2 Chronicles 35:2

2 Chronicles 35:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord,
• New International Version (NIV)He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the Lord’s temple.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He appointed the priests to their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Josiah also assigned the priests to their duties and encouraged them in their work at the Temple of the Lord.

Context of 2 Chronicles 35:2

1Now Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month. And he set the priests in their duties and encouraged them for the service of the house of the Lord. 3Then he said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to the Lord: “Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. It shall no longer be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and His people Israel. 4Prepare 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.

2 Chronicles 35:2 word by word

וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים עַל־מִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֑ם וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֔ם לַעֲבוֹדַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: appointH5975
• the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• in their chargesמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
• and encouragedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• them to the serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 35:2

• 2 Chronicles 23:8So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. And each man took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest had not dismissed the divisions.
• 2 Chronicles 31:2And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord.
• Numbers 18:5And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, that there may be no more wrath on the children of Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 24:1Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
• Ezra 6:18They assigned the priests to their divisions and the Levites to their divisions, over the service of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the Book of Moses.
• 2 Chronicles 29:5and said to them: “Hear me, Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry out the rubbish from the holy place.
• 1 Chronicles 22:19Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 35:2

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-192Ch 35:1-19. Josiah Keeps a Solemn Passover. 1-3. Moreover Josiah kept a passover--(See on 2Ki 23:21). The first nine verses give an account of the preparations made for the celebration of the solemn feast [2Ch 35:1-9]. The day appointed by the law was kept on this occasion (compare 2Ch 30:2, 13). The priests were ranged in their courses and exhorted to be ready for their duties in the manner that legal purity required (compare 2Ch 29:5). The Levites, the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 35:2

• Josiah
• Levites
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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