1 Chronicles 23:5

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4,000 were appointed to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 were appointed to praise the Lord with the instruments David had made for praising God.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:12

With the sandalwood the king made supports for the Lord’s temple and the royal palace, and lyres and harps for the singers. Never again was sandalwood like this imported ⌞into Israel⌟, nor has any been seen ⌞there⌟ to this day.

2 Kings 7:10

So they called the city gatekeepers and told them, “We went into the Aramean camp, and we didn’t see or hear anyone. The horses and donkeys were still tied up. Even the tents were left exactly as they were.”

1 Chronicles 16:38

David also left Obed Edom and 68 of his relatives ⌞to serve there⌟. Obed Edom (Jeduthun’s son) and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.

1 Chronicles 16:4

David appointed some Levites to serve in front of the Lord’s ark by offering prayers, thanks, and praise to the Lord God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 23:30

They were appointed to stand to give thanks and praise to the Lord every morning. They were appointed to do the same thing in the evening.

1 Chronicles 9:33

These were the musicians who were the heads of the Levite families. They lived in rooms in the temple and were free from other duties because they were on duty day and night.

2 Chronicles 20:28

So they brought harps, lyres, and trumpets to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 34:13

also supervised the workers and directed all the workmen on the various jobs. Some of the Levites served as scribes, officials, or gatekeepers.

2 Chronicles 35:15

The singers (Asaph’s descendants) were in their places as David, Asaph, Heman, and the king’s seer  Jeduthun had commanded. The gatekeepers were stationed at each gate. They didn’t need to leave their work, because their relatives, the Levites, prepared ⌞animals⌟ for them.

2 Chronicles 8:14

As Solomon’s father David had directed, he set up the divisions of priests for their service and the ⌞divisions of⌟ Levites for their appointed places. ⌞The Levites⌟ were to lead in praising ⌞the Lord⌟ and to serve beside the priests by doing whatever needed to be done each day. Solomon also set up divisions of doorkeepers at every gate because this is what David, the man of God, had commanded.

Ezra 7:7

Some Israelites (including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants) went to Jerusalem in Artaxerxes’ seventh year as king.

Nehemiah 7:73

The priests, Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and the rest of Israel settled in their own cities. When the seventh month came, the people of Israel were in their own cities.

Psalm 87:7

Singers and dancers will sing, “Zion is the source of all our blessings.”

Isaiah 64:10

Your holy cities have become a desert. Zion has become a desert. Jerusalem is a wasteland.

Amos 6:5

How horrible it will be for those who make up songs as they strum a harp. Like David, they write all kinds of songs for themselves.