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- "Now the Levitesª were numberedª° from the ageª¹ of thirtyª yearsª and upward:ª and their numberª by their polls,ª man by man,ª was¹ thirtyª and eightª thousand.ª ... And Davidª dividedª° them into coursesª among the sonsª of Levi,ª [namely], Gershon,ª Kohath,ª and Merari.ª" {1Ch 23:3-6} + "And Davidª distributedª° them, both Zadokª of¹ the sonsª of Eleazar,ª and Ahimelechª of¹ the sonsª of Ithamar,ª according to their officesª in their service.ª ... And Shemaiahª the sonª of Nethaneelª the scribe,ª° [one] of¹ the Levites,²¹ wroteª° them beforeª the king,ª and the princes,ª and Zadokª the priest,ª and Ahimelechª the sonª of Abiathar,ª and [before] the chiefª of the fathersª of the priestsª and Levites:ª oneª principalª householdª being takenª° for Eleazar,ª and [one] takenª° for Ithamar.ª" {1Ch 24:3-6} + "Andª it came to pass,ª° that while² heª executed the priest's officeª° beforeª Godª inª the¹ orderª of his²¹ course,ª ... Accordingª to the¹ customª of the¹ priest's office,ª his lot²° was¹ to burn incenseª° when he wentª° intoª the¹ templeª of the¹ Lord.ª" {Lke 1:8-9}
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