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Be careful to obey the rules and laws the Lord gave Moses for Israel. If you obey them, you will have success. Be strong and brave. Don't be afraid or discouraged.

"Solomon, I have worked hard getting many of the materials for building the Temple of the Lord . I have supplied about seven and one-half million pounds of gold, about seventy-five million pounds of silver, so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, and wood and stone. You may add to them.

Now give yourselves completely to obeying the Lord your God. Build the holy place of the Lord God; build the Temple for worship to the Lord . Then bring the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord and the holy items that belong to God into the Temple."

four thousand Levites will be gatekeepers, and four thousand Levites will praise the Lord with musical instruments I made for giving praise."

Amram's sons were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were chosen to be special forever. They were chosen to prepare the holy things for the Lord 's service, to offer sacrifices before the Lord , and to serve him as priests. They were to give blessings in his name forever.

The Levites had the job of helping Aaron's descendants in the service of the Temple of the Lord . They cared for the Temple courtyard and side rooms, and they made all the holy things pure. Their job was to serve in the Temple of God.

They were responsible for putting the holy bread on the table, for the flour in the grain offerings, for the bread made without yeast, for the baking and mixing, and for the measuring.

The Levites offered all the burnt offerings to the Lord on the special days of rest, at the New Moon festivals, and at all appointed feasts. They served before the Lord every day. They were to follow the rules for how many Levites should serve each time.

They were chosen for special jobs by throwing lots in front of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, the leaders of the families of the priests, and the Levites. They did this just as their relatives, the priests, Aaron's descendants, had done. The families of the oldest brother and the youngest brother were treated the same.

Heman directed all his sons in making music for the Temple of the Lord with cymbals, lyres, and harps; that was their way of serving in the Temple of God. King David was in charge of Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

These men and their relatives were trained and skilled in making music for the Lord . There were two hundred eighty-eight of them.

Meshelemiah was chosen by lot to guard the East Gate. Then lots were thrown for Meshelemiah's son Zechariah. He was a wise counselor and was chosen for the North Gate.

Obed-Edom was chosen for the South Gate, and Obed-Edom's sons were chosen to guard the storehouse.

Shuppim and Hosah were chosen for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road. Guards stood side by side with guards.

Other Levites were responsible for guarding the treasuries of the Temple of God and for the places where the holy items were kept.

His sons were Zetham and Joel his brother, and they were responsible for the treasuries of the Temple of the Lord .

Shubael, the descendant of Gershom, who was Moses' son, was the leader responsible for the treasuries.

Shelomith and his relatives were responsible for everything that had been collected for the Temple by King David, by the heads of families, by the commanders of a thousand men and of a hundred men, and by other army commanders.

Hashabiah was from the Hebron family. He and his relatives were responsible for the Lord 's work and the king's business in Israel west of the Jordan River. There were seventeen hundred skilled men in Hashabiah's group.

Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division for the first month. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.