New English Translation
1 Chronicles 9:31
31Mattithiah, a Levite, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of baking the bread for offerings.
1 Chronicles 9:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.
- New International Version (NIV)A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the responsibility for baking the offering bread.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with making the flat cakes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Mattithiah of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the trusted office over the things that were baked in the pans.
Context of 1 Chronicles 9:31
29Some of them were in charge of the equipment and articles of the sanctuary, as well as the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices. 30(But some of the priests mixed the spices.) Mattithiah, a Levite, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was in charge of baking the bread for offerings. 32Some of the Kohathites, their relatives, were in charge of preparing the bread that is displayed each Sabbath. 33The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 91 Chronicles 9:31 word by word
וּמַתִּתְיָה֙ מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם ה֥וּא הַבְּכ֖וֹר לְשַׁלֻּ֣ם הַקָּרְחִ֑י בֶּאֱמוּנָ֕ה עַ֖ל מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הַחֲבִתִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Mattithiahמַתִּתְיָ֫הוּmattithyâh mattithyâhû · MattithiahH4993
- of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- the firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
- of Shallumשַׁלּוּםshallûm shallûm · ShallumH7967
- the Korahiteקׇרְחִיqorchîy · KorahiteH7145
- had the set officeאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530
- over the things that were madeמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- in the pansחֲבִתִּיםchâbêth · flatbreadH2281
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:31
- 1 Chronicles 9:17The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Shallum was the leader;
- 1 Chronicles 9:22All those selected to be gatekeepers at the entrances numbered 212. Their names were recorded in the genealogical records of their settlements. David and Samuel the prophet had appointed them to their positions.
- Leviticus 2:5If your offering is a grain offering made on the griddle, it must be choice wheat flour mixed with olive oil, unleavened.
- Leviticus 6:21It must be made with olive oil on a griddle and you must bring it well soaked, so you must present a grain offering of broken pieces as a soothing aroma to the Lord.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:31
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Mattithiah the first-born of Shallum the Korahite - This Shallum would seem to be the person mentioned in 1 Chronicles 9:19, whose actual first-born was Zechariah 1 Chronicles 26:2. Mattithiah may have been his eldest lineal descendant at the time here spoken of.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-32the articles used in worship: See Exodus 25:8–30:38.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9
- 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
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