Bible Verses About The Levites

son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,

son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shamer,

son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

And their brethren the Levites are put to all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

And the gatekeepers are Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren--Shallum is the head;

and hitherto they are at the gate of the king eastward; they are the gatekeepers for the companies of the sons of Levi.

And Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, are over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers are over the camp of Jehovah, keepers of the entrance;

and Phinehas son of Eleazar hath been leader over them formerly; Jehovah is with him.

Zechariah son of Meshelemiah is gatekeeper at the opening of the tent of meeting.

All of those who are chosen for gatekeepers at the thresholds are two hundred and twelve; they are in their villages, by their genealogy; they whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their office.

And they and their sons are over the gates of the house of Jehovah, even of the house of the tent, by watches.

At four sides are the gatekeepers, east, west, north, and south.

And their brethren in their villages are to come in for seven days from time to time with these.

For in office are the four chiefs of the gatekeepers, they are Levites, and they have been over the chambers, and over the treasuries of the house of God,

And David gathereth the sons of Aaron, and the Levites.

Of sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twenty.

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

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

Of sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.

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

Of sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twelve.

and gathereth all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;

and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, by their polls, is of mighty men thirty and eight thousand.

Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah are twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand,

and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to Jehovah, `with instruments that I made for praising,' saith David.