2 Chronicles 35:4

2 Chronicles 35:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
• New International Version (NIV)Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and by his son Solomon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Prepare yourselves according to your fathers' houses by your divisions, as prescribed in the writing of David king of Israel and the document of Solomon his son.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Prepare yourselves according to your fathers’ houses, according to your divisions, following the written instruction of David king of Israel and the written instruction of Solomon his son.

Context of 2 Chronicles 35:4

2Josiah told the priests the jobs that they should do. He told them to be strong as they served the Lord in his temple. 3The work of the Levites was to teach all the Israelites about God's laws. The Lord had chosen them to do that special work. Josiah said to them, ‘Put the holy Covenant Box in the temple that David's son, King Solomon, built. Do not carry it on your shoulders. Now you must serve the Lord your God and his people, the Israelites. Each group of families must be ready to do their work. King David of Israel and his son Solomon decided what work each group must do. 5Each group of Levites must stand in the holy place of the temple. Each group will be ready to help the people of different clans. 6Kill the lambs for the Passover meal. Make yourselves clean to serve the Lord. Prepare the sacrifices for each Israelite family. Then they can eat the Passover meal, as the Lord told Moses they must do.’

2 Chronicles 35:4 word by word

וְהָכִ֥ינוּ לְבֵית־אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם בִּכְתָ֗ב דָּוִיד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּבְמִכְתַּ֖ב שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה בְנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And prepareכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• by the housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of your fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• after your coursesמַחֲלֹ֫קֶתmachălôqeth · divisionH4256
• according to the writingכְּתָבkâthâb · writingH3791
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and according to the writingמִכְתָּבmiktâb · writingH4385
• of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 35:4

• 1 Chronicles 9:10The priests who returned to live in Jerusalem were: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin and Azariah.
• Nehemiah 11:10From the priests: Joiarib's son, Jedaiah, and Jakin.
• 1 Chronicles 23:1David was old and his life had nearly finished. He chose his son Solomon to rule over Israel as king.
• 2 Chronicles 8:14Solomon gave jobs to each group of priests as his father David had commanded. He also gave the Levites their jobs to do each day. They led the music to worship God and they helped the priests with their work. He gave each group of guards a job to watch the gates of the temple. He told them all to do this in the way that God's servant David had commanded.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 35:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6The priests and Levites followed the instructions of David and Solomon (2 Chronicles 8:14–15; 1 Chronicles 24–26). Usually, the person offering the Passover animal would slaughter it (Deuteronomy 16:5–6). However, because the offerers did not have time to purify themselves, Josiah continued Hezekiah's practice of having the Levites slaughter the Passover animals (see 2 Chronicles 30:13–20). During Josiah’s time, the large number of participants might have…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses--Each course or division was to be composed of those who belonged to the same fathers' house. according to the writing of David and ... Solomon--Their injunctions are recorded (2Ch 8:14; 1Ch 23:1-26:32).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 35:4

• Church and State
• Josiah
• Levites
• Liberality
• Passover
• Priest
• Solomon

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• David
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 35

• 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