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2 Chronicles 34:13

11 They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate.

12 And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,

were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.

14 While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD written by Moses.

15 And Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan.

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BSB
were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.
KJV
Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.
WEB
Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and directed all who did the work in every kind of service. Of the Levites, there were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.
ASV
Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and set forward all that did the work in every manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.
DARBY
They were also over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that worked in any manner of service. And of the Levites were the scribes, and officers, and doorkeepers.
BLB
and over the burden-bearers, and overseers of all who did work for service and service; and [some] of the Levites [were] scribes and officers and gatekeepers.
ÅB
De hadde også rådighet over bærerne og tilsyn med alle arbeiderne ved hvert enkelt arbeid. Noen av levittene var også skrivere og oppsynsmenn og dørvoktere.
OTB
De hadde også ansvar for bærerne og førte tilsyn med alle arbeiderne fra jobb til jobb; og noen av levittene var skrivere, tjenestemenn og portvoktere.
B1930
De hadde også rådighet over bærerne og tilsyn med alle arbeiderne ved hvert enkelt arbeid. Nogen av levittene var også skrivere og opsynsmenn og dørvoktere.

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  • Nehemiah 4:10

    Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 2:18

    Solomon made 70,000 of them porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors.

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  • 1 Chronicles 26:29–30

    From the Izrahites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.

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  • 1 Chronicles 15:18

    and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:17

    These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;

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  • 2 Chronicles 8:14

    In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.

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  • Matthew 26:3

    At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

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  • 1 Chronicles 26:1–19

    These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

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