Levites

And all the Elders of Israel came, and the Leuites tooke vp the Arke.

And they brought vp the Arke, and the tabernacle of the Congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the Priests and the Leuites bring vp.

Also the Leuites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Ieduthun, with their sonnes and their brethren, being arayed in white linnen hauing cymbals, and psalteries, and harpes, stood at the East end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twentie Priests, sounding with trumpets:)

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 24.5.

And the Priests waited on their offices: the Leuites also with instruments of musicke of the LORD, which Dauid the King had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for euer, when Dauid praised by their ministerie: and the Priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

1611 marginal noteHeb. by their hand.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 15.16.

¶ And he appointed, according to the order of Dauid his father, the courses of the Priests to their seruice, and the Leuites to their charges, to praise and minister before the Priests, as the duety of euery day required: the porters also by their courses, at euery gate: for so had Dauid the man of God commanded.

1611 marginal noteHeb. so was the commandement of Dauid the man of God.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 24.1.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 9.17.

And they departed not from the commandement of the King vnto the Priests and Leuites, concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

¶ And the Priests and the Leuites that were in all Israel, resorted to him out of all their coasts.

1611 marginal noteHebr. presented themselues to him.

For the Leuites left their suburbs, and their possession, and came to Iudah and Ierusalem: for Ieroboam and his sonnes had cast them off from executing the Priests office vnto the LORD.

1611 marginal noteChap. 13.9.

Haue yee not cast out the Priests of the LORD the sonnes of Aaron, and the Leuites, and haue made you priests after the maner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoeuer commeth to consecrate himselfe with a young bullocke and seuen rammes, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to fill his hand.

1611 marginal noteChap. 11.14.

But as for vs, the LORD is our God, and wee haue not forsaken him, and the Priests which minister vnto the LORD, are the sonnes of Aaron, and the Leuites waite vpon their businesse.