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In the context of the Bible, the term "office" refers to a position of authority or responsibility, often within a religious or governmental framework. The concept of office is integral to understanding the structure and function of leadership and service in both the Old and New Testaments.

Old Testament

In the Old Testament, the idea of office is closely associated with the roles of priests, prophets, and kings. Each of these offices carried specific duties and responsibilities ordained by God.

1. Priestly Office: The priestly office was established by God through the line of Aaron, the brother of Moses. Priests were responsible for performing sacrifices, maintaining the sanctuary, and teaching the Law. The Book of Leviticus outlines the duties and qualifications for the priestly office. In Numbers 18:7, God says, "But only you and your sons may serve as priests in connection with everything at the altar and inside the curtain. I am giving you the priesthood as a gift."

2. Prophetic Office: Prophets served as God's spokespeople, delivering His messages to the people of Israel. The prophetic office was not hereditary but was based on divine calling. Prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel played crucial roles in guiding and correcting the nation. In Deuteronomy 18:18, God promises, "I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him."

3. Royal Office: The office of the king was established with Saul, the first king of Israel, and later with David, whose lineage was promised an everlasting kingdom. Kings were expected to lead the people in accordance with God's laws. In 1 Samuel 10:1, Samuel anoints Saul, saying, "Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?"

New Testament

In the New Testament, the concept of office expands to include roles within the early Church, such as apostles, elders, and deacons.

1. Apostolic Office: The apostles were chosen by Jesus Christ to be His primary witnesses and to lay the foundation of the Church. The office of apostle carried unique authority, as seen in Acts 1:24-25, where the apostles pray for guidance in selecting a replacement for Judas: "Show us which of these two You have chosen to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place."

2. Elders and Overseers: Elders, also known as overseers or bishops, were appointed to shepherd and oversee the local congregations. Their qualifications and duties are outlined in passages such as 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. In 1 Timothy 3:1, Paul writes, "This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task."

3. Deacons: The office of deacon was established to serve the practical needs of the Church, allowing the apostles to focus on prayer and the ministry of the word. The qualifications for deacons are detailed in 1 Timothy 3:8-13. Acts 6:3 describes the selection of the first deacons: "Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty."

Spiritual Gifts and Offices

The New Testament also speaks of spiritual gifts that correspond to various offices within the Church. In Ephesians 4:11-12, Paul writes, "And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for works of ministry, to build up the body of Christ."

Conclusion

The concept of office in the Bible underscores the importance of divinely appointed roles and responsibilities in both religious and civic life. These offices are designed to maintain order, provide leadership, and facilitate the worship and service of God among His people.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the relations of man to man; as, kind offices, pious offices.

2. (n.) A special duty, trust, charge, or position, conferred by authority and for a public purpose; a position of trust or authority; as, an executive or judicial office; a municipal office.

3. (n.) A charge or trust, of a sacred nature, conferred by God himself; as, the office of a priest under the old dispensation, and that of the apostles in the new.

4. (n.) That which is performed, intended, or assigned to be done, by a particular thing, or that which anything is fitted to perform; a function; -- answering to duty in intelligent beings.

5. (n.) The place where a particular kind of business or service for others is transacted; a house or apartment in which public officers and others transact business; as, the register's office; a lawyer's office.

6. (n.) The company or corporation, or persons collectively, whose place of business is in an office; as, I have notified the office.

7. (n.) The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc.

8. (n.) Any service other than that of ordination and the Mass; any prescribed religious service.

9. (v. t.) To perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

OFFICE

of'-is: In the Old Testament the word is often used in periphrastic renderings, e.g. "minister.... in the priest's office," literally, act as priest (Exodus 28:1, etc.); "do the office of a midwife," literally, cause or help to give birth (Exodus 1:16). But the word is also used as a rendering of different Hebrew words, e.g. ken, "pedestal," "place" (Genesis 40:13, the King James Version "place"; Genesis 41:13); `abhodhah, "labor," "work" (1 Chronicles 6:32); pequddah, "oversight," "charge" (Psalm 109:8); ma`amadh, literally, "standing," e.g. waiting at table (1 Chronicles 23:28); mishmar, "charge," observance or service of the temple (Nehemiah 13:14 the King James Version).

Similarly in the New Testament the word is used in periphrastic renderings, e.g. priest's office (Luke 1:8, 9); office of a deacon (diakonia, 1 Timothy 3:10); office of a bishop (episkope, 1 Timothy 3:1). the Revised Version (British and American) uses other renderings, e.g. "ministry" (Romans 11:13); "serve as deacons" (1 Timothy 3:10). In Acts 1:20, the Revised Version (British and American) has "office" (margin "overseership") for the King James Version "bishoprick."

