2 Chronicles 34:12
And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.
And the men did the worke faithfully, and the ouerseers of them were Iahath, and Obadiah, the Leuites, of the sonnes of Merari, and Sechariah, and Meshullam, of the sonnes of the Kohathites, to set it forward: and other of the Leuites, all that could skill of instruments of musicke.
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- 2 Kings 12:15Rank 1 from verse 12
- 1 Chronicles 23:5Rank 2 from verse 12
- 1 Chronicles 15:16–22Rank 3 from verse 12
16And 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.
17So 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;
18And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
20And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
21And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
22And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
16And 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.
17So 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.
18And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zachariah, Ben, and Iaziel, & Shemiramoth, and Iehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maasiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphaleh, and Mikniah, and Obed Edom, and Iehiel the Porters.
19So the Singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbales of brasse.
20And Zachariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maasiah, and Benaiah, with Psalteries on Alamoth.
21And Mattithiah, and Eliphaleh, and Mikniah, and Obed Edom, and Ieiel, and Azzaziah, with harpes on the ‖Sheminith to excell.
22And Chenaniah chiefe of the Leuites ‖ was for †song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilfull.
- 1 Chronicles 16:4–5Rank 4 from verse 12
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:
5Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
4¶ 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,
5Asaph the chiefe, and next to him Zachariah, Ieiel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed Edom: and Ieiel †with Psalteries and with harpes: but Asaph made a sound with cymbals.
- 1 Chronicles 16:41Rank 5 from verse 12
41And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever;
41And with them Heman and Ieduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to giue thankes to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for euer.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1–31Rank 6 from verse 12
1MOREOVER David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
2Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
5All 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.
6All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.
7So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
8¶ And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
10The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
11The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
12The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
13The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
14The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
15The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
16The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
18The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
19The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
20The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
23The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
25The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
27The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
31The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
1¶ Moreouer Dauid and the captaines of the hoste separated to the seruice of the sonnes of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Ieduthun, who should prophesie with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen, according to their seruice, was:
2Of the sonnes of Asaph: Zaccur, and Ioseph, and Nethaniah, and †Asarelah, the sonnes of Asaph vnder the hands of Asaph, which prophesied †according to the order of the king.
3Of Ieduthun: the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and ‖Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, †sixe, vnder the handes of their father Ieduthun, who prophesied with a harpe, to giue thankes and to praise the LORD.
4Of Heman: the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, ‖Uzziel, ‖Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliatha, Giddalti, and Romamti-Ezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
5All these were the sonnes of Heman the kings Seer in the ‖wordes of God, to lift vp the horne. And God gaue to Heman fourteene sonnes and three daughters.
6All these were vnder the hands of their father, for song in the house of the LORD with cymbals, psalteries and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, †according to the kings order, to Asaph, Ieduthun, and Heman.
7So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, euen all that were cunning, was two hundred, foure score and eight.
8¶ And they cast lots ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholler.
9Now the first lot came foorth for Asaph to Ioseph, the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sonnes were twelue:
10The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren were twelue:
11The fourth to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:
12The fift to Nethaniah, hee, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:
13The sixt to Bukkiah, he, his sons and his brethren were twelue.
14The seuenth to Iesharelah, hee, his sonnes & his brethren were twelue:
15The eight to Ieshaiah, hee, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue:
16The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:
17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons and his brethren were twelue:
18The eleuenth to Azareel, hee, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:
19The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue:
20The thirteenth to Shubael, hee, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue:
21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, hee, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue.
22The fifteenth to Ierimoth, hee, his sonnes & his brethren, were twelue:
23The sixteenth to Hananiah, hee, his sonnes & his brethren, were twelue:
24The seuenteenth to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue:
25The eighteenth to Hanani: hee, his sonnes & his brethren, were twelue:
26The nineteenth to Mallothi, hee, his sonnes & his brethren, were twelue:
27The twentieth to Eliathah, hee, his sonnes & his brethren, were twelue:
28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.
29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, hee, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue.
30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue.
31The foure and twentieth to Romamti-Ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue.
- 1 Chronicles 6:31–48Rank 7 from verse 12
31And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after that the ark had rest.
32And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.
33And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
34The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
40The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,
41The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
43The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
44And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
45The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
47The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
31And these are they, whom Dauid set ouer the seruice of song in the house of the LORD, after that the *Arke had rest.
32And they ministred before the dwelling place of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, with singing, vntill Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Ierusalem: and then they waited on their office, according to their order.
33And these are they that †waited with their children of the sonnes of the Kohathites, Heman a singer: the sonne of Ioel, the sonne of Shemuel,
34The sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Eliel, the sonne of Toah,
35The sonne of Zuph, the sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Mahath, the sonne of Amasai,
36The sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Ioel, the sonne of Azariah, the sonne of Zephaniah,
37The sonne of Tahath, the sonne of Assir, the sonne of *Ebiasaph, the sonne of Korah,
38The sonne of Izhar, the sonne of Kohath, the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Israel.
39And his brother Asaph (who stood on his right hand) euen Asaph the sonne of Berachiah, the sonne of Shimea,
40The sonne of Michael, the sonne of Baasiah, the sonne of Melchiah,
41The sonne of Ethni, the sonne of Zerah, the sonne of Adaiah,
42The sonne of Ethan, the sonne of Zimmah, the sonne of Shimei,
43The sonne of Iahath, the sonne of Gershom, the sonne of Leui.
44And their brethren the sonnes of Merari, stood on the left hand: Ethan the sonne of ‖Kishi, the sonne of Abdi, the sonne of Malluch,
45The sonne of Hashabiah, the sonne of Amaziah, the sonne of Hilkiah,
46The sonne of Amzi, the sonne of Bani, the sonne of Shamer,
47The sonne of Mahli, the sonne of Mushi, the sonne of Merari, the sonne of Leui.
48Their brethren also the Leuits were appointed vnto all maner of seruice of the Tabernacle of the house of God.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2Rank 8 from verse 12
- 2 Chronicles 31:12Rank 9 from verse 12
12And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.
12And brought in the offerings and the tithes, and the dedicate things, faithfully: ouer which Cononiah the Leuite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.
- 2 Kings 22:7Rank 10 from verse 12
- Nehemiah 7:2Rank 11 from verse 12
- Proverbs 28:20Rank 12 from verse 12
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2 Chronicles 34:12
Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.
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faithfully
In a faithful, trustworthy, honest, or steadfast manner.
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Persons charged with supervising, directing, or caring for people, work, property, or a flock.
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Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.
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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.
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Sense 1: Toward the front or onward. Sense 2: To advance, promote, or send onward.
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1. Learned ability, knowledge, or practical competence. 2. As a verb, to know how or be able by skill.
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instruments
Sense 1: Tools or implements by which work is done or effects are produced. Sense 2: Devices made to produce music.
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1. Vocal or instrumental sound or performance. 2. Instruments or performers of musick. 3. Figuratively, a person made the subject of song or ridicule.
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11Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
11Euen to the artificers and builders gaue they it, to buy hewen stone, and timber for couplings, and ‖to floore the houses, which the kings of Iudah had destroyed.
12And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.
12And the men did the worke faithfully, and the ouerseers of them were Iahath, and Obadiah, the Leuites, of the sonnes of Merari, and Sechariah, and Meshullam, of the sonnes of the Kohathites, to set it forward: and other of the Leuites, all that could skill of instruments of musicke.
Selected passage13Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.
13Also they were ouer the bearers of burdens, and were ouerseers of all that wrought the worke in any manner of seruice: and of the Leuites there were Scribes, and officers, and porters.