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1 Chronicles
  1. 23:10 And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
  2. 23:15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
  3. 23:17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
  4. 23:24 These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
  5. 23:27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
  6. 24:4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.
  7. 24:19 These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.
  8. 24:20 And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.
  9. 24:26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.
  10. 24:30 The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
  11. 25:5 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.
  12. 25:6 All 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.
  13. 25:9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
  14. 25:10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  15. 25:11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  16. 25:12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  17. 25:13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  18. 25:14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  19. 25:15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  20. 25:16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  21. 25:17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  22. 25:18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  23. 25:19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  24. 25:20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  25. 25:21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  26. 25:22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  27. 25:23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  28. 25:24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  29. 25:25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  30. 25:26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  31. 25:27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  32. 25:28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  33. 25:29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  34. 25:30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
  35. 25:31 The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
  36. 26:2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
  37. 26:4 Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
  38. 26:6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
  39. 26:7 The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
  40. 26:8 All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obededom.
  41. 26:11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
  42. 26:12 Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.
  43. 26:17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.
  44. 26:21 As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.
  45. 26:22 The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.
  46. 26:26 Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.
  47. 26:29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
  48. 26:30 And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.
  49. 26:32 And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.
  50. 27:1 Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.

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