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31 Mattithiah, a descendant of Levi and firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of making the offering[a] cakes. 32 Some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible to prepare the rows of bread for each Sabbath. 33 These singers, leaders of ancestral households of the descendants of Levi, were living in the chambers of the Temple. Freed from other service responsibilities, they were on duty day and night.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 9:31 Or flat

31 A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the responsibility for baking the offering bread. 32 Some of the Kohathites, their fellow Levites, were in charge of preparing for every Sabbath the bread set out on the table.(A)

33 Those who were musicians,(B) heads of Levite families, stayed in the rooms of the temple and were exempt from other duties because they were responsible for the work day and night.(C)

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