The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

The sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth, three.

These were the sonnes of Leui according to the house of their fathers, euen the chiefe fathers according to their offices, according to the nomber of names and their summe that did the worke for the seruice of the house of the Lord from the age of twentie yeeres and aboue.

For Dauid sayde, The Lord God of Israel hath giuen rest vnto his people, that they may dwell in Ierusalem for euer.

And also the Leuites shall no more beare the Tabernacle and al the vessels for the seruice thereof.

Therefore according to the last wordes of Dauid, the Leuites were nombred from twentie yeere and aboue,

And their office was vnder the hand of the sonnes of Aaron, for the seruice of the house of the Lord in the courtes, and chambers, and in the purifiyng of all holy thinges, and in the worke of the seruice of the house of God,

Both for the shewbread, and for the fine floure, for the meate offring, and for the vnleauened cakes, and for the fryed things, and for that which was rosted, and for all measures and cise,

And for to stand euery morning, to giue thanks and praise to the Lord, and likewise at euen,

And to offer all burnt offrings vnto the Lord, in the Sabbaths, in the moneths, and at the appointed times, according to the nomber and according to their custome continually before the Lord,

And that they should keepe the charge of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the charge of ye holy place, and the charge of ye sonnes of Aaron their brethren in the seruice of ye house of the Lord.

These are also the diuisions of the sonnes of Aaron: The sonnes of Aaron were Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the Priestes office.

And Dauid distributed them, euen Zadok of the sonnes of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sonnes of Ithamar according to their offices in their ministration.

And there were found more of the sonnes of Eleazar by the number of men, then of the sonnes of Ithamar. and they deuided them, to wit, among the sonnes of Eleazar, sixteene heads, according to the houshould of their fathers, and among ye sonnes of Ithamar, according to the housholde of their fathers, eight.

Thus they distributed them by lot the one from the other, and so the rulers of the Sanctuarie and the rulers of the house of God were of the sonnes of Eleazar and of the sonnes of Ithamar.

And Shemaiah the sonne of Nethaneel the scribe of the Leuites, wrote them before ye King and the princes, and Zadok the Priest, and Ahimelech the sonne of Abiathar, and before ye chiefe fathers of the Priests and of the Leuites, one familie being reserued for Eleazar, and another reserued for Ithamar.

And the first lot fell to Iehoiarib, and the second to Iedaiah,

The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

The fifth to Malchiiah, the sixt to Miiamin,

The seuenth to Hakkoz, the eight to Abiiah,

The ninth to Ieshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

The eleuenth to Eliashib, the twelft to Iakim,

The thirteenth to Huppa, the fouretenth to Ieshebeab,

The fiftenth to Bilgah, the sixtenth to Immer,

The seuententh to Hezir, the eightenth to Happizzer,

The ninetenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Iehezekel,

The one and twentie to Iachin, the two and twentie to Gamul,

The three and twentie to Deliah, the foure and twentie to Maaziah.

These were their orders according to their offices, when they entred into the house of the Lord according to their custome vnder the hande of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

And of the sonnes of Leui that remained of the sonnes of Amram, was Shubael, of the sonnes of Shubael, Iedeiah,

Of Rehabiah. euen of the sonnes of Rehabiah, the first Isshiiah,

Of Izhari, Shelomoth, of the sonnes of Shelomoth, Iahath,

And his sonnes Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the thirde, and Iekameam the fourth,

The sonne of Vzziel was Michah, ye sonne of Michah was Shamir,

The brother of Michah was Isshiiah, the sonne of Isshiiah, Zechariah,

The sonnes of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi, the sonne of Iaaziiah was Beno,

The sonnes of Merari of Iahaziah were Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur and Ibri.

Of Mahli came Eleazar, which had no sonnes.

Of Kish. the sonne of Kish was Ierahmeel,

And the sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth: these were sonnes of the Leuites after the houshold of their fathers.

And these also cast lots with their brethren the sonnes of Aaron before King Dauid, and Zadok and Ahimelech and the chiefe fathers of the Priests, and of the Leuites, euen the chiefe of the families against their yonger brethren.

So Dauid and the captaines of the armie separated for the ministerie the sonnes of Asaph, and Heman, and Ieduthun, who should sing prophesies with harpes, with violes, and with cymbales, and their nomber was euen of the men for the office of their ministerie, to wit,

Of the sonnes of Asaph, Zaccur, and Ioseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah the sonnes of Asaph were vnder the hand of Asaph, which sang prophesies by the commission of the King.

Of Ieduthun, the sonnes of Ieduthun, Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Ieshaiah, Ashabiah and Mattithiah, six, vnder the hands of their father: Ieduthun sang prophecies with an harpe, for to giue thankes and to praise the Lord.

