2 Chronicles 23:18

2 Chronicles 23:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the Lord by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jehoiada placed the oversight of the temple of the Lord in the hands of the Levitical priests, to whom David had made assignments in the temple, to present the burnt offerings of the Lord as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and singing, as David had ordered.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jehoiada posted watchmen for the house of the Lord under the direction of the Levitical priests and the Levites whom David had organized to be in charge of the house of the Lord, to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also Jehoiada appointed the oversight of the house of the Lord to the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had assigned in the house of the Lord, to offer the burnt offerings of the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was established by David.

Context of 2 Chronicles 23:18

16Jehoiada prepared a covenant with the Lord. He, all the people and the king agreed to serve the Lord as his people. 17All the people went to the temple of Baal. They destroyed it. They completely knocked down its altars and idols. They killed Baal's priest, Mattan, in front of Baal's altars. Then Jehoiada gave jobs to the priests and the Levites to do in the Lord's temple. That was the work that King David had told them to do in the temple. They had to offer burnt offerings as sacrifices to the Lord, and they had to praise him with happy songs. They did the things that Moses had written in God's law and that David had taught. 19Jehoiada put guards at the gates of the Lord's temple. They would stop anyone who was unclean from going in. 20Jehoiada called together the officers of army groups, the important men, the government officers and all the other people. Jehoiada led them all to bring the king down from the Lord's temple into the palace. They went into the palace through the Higher Gate. They put Joash on the royal throne as king.

2 Chronicles 23:18 word by word

וַיָּשֶׂם֩ יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע פְּקֻדֹּ֜ת בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֗ה בְּיַ֨ד הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים הַלְוִיִּם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָלַ֣ק דָּוִיד֮ עַל־בֵּ֣ית יְהוָה֒ לְֽהַעֲל֞וֹת עֹל֣וֹת יְהוָ֗ה כַּכָּת֛וּב בְּתוֹרַ֥ת מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּשִׂמְחָ֣ה וּבְשִׁ֑יר עַ֖ל יְדֵ֥י דָוִֽיד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• appointedשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• the officesפְּקֻדָּהpeqûddâh · punishmentH6486
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• by the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• whom Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• had distributedחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• to offerעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: offer upH5927
• the burnt offeringsעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• in the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• with rejoicingשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
• and with singingשִׁירshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 23:18

• 1 Chronicles 23:1David was old and his life had nearly finished. He chose his son Solomon to rule over Israel as king.
• Numbers 28:1The Lord said to Moses,
• 2 Chronicles 29:25The king told the Levites to stand in the Lord's temple with their cymbals, harps and lyres to make music. They stood at the places where King David, David's prophet Gad and the prophet Nathan had told the Levites to stand. This was the Lord's command that he had given to his prophets.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the army officers chose some Levites to serve God as musicians. They belonged to the families of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun. They chose these men to speak messages from God while they made music with harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is a list of the men that they chose for this work:

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The priests the Levites - Rather, with the versions, “the priests and the Levites.” It was the duty of the priests alone to offer the burnt offerings Numbers 18:1-7, and of the Levites alone to praise God with singing and music 1 Chronicles 23:5; 1 Chronicles 25:1-7.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19Jehoiada the priest helped Joash become king, restoring David's dynasty and bringing back temple worship as David instructed.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 23:18

• Joy
• Music

In the dictionaries

• David
• Jehoiada
• Moses
• Law of Moses
• Covenant
• Deuteronomy
• Pentateuch
• Athaliah
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 23

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings