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Levites

Meaning of “Levites”

Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.

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First occurrence: Exodus 6:25

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1 Chronicles 15:12
And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 15:12 · retained source text

And said vnto them, Yee are the chiefe of the fathers of the Leuites: sanctifie your selues both yee and your brethren, that you may bring vp the Arke of the LORD God of Israel, vnto the place that I haue prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 15:14
So the priests and the levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 15:14 · retained source text

So the Priestes and the Leuites sanctified themselues to bring vp the Arke of the LORD God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 15:15
And the children of the levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 15:15 · retained source text

And the children of the Leuites bare the Arke of God vpon their shoulders, with the staues thereon, as Moses commanded, according to the word of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteExod. 25.14.

1 Chronicles 15:16
And David spake to the chief of the levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 15:16 · retained source text

And Dauid spake to the chiefe of the Leuites, to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musicke, Psalteries, and Harpes, and Cymbales, sounding, by lifting vp the voice with ioy.

1 Chronicles 15:17
So the levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 15:17 · retained source text

So the Leuites appointed Heman the sonne of Ioel: and of his brethren. Asaph the sonne of Berechiah: and of the sonnes of Merari their brethren, Ethan the sonne of Kushaiah.

1611 marginal noteChap. 6.33.

1611 marginal noteVers. 39.

1611 marginal noteVers. 44.

1 Chronicles 15:22
And Chenaniah, chief of the levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 15:22 · retained source text

And Chenaniah chiefe of the Leuites was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilfull.

1611 marginal noteOr was for the cariage: he instructed about the cariage.

1611 marginal noteHeb. lifting vp.

1 Chronicles 15:26
And it came to pass, when God helped the levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 15:26 · retained source text

And it came to passe when God helped the Leuites that bare the Arke of the couenant of the LORD, that they offered seuen bullocks, and seuen rammes.

1 Chronicles 15:27
And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 15:27 · retained source text

And Dauid was clothed with a robe of fine linnen, and all the Leuites that bare the Arke, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song, with the singers. Dauid also had vpon him, an Ephod of linnen.

1611 marginal noteOr, cariage

1 Chronicles 16:4
¶ And he appointed certain of the levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 16:4 · retained source text

¶ And he appointed certaine of the Leuites to minister before the Arke of the LORD, and to record, and to thanke and praise the LORD God of Israel,

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