Of Heman, the sonnes of Heman, Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Vzziel, Shebuel, and Ierimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Ioshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

All these were the sonnes of Heman, the Kings Seer in the wordes of God to lift vp the horne: and God gaue to Heman fourtene sonnes and three daughters.

All these were vnder the hande of their father, singing in the house of the Lord with cymbales, violes and harpes, for the seruice of the house of God, and Asaph, and Ieduthun, and Heman were at the Kings commandement.

So was their nomber with their brethre that were instruct in ye songs of the Lord, euen of al that were cunning, two hundreth foure score and eight.

And they cast lottes, charge against charge, aswel small as great, the cunning man as the scholer.

And the first lot fell to Ioseph which was of Asaph, the second, to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and his sonnes were twelue.

The third, to Zaccur, he, his sonnes and his brethren were twelue.

The fourth, to Izri, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The fift, to Nethaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The sixt, to Bukkiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The seuenth, to Iesharelah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The eight, to Ieshaiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The ninth, to Mattaniah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The tenth, to Shimei, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The eleuenth, to Azareel, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The twelft, to Ashabiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The thirteenth, to Shubael, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The fifteenth, to Ierimoth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The sixteenth, to Hananiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The seuenteenth, to Ioshbekashah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The eighteenth, to Hanani, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The ninteenth, to Mallothi, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The twentieth, to Eliathah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The one and twentieth, to Hothir, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The two and twentieth, to Giddalti, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The three and twentieth, to Mahazioth, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

The foure and twentieth, to Romamti-ezer, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.

Concerning the diuisions of the porters, of the Korhites, Meshelemiah the sonne of Kore of the sonnes of Asaph.

And the sonnes of Meshelemiah, Zechariah the eldest, Iediael the seconde, Zebadiah the third, Iathniel the fourth,

Elam the fift, Ichohanan the sixt, and Eliehoenai the seuenth.

And the sonnes of Obed Edom, Shemaiah the eldest, Iehozabad the second, Ioah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fift,

Ammiel the sixt, Issachar the seuenth, Peulthai the eight: for God had blessed him.

And to Shemaiah his sonne, were sonnes borne, that ruled in the house of their father, for they were men of might.

The sonnes of Shemaiah were Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad and his brethren, strong men: Elihu also, and Semachiah.

All these were of the sonnes of Obed Edom, they and their sonnes and their brethren mightie and strong to serue, euen three score and two of Obed Edom.

And of Meshelemiah sonnes and brethren, eighteene mightie men.

And of Hosah of the sonnes of Merari, the sonnes were Shuri the chiefe, and (though he was not the eldest, yet his father made him the chiefe)

Helkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth: all the sonnes and the brethren of Hosa were thirteene.

Of these were the diuisions of the porters of the chiefe men, hauing the charge against their brethren, to serue in the house of the Lord.

And they cast lottes both small and great for the house of their fathers, for euery gate.

And the lot on the East side fel to Shelemiah: then they cast lottes for Zechariah his sonne a wise couseller, and his lot came out Northward:

To Obed Edom Southwarde, and to his sonnes the house of Asuppim:

To Shuppim and to Hosah Westwarde with the gate of Shallecheth by the paued streete that goeth vpward, warde ouer against warde.

Eastward were sixe Leuites, and Northwarde foure a day, and Southward foure a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

In Parbar towarde the West were foure by the paued streete, and two in Parbar.

These are the diuisions of the porters of the sonnes of Kore, and of the sonnes of Merari.

And of the Leuites. Ahiiah was ouer the treasures of the house of God, and ouer the treasures of the dedicate things.

Of the sonnes of Laadan the sonnes of the Gershunnites descending of Laadan, the chiefe fathers of Laadan were Gershunni and Iehieli.

The sonnes of Iehieli were Zethan and Ioel his brother, appoynted ouer the treasures of the house of the Lord.

Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites and of the Ozielites.

And Shebuel the sonne of Gershom, the sonne of Moses, a ruler ouer the treasures.

And of his brethren which came of Eliezer, was Rehabiah his sonne, and Ieshaiah his sonne, and Ioram his sonne, and Zichri his sonne, and Shelomith his sonne.

Which Shelomith and his brethren were ouer al the treasures of the dedicate things, which Dauid the King, and the chiefe fathers, the captaines ouer thousands, and hundreths, and the captaines of the armie had dedicated.

(For of the battels and of the spoyles they did dedicate to maintaine the house of the Lord)

And al that Samuel the Seer had dedicate and Saul the sonne of Kish and Abner the sonne of Ner, and Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah, and whosoeuer had dedicate any thing, it was vnder the hand of Shelomith, and his brethren.