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2 Chronicles 34:13

11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

12 And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.

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.

14 And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.

15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book 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

    And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

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  • 2 Chronicles 2:18

    And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.

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  • 1 Chronicles 26:29–30

    Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

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  • 1 Chronicles 15:18

    And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters.

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:17

    And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;

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  • 2 Chronicles 8:14

    And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

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  • Matthew 26:3

    Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

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  • 1 Chronicles 26:1–19

    Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

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