they ministered.

1 Chronicles 16:4-6, 37-42
David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel. . . .

Psalm 68:24, 25
They have seen Your procession, O God--the march of my God and King into the sanctuary. . . .

with singing.

Ephesians 5:19
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,

until Solomon.

1 Chronicles 6:10
Johanan was the father of Azariah (who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem),

1 Kings 8:6-13
Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. . . .

and then.

1 Chronicles 9:33
Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.

1 Chronicles 25:8-31
They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil. . . .

2 Chronicles 29:25-30
Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king's seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. . . .

2 Chronicles 31:2
Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites--each corresponding to their service among the priests and Levites--for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD's dwelling.

2 Chronicles 35:15
The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

Ezra 3:10, 11
When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as King David of Israel had prescribed. . . .

Ezra 6:18
They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the book of Moses.

Nehemiah 11:17-23
Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. . . .

Nehemiah 12:27, 28, 45-47
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres. . . .

Psalm 134:1, 2
Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD! . . .

Psalm 135:1-3
Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD, . . .

waited Heb.

1 Chronicles 6:33
These are the men who served with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

1 Kings 12:6, 8
Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. "How do you advise me to respond to these people?" he asked. . . .

according to their order.

1 Corinthians 12:11
All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.