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Greek

5058. telonion -- tax office
... tax office. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: telonion Phonetic Spelling:
(tel-o'-nee-on) Short Definition: a tax-collector's office Definition: a ...
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4465. rhabdouchos -- a rod holder, ie (a Roman) lictor (one ...
... a rod holder, ie (a Roman) lictor (one holding the rod of office). Part of Speech:
Noun, Masculine Transliteration: rhabdouchos Phonetic Spelling: (hrab-doo ...
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2405. hierateia -- priesthood
... Noun, Feminine Transliteration: hierateia Phonetic Spelling: (hee-er-at-i'-ah) Short
Definition: the duty of a priest Definition: the duty (office) of a priest ...
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1984. episkope -- a visiting, an overseeing
... Word Origin from episkeptomai Definition a visiting, an overseeing NASB Word Usage
office (1), office of overseer (1), visitation (2). the office of a bishop. ...
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2420. hierosune -- priesthood
... Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: hierosune Phonetic Spelling:
(hee-er-o-soo'-nay) Short Definition: the priestly office Definition: the abstract ...
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1248. diakonia -- service, ministry
... support (1). administration, office, service. From diakonos; attendance (as
a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official ...
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1247. diakoneo -- to serve, minister
... waited (3). administer, serve, use the office of a deacon. From diakonos;
to be an attendant, ie Wait upon (menially or as a host ...
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2406. hierateuma -- a priesthood
... a priesthood. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: hierateuma Phonetic
Spelling: (hee-er-at'-yoo-mah) Short Definition: the act or office of priesthood ...
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4234. praxis -- a deed, function
... deed, office, work. From prasso; practice, ie (concretely) an act; by extension,
a function -- deed, office, work. see GREEK prasso. (praxei) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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2407. hierateuo -- to be a priest
... perform priestly service. Prolongation from hiereus; to be a priest, ie Perform
his functions -- execute the priest's office. see GREEK hiereus. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4612. maamad -- office, function, service
... maamad. 4613 . office, function, service. Transliteration: maamad Phonetic Spelling:
(mah-am-awd') Short Definition: attendance. ... attendance, office, place, state ...
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3653b. ken -- a base, pedestal, office
... 3653a, 3653b. ken. 3654 . a base, pedestal, office. Transliteration:
ken Short Definition: stand. Word Origin from an unused word ...
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6415. pelilah -- office of judge or umpire
... 6414, 6415. pelilah. 6416 . office of judge or umpire. Transliteration: pelilah
Phonetic Spelling: (pel-ee-law') Short Definition: decision. ...
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3547. kahan -- to act as a priest
... 2), serving as priests (1). deck, be do the office of a, execute the, minister
in the priest's office. A primitive root, apparently ...
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5656. abodah -- labor, service
... Usage bondage (4), construction (2), construction work (1), job (2), kind of service
(2), labor (9), laborious (12), labors (1), ministry (2), office (1), rite ...
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4929. mishmar -- place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch ...
... services (1). diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch. From shamar;
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (fig ...
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6486. pequddah -- oversight, mustering, visitation, store
... store NASB Word Usage administrators (1), affairs (1), appointed (1), care (1),
class (1), executioners (1), fate (1), muster (2), office (1), officers (1 ...
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6496. paqid -- commissioner, deputy, overseer
... overseers (3). which had the charge, governor, office, overseer, that was set.
From paqad; a superintendent (civil, military or religious ...
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530. emunah -- firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
... steady (1), trust (2), truth (5). faithful set office, stability, steady,
truly, truth, verily. ); or (shortened) >emunah {em-oo-naw ...
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4673. matstsab -- standing place, station, garrison
... Word Origin from natsab Definition standing place, station, garrison NASB Word Usage
garrison (8), office (1), place where (1), place* (1), standing (2), where ...
/hebrew/4673.htm - 6k

Library

From the Office for Baptism
... MEDITATIONS From the Office for Baptism. tr., John Brownlie 8.8.8.8. From the
Office for Baptism. I. Bear to the font the child of grace,. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the apostolic church/from the office for baptism.htm

A Translation of the Legenda in the Office Prepared for the ...
... A TRANSLATION OF THE LEGENDA IN THE OFFICE PREPARED FOR THE BLESSED HERMIT
RICHARD. The office of Saint Richard, hermit, after he ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/rolle/the fire of love/a translation of the legenda.htm

