2 Chronicles 31:15

2 Chronicles 31:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
• New International Version (NIV)Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah and Shekaniah assisted him faithfully in the towns of the priests, distributing to their fellow priests according to their divisions, old and young alike.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah were faithfully assisting him in the cities of the priests, to distribute the portions to their brothers, old and young alike, by divisions,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And under him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, his faithful assistants in the cities of the priests, to distribute allotments to their brethren by divisions, to the great as well as the small.

Context of 2 Chronicles 31:15

13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were deputies under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of God’s temple. 14Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was over the freewill offerings to God to distribute the contribution to the Lord and the consecrated things. Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests were to distribute it faithfully under his authority to their brothers by divisions, whether large or small. 16In addition, they distributed it to males registered by genealogy three years old and above; to all who would enter the Lord’s temple for their daily duty, for their service in their responsibilities according to their divisions. 17They distributed also to those recorded by genealogy of the priests by their ancestral families and the Levites twenty years old and above, by their responsibilities in their divisions;

2 Chronicles 31:15 word by word

וְעַל־יָד֡וֹ עֵ֣דֶן וּ֠מִנְיָמִן וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּ אֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ וּשְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּ בְּעָרֵ֥י הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה לָתֵ֤ת לַאֲחֵיהֶם֙ בְּמַחְלְק֔וֹת כַּגָּד֖וֹל כַּקָּטָֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Edenעֵ֫דֶן‛êden · EdenH5731
• and Miniaminמִנְיָמִיןminyâmîyn · MiniaminH4509
• and Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַyêshûa‛ · JeshuaH3442
• and Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּshema‛yâh shema‛yâhû · ShemaiahH8098
• Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ'ămaryâh 'ămaryâhû · AmariahH568
• and Shecaniahשְׁכַנְיָהוּshekanyâh shekanyâhû · ShecaniahH7935
• in the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• set officeאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530
• to giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• byיָדyâd · handH3027
• coursesמַחֲלֹ֫קֶתmachălôqeth · divisionH4256
• as well to the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• as to the smallקָטָןqâţân qâţôn · smallH6996

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 31:15

• 2 Chronicles 31:13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were deputies under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of God’s temple.
• Joshua 21:9The Israelites gave these cities by name from the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeon
• 1 Chronicles 6:54These were the places assigned to Aaron’s descendants from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them.
• 1 Chronicles 9:22The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their settlements. David and the seer Samuel had appointed them to their trusted positions.
• 1 Chronicles 25:8They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 31:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15And Miniamin - Instead of מנימן , Miniamin, בנימן , Benjamin, is the reading of three of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS.; and this is the reading of the Vulgate, Syriac, Septuagint, and Arabic.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The cities of the priests - i. e. the Levitical cities (compare marginal reference). Of these, some had gone to decay, while others, as Libnah and Beth-shemesh 2 Chronicles 21:10; 2 Chronicles 28:18, had been lost, so that the original number, thirteen, was now, apparently, reduced to six. In their set office - Rather, as in marg. These six Levites were stationed at the Levitical cities, with the trust following committed to them.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-19Many Levites, mostly from small towns, could serve. Small groups traveled to Jerusalem in shifts for short periods (see 1 Chronicles 24:1–19). All Levites received shares of the offerings given at the temple.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1811-18. Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord--storehouses, granaries, or cellars; either the old ones, which had been allowed through neglect to fall into decay, were to be repaired, or additional ones built. Private individuals brought their own first-fruits to the temple; but the tithes were levied by the Levites, who kept a faithful account of them in their several places of abode and transmitted the allotted proportion to the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 31:15

• Amariah
• Church and State
• Eden
• Hezekiah
• Jeshua
• Levites
• Miniamin
• Priest
• Shecaniah
• Shemaiah

In the dictionaries

• Eden
• Eden, garden of Eden
• Amariah
• Hezekiah
• Jeshua
• Shecaniah
• Shemaiah
• Hezekiah (2)
• Jeshua; Jeshuah
• Miniamin

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings