Christian Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 31:17
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 31:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;
- New International Version (NIV)And they distributed to the priests enrolled by their families in the genealogical records and likewise to the Levites twenty years old or more, according to their responsibilities and their divisions.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The enrollment of the priests was according to their fathers' houses; that of the Levites from twenty years old and upward was according to their offices, by their divisions.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and to the priests who were written in the genealogy according to their father’s house, and to the Levites from twenty years old and up according to their work, by their divisions,
Context of 2 Chronicles 31:17
15Eden, 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. They 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; 18to those registered by genealogy — with all their dependents, wives, sons, and daughters — of the whole assembly (for they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy); 19and to the descendants of Aaron, the priests, in the common fields of their cities, in each and every city. There were men who were registered by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite recorded by genealogy.
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וְאֵ֨ת הִתְיַחֵ֤שׂ הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם מִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּלְמָ֑עְלָה בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם בְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Both to the genealogyיָחַשׂyâchaώ · to enrollH3187
- of the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- by the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- and the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- from twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
- and upwardמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
- in their chargesמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
- by their coursesמַחֲלֹ֫קֶתmachălôqeth · divisionH4256
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 31:17
- Numbers 3:15“Register the Levites by their ancestral families and their clans. You are to register every male one month old or more.”
- Numbers 4:38The Gershonites were registered by their clans and their ancestral families,
- Numbers 17:2“Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral tribe, twelve staffs from all the leaders of their tribes. Write each man’s name on his staff.
- Ezra 2:59The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their ancestral families and their lineage were Israelite:
- Numbers 4:3men from thirty years old to fifty years old — everyone who is qualified to do work at the tent of meeting.
- Numbers 8:24“In regard to the Levites: From twenty-five years old or more, a man enters the service in the work at the tent of meeting.
- 1 Chronicles 23:24These were the descendants of Levi by their ancestral families — the family heads, according to their registration by name in the headcount — twenty years old or more, who worked in the service of the Lord’s temple.
- 2 Chronicles 31:2Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites for the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord, each division corresponding to his service among the priests and Levites.
- 1 Chronicles 24:20As for the rest of Levi’s sons: from Amram’s sons: Shubael; from Shubael’s sons: Jehdeiah.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service:
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 31:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17From twenty years old - Moses had ordered that the Levites should not begin their labor till they were thirty years of age; but David changed this order, and obliged them to begin at twenty.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Both to the genealogy of the priests - Some prefer: “And as for the list of the priests, it was according to the houses of their fathers, and that of the Levites was from twenty years,” etc. The writer states the nature of the lists which guided the officers who made the distributions. Three lists are enumerated one of the priests made out according to families; one of the Levites, including all above 20 years of age (see the marginal reference), and…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
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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
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