God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 35:4
4Get yourselves ready with the family groups of your divisions, which are listed in the records of King David of Israel and the records of his son Solomon.
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 appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them to serve in the Lord’s temple. 3He told the Levites, who instructed all Israel and performed ceremonies to make themselves holy to the Lord, “Put the holy ark in the temple that Solomon, son of David and king of Israel, built. It shouldn’t be carried on your shoulders any longer. Serve the Lord your God and his people Israel. Get yourselves ready with the family groups of your divisions, which are listed in the records of King David of Israel and the records of his son Solomon. 5Stand in the holy place representing the family divisions of your relatives, the people ⌞of Israel⌟. Let the Levites be considered a part of each family. 6Slaughter the Passover lamb, perform the ceremonies to make yourselves holy, and prepare ⌞the lambs⌟ for the other Israelites as the Lord instructed ⌞us⌟ through Moses.”
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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 9:10From the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
- Nehemiah 11:10These were the priests: Jedaiah (son of Joiarib), Jachin,
- 1 Chronicles 23:1When David had grown old and had lived out his years, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 8:14As Solomon’s father David had directed, he set up the divisions of priests for their service and the ⌞divisions of⌟ Levites for their appointed places. ⌞The Levites⌟ were to lead in praising ⌞the Lord⌟ and to serve beside the priests by doing whatever needed to be done each day. Solomon also set up divisions of doorkeepers at every gate because this is what David, the man of God, 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
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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
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