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And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priest and the Levites after their courses ,
every man according to his service ,
both the priests and the Levites ,
for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings ,
to minister ,
and to give thanks ,
and to praise in the gates of the camp 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 appointed seasons ,
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 give themselves to the law of the LORD .
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And as soon as the commandment came abroad ,
the children of Israel gave in abundance the first-fruits 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 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 hallowed things which were hallowed 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 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 eaten and had enough ,
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 they brought in the offerings and the tithes and the hallowed things faithfully ;
and over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler ,
and Shimei his brother was second .
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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 Conaniah and Shimei his brother ,
by the appointment 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 at the east gate ,
was over the freewill-offerings of God ,
to distribute the offerings of the LORD ,
and the most holy things .
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And under him were Eden ,
and Miniamin ,
and Jeshua ,
and Shemaiah ,
Amariah ,
and Shecaniah ,
in the cities of the priests ,
in their office of trust ,
to give to their brethren by courses ,
as well to the great as to the small ;
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beside them that were reckoned by genealogy of males ,
from three years old and upward ,
even every one that entered into the house of the LORD ,
for his daily portion ,
for their service in their charges according to their courses ;
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and them that were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers '
houses ,
and the Levites from twenty years old and upward ,
in their charges by their courses ;
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even to give to them that were reckoned by genealogy of all their little ones ,
their wives ,
and their sons ,
and their daughters ,
through all the congregation ;
for in their office of trust they administered the sacred gifts ;
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also for the sons of Aaron the priests ,
that were in the fields of the open land about their cities ,
in every city ,
there were men that were mentioned by name ,
to give portions to all the males among the priests ,
and to all that were reckoned by genealogy among the Levites .
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And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah ;
and he wrought that which was good and right and faithful 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 .