Bible Verses About The Levites

The son of Hasabia, the son of Amasai, the son of Helcias,

The son of Amasai, the son of Boni, the son of Somer,

The son of Moholi, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Their brethren also the Levites, who were appointed for all the ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord.

And the porters were Sellum, and Accub, and Telmon, and Ahiman: and their brother Sellum was the prince,

Until that time, in the king's gate eastward, the sons of Levi waited by their turns.

But Sellum the son of Core, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core, with his brethren and his father's house, the Corites were over the works of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their families in turns were keepers of the entrance of the camp of the Lord.

And Phinees the son of Eleazar, was their prince before the Lord,

And Zacharias the son of Mosollamia, was porter of the gate of the tabernacle of the testimony:

All these that were chosen to be porters at the gates, were two hundred and twelve: the they were registered in their proper towns: whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their trust.

As well them as their sons, to keep the gates of the house of the Lord, and the tabernacle by their turns.

In four quarters were the porters: that is to say, toward the east, and west, and north, and south.

And their brethren dwelt in village, and came upon their sabbath days from time to time.

To these four Levites were committed the whole number of the porters, and they were over the chambers, and treasures, of the house of the Lord.

And the sons of Aaron also, and the Levites.

Of the children of Caath, Uriel was the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty.

Of the sons of Merari, Asaia the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty.

Of the sons of Gersom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty.

Of the sons of Elisaphan, Semeias the chief: and his brethren two hundred.

Of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief: and his brethren eighty.

Of the sons of Oziel, Aminadab the chief: and his brethren a hundred and twelve.

And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, and the priests and Levites.

And the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years, and upwards: and there were found of them thirty-eight thousand men.

Of these twenty-four thousand were chosen, and distributed unto the ministry of the house of the Lord: and six thousand were the overseers and judges.

Moreover four thousand were porters: and as many singers singing to the Lord with the instruments, which he had made to sing with.