2 Chronicles 31:2

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The priests and Levites had been divided into groups and each group had its own special job to do. So King Hezekiah told these groups to begin doing their jobs again. So the priests and Levites again had the job of offering the burnt offerings {\cf2\super [381]} and the fellowship offerings. And they had the job of serving in the temple and singing and praising God by the doors to the Lord’s house. {\cf2\super [382]}

Cross References

1 Chronicles 16:37

Then David left Asaph and his brothers there in front of the Box of the Agreement. David left them there to serve in front of it every day.

1 Chronicles 24:1

These were the groups of Aaron’s sons: Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 24:24

Uzziel’s son was Micah.\par Micah’s son was Shamir.\par

1 Chronicles 25:25

Eighteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Hanani’s sons and relatives.

1 Chronicles 26:26

Shelomith and his relatives were responsible for all the things David had collected for the temple.

2 Chronicles 23:8

The Levites and all the people of Judah obeyed all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. Jehoiada the priest did not excuse any person from the groups of the priests. So each captain and all his men came in on the Sabbath with those who went out on the Sabbath.

2 Chronicles 24:14

When the workers finished, they brought the money that was left to King Joash and Jehoiada. They used that money to make things for the Lord’s temple. Those things were used for the service in the temple and for offering burnt offerings. {\cf2\super [276]} They also made bowls and other things from gold and silver. The priests offered burnt offerings in the Lord’s temple every day while Jehoiada was alive.

2 Chronicles 31:17

The priests were given their part of the collection. This was done by families, in the way they were listed in the family histories. The Levites 20 years old and older were given their part of the collection. This was done by their responsibilities and by their groups.

2 Chronicles 35:2

Josiah chose the priests to do their duties. He encouraged the priests while they were serving in the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [441]}

2 Chronicles 5:11

All the priests that were there did the ceremony to make themselves holy. Then, as the priests came out of the Holy Place, {\cf2\super [85]} they stood together, but not in their special groups.

2 Chronicles 8:14

Solomon followed his father David’s instructions. Solomon chose the groups of priests for their service. Solomon also chose the Levites for their duties. The Levites were to lead the praise and help the priests from day to day to do the things that needed to be done in the temple service. And Solomon chose the gatekeepers by their groups to serve at each gate. This is the way David, the man of God, instructed.

Ezra 6:18

Then they chose the priests in their groups and the Levites in their groups to serve in God’s temple in Jerusalem. They did these things just like it says in the Book of Moses.

Nehemiah 11:17

Mattaniah (Mattaniah was the son of Mica, who was the son of Zabdi, who was the son of Asaph, who was the choir director. Asaph led the people in singing songs of praise and prayer), Bakbukiah (Bakbukiah was the second in charge over his brothers), and Abda son of Shammua, (Shammua was the son of Galal, who was the son of Jeduthun).

Psalm 134:1

Praise the Lord, all of his servants!\par You servants served in the temple all night.\par

Jeremiah 33:11

There will be sounds of joy and happiness. There will be the happy sounds of a bride and groom. There will be the sounds of people bringing their gifts to the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [278]} Those people will say, ‘Praise the Lord All-Powerful! The Lord is good! The Lord’s kindness continues forever!’ The people will say these things because I will again do good things to Judah. It will be like in the beginning.” The Lord said these things.

Luke 1:5

During the time when Herod {\cf2\super [2]} ruled Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah. Zechariah belonged to Abijah’s group. {\cf2\super [3]} Zechariah’s wife came from the family of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth.

Luke 1:8

Zechariah was serving as a priest before God for his group. It was his group’s time to serve.