- and then:
- "And these¹ [are] the singers,ª° chiefª of the fathersª of the Levites,ª [who remaining] in the chambersª [were] free:ª°°² for¹ they were employed¹ in [that] workª dayª and night.ª" {1Ch 9:33} + "So the numberª of them, with¹ their brethrenª that were instructedª° in the songsª of the LORD,ª [even] all¹ that were cunning,ª° was¹ two hundredª fourscoreª and eight.ª ... The fourª and twentiethª to Romamtiezer,ª [he], his sons,ª and his brethren,ª [were] twelve.ªª" {1Ch 25:7-31} + "And he setª°¹ the Levitesª in the houseª of the LORDª with cymbals,ª with psalteries,ª and with harps,ª according to the commandmentª of David,ª and of Gadª the king'sª seer,ª and Nathanª the prophet:ª for¹ [so was] the commandmentª of² the LORDª byª his prophets.ª ... Moreover Hezekiahª the kingª and the princesª commandedª° the Levitesª to sing praiseª° unto the LORDª with the wordsª of David,ª and of Asaphª the seer.ª And they sang praisesª° with¹ gladness,ª and they bowed their headsª° and worshipped.ª°" {2Ch 29:25-30} + "And Hezekiahª appointedª°¹ the coursesª of the priestsª and the Levitesª after¹ their courses,ª every manª according² to¹ his service,ª the priestsª and Levitesª for burnt offeringsª and for peace offerings,ª to minister,ª° and to give thanks,ª° and to praiseª° in the gatesª of the tentsª of the LORD.ª" {2Ch 31:2} + "And the singersª° the sonsª of Asaphª [were] in¹ their place,ª according to the commandmentª of David,ª and Asaph,ª and Heman,ª and Jeduthunª the king'sª seer;ª and the portersª [waited] at every gate;ª they might not¹ departª° from¹¹ their service;ª for¹ their brethrenª the Levitesª preparedª° for them." {2Ch 35:15} + "And when the buildersª° laid the foundationª° of¹ the templeª of the LORD,ª they setª° the priestsª in their apparelª° with trumpets,ª and the Levitesª the sonsª of Asaphª with cymbals,ª to praiseª°¹ the LORD,ª after¹ the ordinanceª of Davidª kingª of Israel.ª ... And they sang together by courseª° in praisingª° and giving thanksª° unto the LORD;ª because¹ [he is] good,ª for¹ his mercyª [endureth] for everª toward¹ Israel.ª And all¹ the peopleª shoutedª° with a greatª shout,ª when they praisedª° the LORD,ª because¹ the foundation²° of the house² of the LORD² was laid.ª°¹¹" {Ezr 3:10-11} + "And they setª° the priestsª in their divisions,ª and the Levitesª in their courses,ª forª the serviceª of God,ª which¹ [is] at Jerusalem;ª as it is writtenª in the bookª of Moses.ª" {Ezr 6:18} + "And Mattaniahª the sonª of Micha,²¹ the sonª of Zabdi,ª the sonª of Asaph,ª [was] the principalª to beginª the thanksgivingª° in prayer:ª and Bakbukiahª the secondª among his brethren,ª¹ and Abdaª the sonª of Shammua,ª the sonª of Galal,ª the sonª of Jeduthun.ª ... For¹ [it was] the king'sª commandmentª concerning¹ them, that a certain portionª should be for¹ the singers,ª° dueª for every day.ª" {Neh 11:17-23} + "And at the dedicationª of the wallª of Jerusalemª they soughtª°¹ the Levitesª out of all¹¹ their places,ª to bringª° them to Jerusalem,ª to keepª° the dedicationª with gladness,ª both with thanksgivings,ª and with singing,ª [with] cymbals,ª psalteries,ª and with harps.ª ... And the sonsª of the singersª° gathered themselves together,ª° both out of¹ the plain countryª round aboutª Jerusalem,ª and from¹ the villagesª of Netophathi;ª" {Neh 12:27-28} + "And both the singersª° and the portersª keptª° the wardª of their God,ª and the wardª of the purification,ª according to the commandmentª of David,ª [and] of Solomonª his son.ª ... And all¹ Israelª in the daysª of Zerubbabel,ª and in the daysª of Nehemiah,ª gaveª° the portionsª of the singersª° and the porters,ª every dayª his portion:ª and they sanctifiedª° [holy things] unto the Levites;ª and the Levitesª sanctifiedª° [them] unto the childrenª of Aaron.ª" {Neh 12:45-47} + "[[A Songª of degrees.]]ª Behold,¹ blessª° ye the¹ LORD,ª all¹ [ye] servantsª of the LORD,ª which by nightª standª° in the houseª of the LORD.ª ... Lift upª° your handsª [in] the sanctuary,ª and blessª°¹ the LORD.ª" {Psa 134:1-2} + "Praiseª° ye the LORD.ª Praiseª° ye¹ the nameª of the LORD;ª praiseª° [him], O ye servantsª of the LORD.ª ... Praiseª° the LORD;ª for¹ the LORDª [is] good:ª sing praisesª° unto his name;ª for¹ [it is] pleasant.ª" {Psa 135:1-3}, waited Heb. stood, "And these¹ [are] they that waitedª° with their children.ª Of the sonsª¹ of the Kohathites:ª Hemanª a singer,ª° the sonª of Joel,ª the sonª of Shemuel,ª" {1Ch 6:33} + "And kingª Rehoboamª consultedª° with¹ the old men,ª that¹ stoodª°¹ beforeª Solomonª his fatherª while¹ he yet lived,ª and said,ª° How¹ do ye¹ adviseª° that I may²° answerª¹¹ this¹ people?ª" {1Kg 12:6} + "But he forsookª°¹ the counselª of the old men,ª which¹ they had givenª° him, and consultedª° with¹ the young menª that¹ were grown upª° with¹ him, [and] which¹ stoodª° beforeª him:" {1Kg 12:8}
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