The Office of the Instructor.
... The Instructor: Book I Chapter I. The Office of the Instructor. As there
are these three things in the case of man, habits, actions ...
/.../clement/the instructor paedagogus/chapter i the office of.htm

On the Prophetical Office of Christ
... DISPUTATION XXXVI ON THE PROPHETICAL OFFICE OF CHRIST. The prophetical office
of Christ comes under consideration in two views " either ...
/.../the works of james arminius vol 2/disputation xxxvi on the prophetical.htm

Whether it is Lawful to Desire the Office of a Bishop?
... OF THINGS PERTAINING TO THE EPISCOPAL STATE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether it
is lawful to desire the office of a bishop? Objection 1: It ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful to 27.htm

On the Regal Office of Christ
... DISPUTATION XXXVII ON THE REGAL OFFICE OF CHRIST. As Christ, when consecrated
by his sufferings, was made the author of salvation ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 2/disputation xxxvii on the regal.htm

On the Priestly Office of Christ
... DISPUTATION XXXV ON THE PRIESTLY OFFICE OF CHRIST. ... V. In the priesthood of Christ,
must be considered the preparation for the office, and the discharge of it. ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 2/disputation xxxv on the priestly.htm

Christ's Kingly Office
... 5. The covenant of grace and its mediator 5. Christ's Kingly Office. Q-26:
HOW DOES CHRIST EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF A KING? A: In subduing ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/5 christs kingly office.htm

Christ's Priestly Office
... 5. The covenant of grace and its mediator 4. Christ's Priestly Office.
Q-35: HOW DOES CHRIST EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF A PRIEST? A: In ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/4 christs priestly office.htm

The Ministerial Office
... Third Series Sermon 115 The Ministerial Office. ... 3. In ancient times the office of
a Priest and that of a Preacher were known to be entirely distinct. ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 115 the ministerial office.htm

Thesaurus

Office (64 Occurrences)
... trust, charge, or position, conferred by authority and for a public purpose; a position
of trust or authority; as, an executive or judicial office; a municipal ...
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Tax-office (3 Occurrences)
Tax-office. Taxing, Tax-office. Teach . Multi-Version Concordance
Tax-office (3 Occurrences). Matthew 9:9 And Jesus, passing ...
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Elder (34 Occurrences)
... Old Testament as denoting a person clothed with authority, and entitled to respect
and reverence (Genesis 50:7). It also denoted a political office (Numbers 22 ...
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Annas (4 Occurrences)
... In AD 25 Caiaphas, who had married the daughter of Annas (John 18:13), was raised
to that office, and probably Annas was now made president of the Sanhedrim ...
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Ordination (12 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The act of setting apart to an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring
of holy orders. 3. (n.) Disposition; arrangement; order. Int. ...
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Ordain (13 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To set apart for an office; to appoint. 4. (vt) To invest with
ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the ...
/o/ordain.htm - 19k

Consecrate (65 Occurrences)
... as to the service of God. 3. (vt) To set apart to a sacred office; as,
to consecrate a bishop. 4. (vt) To canonize; to exalt to ...
/c/consecrate.htm - 31k

Discharge (30 Occurrences)
... to acquit; to clear. 4. (vt) To relieve of an office or employment; to send
away from service; to dismiss. 5. (vt) To release legally ...
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Cupbearer (10 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah filled this office to the king of Persia (Nehemiah 1:11). ... 1. (n.) One whose
office it is to fill and hand the cups at an entertainment. ...
/c/cupbearer.htm - 12k

Stephen (13 Occurrences)
... church, so his name is connected with an important new departure within the
organization of the church itself, namely, the institution of the office of the ...
/s/stephen.htm - 33k

Resources

Does the Bible teach the office of pastor? | GotQuestions.org

Should a Christian run for political office? | GotQuestions.org

Is God restoring the offices of apostle and prophet in the church today? | GotQuestions.org

Office: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Office (64 Occurrences)

Matthew 9:9
As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." He got up and followed him.
(WEB WEY DBY YLT RSV)

Mark 2:14
As he passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he arose and followed him.
(WEB WEY DBY YLT RSV)

Luke 1:8
Now it happened, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his division,
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Luke 1:9
according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS)

Luke 5:27
After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, "Follow me!"
(WEB WEY YLT RSV)

