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

2He appointed the priests to their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the Lord. 3He also said to the Levites who taught all Israel and who were holy to the Lord, “Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built; it will not be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and His people Israel. Prepare yourselves by your fathers’ households in your divisions, according to the writing of David king of Israel and according to the writing of his son Solomon. 5Furthermore, stand in the holy place according to the sections of the fathers’ households of your countrymen, the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of a father’s household. 6Now slaughter the Passover animals, keep one another consecrated, and prepare for your countrymen to act in accordance with the word of the Lord by Moses.”

2 Chronicles 35:4 word by word

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

• Prepareכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• by your fathers’אָב'âb · fatherH1
• householdsבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• in your divisionsמַחֲלֹ֫קֶתmachălôqeth · divisionH4256
• according to the writingכְּתָבkâthâb · writingH3791
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• according to the writingמִכְתָּבmiktâb · writingH4385
• of his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 35:4

• 1 Chronicles 9:10From the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
• Nehemiah 11:10From the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,
• 1 Chronicles 23:1Now when David reached old age, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 8:14Now according to the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their duties of praise and ministering before the priests according to the daily rule, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for 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

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