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Bible Verses About Levites

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  1. I gave them instructions for Iddo, the leading man in a place called Kasifya, and told them what to say to Iddo and his brother, who were in charge of Kasifya, so that they would bring us men to minister in the house of our God.

  2. Since the good hand of our God was on us, they brought us Ish-Sekhel from the descendants of Machli the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el; Sherevyah with eighteen of his sons and kinsmen;

  3. Hashavyah, with Yesha'yah, from the descendants of M'rari, and twenty of his kinsmen and their sons;

  4. and from the temple servants, whom David and the princes had assigned to serve the L'vi'im, two hundred temple servants, all recorded by name.

  5. After these things had been done, the leaders approached me and said, "The people of Isra'el, the cohanim and the L'vi'im have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands and their disgusting practices - the Kena'ani, Hitti, P'rizi, Y'vusi, 'Amoni, Mo'avi, Egyptians and Emori.

  6. They have taken some of the women from these nations as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has assimilated to the peoples of the lands; moreover, the officials and leaders have been the main offenders in this treachery."

  7. Of the L'vi'im: Yozavad, Shim'i, K'layah (also known as K'lita), P'tachyah, Y'hudah and Eli'ezer.

  8. Of the singers: Elyashiv. Of the gatekeepers: Shalum, Telem and Uri.

  9. "The L'vi'im: descendants of Yeshua, of Kadmi'el, of the descendants of Hodvah 74

  10. "The singers: descendants of Asaf 148

  11. "The gatekeepers: descendants of Shalum, descendants of Ater, descendants of Talmon, descendants of 'Akuv, descendants of Hatita, and descendants of Shovai 138

  12. "The temple servants: descendants of Tzicha, descendants of Hasufa, descendants of Taba'ot,

  13. descendants of Keros, descendants of Si'a, descendants of Padon,

  14. descendants of L'vanah, descendants of Hagava, descendants of Salmai,

  15. descendants of Hanan, descendants of Giddel, descendants of Gachar,

  16. descendants of Re'ayah, descendants of Retzin, descendants of N'koda,

  17. descendants of Gazam, descendants of 'Uza, descendants of Paseach,

  18. descendants of Besai, descendants of Me'unim, descendants of N'fish'sim,

  19. descendants of Bakbuk, descendants of Hakufa, descendants of Harhur, 1138

  20. descendants of Batzlit, descendants of M'chida, descendants of Harsha,

  21. descendants of Barkos, descendants of Sisra, descendants of Temach,

  22. descendants of N'tziach, and descendants of Hatifa.

  23. "The descendants of Shlomo's servants: descendants of Sotai, descendants of Soferet, descendants of P'rida,

  24. descendants of Ya'lah, descendants of Darkon, descendants of Giddel,

  25. descendants of Sh'fatyah, descendants of Hatil, descendants of Pokheret-Hatzvayim, and descendants of Amon.