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And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses ,
every man according to his service ,
the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings ,
to minister ,
and to give thanks ,
and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD .
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He appointed also the king '
s portion of his substance for the burnt offerings ,
to wit ,
for the morning and evening burnt offerings ,
and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths ,
and for the new moons ,
and for the set feasts ,
as it is written in the law of the LORD .
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Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites ,
that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD .
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And as soon as the commandment came abroad ,
the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn ,
wine ,
and oil ,
and honey ,
and of all the increase of the field ;
and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly .
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And concerning the children of Israel and Judah ,
that dwelt in the cities of Judah ,
they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep ,
and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God ,
and laid them by heaps .
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In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps ,
and finished them in the seventh month .
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And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps ,
they blessed the LORD ,
and his people Israel .
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Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps .
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And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him ,
and said ,
Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD ,
we have had enough to eat ,
and have left plenty :
for the LORD hath blessed his people ;
and that which is left is this great store .
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Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD ;
and they prepared them ,
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And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully :
over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler ,
and Shimei his brother was the next .
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And Jehiel ,
and Azaziah ,
and Nahath ,
and Asahel ,
and Jerimoth ,
and Jozabad ,
and Eliel ,
and Ismachiah ,
and Mahath ,
and Benaiah ,
were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother ,
at the commandment of Hezekiah the king ,
and Azariah the ruler of the house of God .
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And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite ,
the porter toward the east ,
was over the freewill offerings of God ,
to distribute the oblations of the LORD ,
and the most holy things .
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And next him were Eden ,
and Miniamin ,
and Jeshua ,
and Shemaiah ,
Amariah ,
and Shecaniah ,
in the cities of the priests ,
in their set office ,
to give to their brethren by courses ,
as well to the great as to the small :
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Beside their genealogy of males ,
from three years old and upward ,
even unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD ,
his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses ;
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Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers ,
and the Levites from twenty years old and upward ,
in their charges by their courses ;
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And to the genealogy of all their little ones ,
their wives ,
and their sons ,
and their daughters ,
through all the congregation :
for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness :
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Also of the sons of Aaron the priests ,
which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities ,
in every several city ,
the men that were expressed by name ,
to give portions to all the males among the priests ,
and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites .
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And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah ,
and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God .
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And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God ,
and in the law ,
and in the commandments ,
to seek his God ,
he did it with all his heart ,
and prospered .