Acts 1:20
For it is written in the book of Psalms,'Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell therein;' and,'Let another take his office.'
(WEB ASV NAS RSV)

Romans 11:13
For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
(KJV WBS)

Romans 12:4
For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Colossians 1:25
of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God,
(See RSV)

1 Timothy 3:1
This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV)

1 Timothy 3:10
And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
(KJV WBS)

1 Timothy 3:13
For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
(KJV WEY WBS)

2 Timothy 4:5
But as for you, you must exercise habitual self-control, and not live a self-indulgent life, but do the duty of an evangelist and fully discharge the obligations of your office.
(WEY)

Hebrews 5:4
And no one takes this honourable office upon himself, but only accepts it when called to it by God, as Aaron was.
(WEY)

Hebrews 7:5
They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest's office have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Hebrews 7:16
and hold His office not in obedience to any temporary Law, but by virtue of an indestructible Life.
(WEY)

Hebrews 7:21
for these men hold office without any oath having been taken, but He holds it attested by an oath from Him who said to Him, "The Lord has sworn and will not recall His words, Thou art a Priest for ever" --
(WEY RSV)

Hebrews 7:23
And they have been appointed priests many in number, because death prevents their continuance in office:
(WEY RSV NIV)

Genesis 40:13
Within three more days, Pharaoh will lift up your head, and restore you to your office. You will give Pharaoh's cup into his hand, the way you did when you were his cupbearer.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)

Genesis 40:21
And he restored the chief of the cup-bearers to his office of cup-bearer again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
(DBY NAS)

Genesis 41:13
It happened, as he interpreted to us, so it was: he restored me to my office, and he hanged him."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 1:16
And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 28:1
"Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 28:3
You shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 28:4
These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 28:41
You shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 29:1
"This is the thing that you shall do to them to make them holy, to minister to me in the priest's office: take one young bull and two rams without blemish,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 29:9
And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
(KJV WBS)

Exodus 29:44
I will sanctify the Tent of Meeting and the altar: Aaron also and his sons I will sanctify, to minister to me in the priest's office.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 30:30
You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 31:10
the finely worked garments-the holy garments for Aaron the priest-the garments of his sons to minister in the priest's office,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 35:19
the finely worked garments, for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 39:41
the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 40:13
You shall put on Aaron the holy garments; and you shall anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 40:15
You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest's office. Their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Leviticus 7:35
This is the anointing portion of Aaron, and the anointing portion of his sons, out of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister to Yahweh in the priest's office;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Leviticus 16:32
And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
(KJV WBS)

Numbers 3:3
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Numbers 3:4
Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh, when they offered strange fire before Yahweh, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Numbers 3:10
And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Numbers 4:16
And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
(KJV WBS)

Numbers 18:7
Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for everything of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
(KJV WBS)

Deuteronomy 10:6
(The children of Israel traveled from Beeroth Bene Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his place.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Deuteronomy 17:9
and you shall come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days: and you shall inquire; and they shall show you the sentence of judgment.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 19:17
then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who shall be in those days;
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 26:3
You shall come to the priest who shall be in those days, and tell him, "I profess this day to Yahweh your God, that I am come to the land which Yahweh swore to our fathers to give us."
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 5:14
Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim, after you, Benjamin, among your peoples. Governors come down out of Machir. Those who handle the marshal's staff came out of Zebulun.
(See NAS)

1 Samuel 2:36
It shall happen, that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, "Please put me into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread."'"
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:10
and Johanan became the father of Azariah, (he it is who executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem),
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

1 Chronicles 6:32
They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS)

1 Chronicles 9:26
for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS)

1 Chronicles 9:31
Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 23:28
For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Yahweh, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS)

1 Chronicles 24:2
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

1 Chronicles 24:3
And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.
(Root in KJV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

2 Chronicles 11:14
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office to Yahweh;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

2 Chronicles 24:11
It was so, that whenever the chest was brought to the king's officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the chief priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
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2 Chronicles 31:15
Under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brothers by divisions, as well to the great as to the small:
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2 Chronicles 31:18
and those who were reckoned by genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their office of trust they sanctified themselves in holiness.
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Nehemiah 13:13
And I made treasurers over the treasuries, 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 counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
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Nehemiah 13:29
Remember them, my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
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Psalms 109:8
Let his days be few. Let another take his office.
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Isaiah 22:19
I will thrust you from your office. You will be pulled down from your station.
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Ezekiel 44:13
They shall not come near to me, to execute the office of priest to me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, to the things that are most holy; but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.
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