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

13Konaniah and Shimei had authority over these people: Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath and Benaiah. King Hezekiah chose all these men to do this work. Azariah was the priest who had authority over the temple. 14Imnah's son Kore, a Levite, was the guard who watched the East Gate of the temple. He received the gifts that people offered to the Lord. He had authority to share among the priests and the Levites the gifts that people brought and the holy things. Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah and Shecaniah helped him. They lived in the towns where the priests lived. They faithfully shared the people's gifts among the other Levites and priests, group by group. They included everyone, young and old. 16They gave gifts to all those who were in the lists of men who could serve God in the temple. They had to be three years old or older. Those men would go into the temple on the right days for their group. They would do the work that their group had to do on those days. 17The lists of the priests showed the clans that they belonged to. The list of the Levites showed which group they belonged to. Those who were 20 years old or older had to do the work that was given to their group.

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 31:13Konaniah and Shimei had authority over these people: Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath and Benaiah. King Hezekiah chose all these men to do this work. Azariah was the priest who had authority over the temple.
• Joshua 21:9These are the names of the towns that the tribes of Simeon and Judah gave to the Levites.
• 1 Chronicles 6:54Aaron's descendants belonged to the clan of Levi's son, Kohath. When the leaders used lots to divide the land, Kohath's clan received the first part of the land. These places belonged to them:
• 1 Chronicles 9:22There were 212 guards for the gates of the temple. Their names were written in the lists of their ancestors, for each village where they lived. King David and the prophet Samuel had chosen their ancestors to do this important work as guards.
• 1 Chronicles 25:8They used lots to decide the right work for each musician. They chose work for everyone in the same way: the young men and the older men, the teachers and the students.

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