Nehemiah 12:44

Service at the Temple

44 l And at the same time some were appointed over the rooms of the storehouse for the offerings, the firstfruits, and the m tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who 1 ministered.

  1. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 31:11
    Now Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the LORD, and they prepared them.
    2 Chronicles 31:12
    Then they faithfully brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things; Cononiah the Levite had charge of them, and Shimei his brother was the next.
    Nehemiah 13:5
    And he had prepared for him a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, the tithes of grain, the new wine and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites and singers and gatekeepers, and the offerings for the priests.
    Nehemiah 13:12
    Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain and the new wine and the oil to the storehouse.
    Nehemiah 13:13
    And I appointed as treasurers over the storehouse Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah; and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were considered faithful, and their task was to distribute to their brethren.
  2. Cross References
    Nehemiah 10:37 - 39
    To bring the firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, the fruit from all kinds of trees, the new wine and oil, to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God; and to bring the tithes of our land to the Levites, for the Levites should receive the tithes in all our farming communities.
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