
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David (d)prepared large quantities of iron [b]to make the nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps, and more (e)bronze than could be weighed;
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1 Chronicles 22:4
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and timbers of cedar logs beyond number, for (f)the Sidonians and Tyrians brought large quantities of cedar timber to David.
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1 Chronicles 22:5
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David said, "My son (g)Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord shall be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore now I will make preparation for it." So David made ample preparations before his death.
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1 Chronicles 22:6
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Then (h)he called for his son Solomon, and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel.
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1 Chronicles 22:7
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David said to Solomon, "(i)My son, [c]I had intended to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.
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1 Chronicles 22:8
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But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘(j)You have shed much blood and have [d]waged great wars; you shall not build a house to My name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth before Me.
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1 Chronicles 22:9
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Behold, a son will be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and (k)I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for (l)his name shall be [e]Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.
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1 Chronicles 22:10
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(m)He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.'
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1 Chronicles 22:11
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Now, my son, (n)the Lord be with you that you may be successful, and build the house of the Lord your God just as He has spoken concerning you.
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1 Chronicles 22:12
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(o)Only the Lord give you discretion and understanding, and give you charge over Israel, so that you may (p)keep the law of the Lord your God.
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1 Chronicles 22:13
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(q)Then you will prosper, if you are careful to observe the statutes and the ordinances which the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel. (r)Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed.
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1 Chronicles 22:14
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Now behold, [f]with great pains I have prepared for the house of the Lord (s)100,000 talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and (t)bronze and iron beyond weight, for [g]they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them.
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1 Chronicles 22:15
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Moreover, there are many workmen with you, stonecutters and masons of stone and carpenters, and all men who are skillful in every kind of work.
1 Chronicles 22:16
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Of the gold, the silver and the bronze and the iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may (u)the Lord be with you."
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1 Chronicles 22:17
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(v)David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon, saying,
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1 Chronicles 22:18
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"Is not the Lord your God with you? And (w)has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before His people.
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1 Chronicles 22:19
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Now (x)set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise, therefore, and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, (y)so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built (z)for the name of the Lord ."
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1 Chronicles 23:1
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(a)Now when David [a]reached old age, (b)he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
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1 Chronicles 23:2
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And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and the Levites.
1 Chronicles 23:3
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(c)The Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward, and (d)their number by [b]census of men was 38,000.
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1 Chronicles 23:4
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Of these, 24,000 were (e)to oversee the work of the house of the Lord ; and 6,000 were (f)officers and judges,
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1 Chronicles 23:5
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and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and (g)4,000 were praising the Lord with the instruments which [c]David made for giving praise.
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1 Chronicles 23:6
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David divided them into divisions (h)according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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1 Chronicles 23:7
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Of the Gershonites were [d]Ladan and Shimei.
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1 Chronicles 23:8
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The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three.
1 Chronicles 23:9
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The sons of Shimei were Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' households of Ladan.
1 Chronicles 23:10
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The sons of Shimei were Jahath, [e]Zina, Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
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1 Chronicles 23:11
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Jahath was the first and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father's household, one [f]class.
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1 Chronicles 23:12
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The sons of Kohath were four: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
1 Chronicles 23:13
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(i)The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And (j)Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, (k)to burn incense before the Lord , to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever.
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1 Chronicles 23:14
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But as for (l)Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
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1 Chronicles 23:15
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The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
1 Chronicles 23:16
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The [g]son of Gershom was [h]Shebuel the chief.
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1 Chronicles 23:17
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The [i]son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
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1 Chronicles 23:18
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The [j]son of Izhar was [k]Shelomith the chief.
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1 Chronicles 23:19
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The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
1 Chronicles 23:20
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The sons of Uzziel were Micah the first and Isshiah the second.
1 Chronicles 23:21
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The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
1 Chronicles 23:22
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Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, so their brothers, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
1 Chronicles 23:23
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The sons of Mushi were three: Mahli, Eder and Jeremoth.
1 Chronicles 23:24
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(m)These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' households, even the heads of the fathers' households of those of them who were [l]counted, in the number of names by their [m]census, doing the work for the service of the house of the Lord , (n)from twenty years old and upward.
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1 Chronicles 23:25
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For David said, "The Lord God of Israel (o)has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.
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1 Chronicles 23:26
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Also, (p)the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its utensils for its service."
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1 Chronicles 23:27
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For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.
1 Chronicles 23:28
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For their office is [n]to assist the sons of Aaron with the service of the house of the Lord , 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,
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1 Chronicles 23:29
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(q)and with the showbread, and (r)the fine flour for a grain offering, and unleavened wafers, or (s)what is baked in the pan or (t)what is well-mixed, and (u)all measures of volume and size.
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1 Chronicles 23:30
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They are to stand every morning to thank and to praise the Lord , and likewise at evening,
1 Chronicles 23:31
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and to offer all burnt offerings to the Lord , (v)on the sabbaths, the new moons and (w)the fixed festivals in the number set by the ordinance concerning them, continually before the Lord .
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1 Chronicles 23:32
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Thus (x)they are to keep charge of the tent of meeting, and charge of the holy place, and (y)charge of the sons of Aaron their [o]relatives, for the service of the house of the Lord .
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