H3068G–יְהֹוָה–ye.ho.vah

Now give your heart and soul to the worship of the Lord your God; and get to work on the building of the holy place of the Lord God, so that you may put the ark of the Lord's agreement and the holy vessels of God in the house which is to be made for the

לַיהוָ֣ה (יהוָ֣ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Of these, twenty-four thousand were to be overseers of the work of the house of the Lord, and six thousand were judges and men of authority;

יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Four thousand were door-keepers; and four thousand gave praise to the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, for giving praise.

לַיהוָ֔ה (יהוָ֔ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was made separate and holy, he and his sons for ever, for the care of the most holy things and the burning of offerings before the Lord, to do his work and give blessings in his name for ever.

יְהוָ֧ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

These were the sons of Levi, grouped by families, the heads of the families of those who were numbered by name, by heads, all those of twenty years old and over who did the work of the house of the Lord.

יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

For David said, The Lord, the God of Israel, has given his people rest, and he has made his resting-place in Jerusalem for ever;

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron in all the work of the house of the Lord, in the open spaces and in the rooms, in the making clean of all the holy things, in doing all the work of the house of the Lord,

יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

They had to take their places every morning to give praise and make melody to the Lord, and in the same way at evening;

לַיהוָ֑ה (יהוָ֑ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

At every offering of burned offerings to the Lord, on Sabbaths, and at the new moons, and on the regular feasts, in the number ordered by the law, at all times before the Lord;

לַיהוָ֔ה (יהוָ֔ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And they had the care of the Tent of meeting and the holy place, under the direction of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the work of the house of the Lord.

יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

So they were put into their different groups, to take their places in the house of the Lord, in agreement with the rules made by Aaron their father, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had given him orders.

יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Of Jeduthun: the six sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah; under the direction of their father Jeduthun who, acting as a prophet, with corded instruments gave praise and glory to the Lord.

לַיהוָֽה׃ (יהוָֽה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

All these, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.

יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And the number of them, with their brothers who were trained and expert in making melody to the Lord, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

לַיהוָ֑ה (יהוָ֑ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Of these were the divisions of the door-keepers, men of authority, having responsible positions like their brothers to be servants in the house of the Lord.

יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel, his brother, had the care of the stores of the house of the Lord.

יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

From the goods taken in war, they gave, as a holy offering, materials for the building of the house of the Lord.

יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, seventeen hundred able men, were overseers of Israel on the other side of the Jordan, to the west, being responsible for all the work of the Lord's house and for the work done by the king's servants.

יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

But David did not take the number of those who were under twenty years old, for the Lord had said that he would make Israel like the stars of heaven in number.

יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Then David the king got up and said, Give ear to me, my brothers and my people; it was my desire to put up a house, a resting-place for the ark of the Lord's agreement, and for the foot-rest of our God; and I had got material ready for the building of it

יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Though the Lord, the God of Israel, took me out of all my father's family, to be king over Israel for ever, marking out Judah to be chief, and, of the people of Judah, my father's family; and among the sons of my father he was pleased to make me king ove

יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me a great number of sons) he has made selection of Solomon to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

So now, before the eyes of all Israel, the people of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, keep and be true to the orders of the Lord your God; so that you may have this good land for yourselves and give it for a heritage to your children after you fo

יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And you, Solomon my son, get knowledge of the God of your father, and be his servant with a true heart and with a strong desire, for the Lord is the searcher of all hearts, and has knowledge of all the designs of men's thoughts; if you make search for hi

יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.

יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”