1 Chronicles 9:30
in 1 Chronicles 9And some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.
KJV
And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 9
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe sons of the priests made the ointment - Only the priests were permitted to make this ointment; all others were forbidden to do it on pain of death; see Exo 30:34-38 (note), and the notes there.
This site's exposition
bring them in and out by tale
on 1 Chronicles 9:28-34
Duties divide by trust rather than rank: some Levites count the ministering vessels in and out by tale, others oversee the sanctuary's instruments, flour, wine, oil, frankincense and spices, and only the sons of the priests may make the anointing ointment itself, a restriction Ex 30:34-38 sets by name. Verse 32 adds the Kohathites' weekly charge of the showbread, prepared fresh every sabbath for the table before the ark, and verse 33 sets the singers apart from every other duty, free because they were employed in that work day and night. The gatekeepers guard entry, the priests guard the ointment, and the singers guard the hours, three trusts inside one house.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The ointment - This is added to shew, that though the Levites were intrusted with the keeping of this ointment, yet none but the priests could make it.
And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. For though the Levites had the care of the spices, they might not make the ointment with them, only the priests, see Exo 30:23.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמִן־ | umin- | and some of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| בְּנֵי֙ | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| רֹקְחֵ֥י | rokechei | [were those who] mixed | H7543 → | |
| הַמִּרְקַ֖חַת | hamirkachat | <of> the mixture | H4842 → | |
| לַבְּשָׂמִֽים׃ | labesamim | of the spices | H1314 → |
וּמִן־and some of
umin-H4480 →1188 times
בְּנֵי֙[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
רֹקְחֵ֥י[were those who] mixed
rokecheiH7543 →
הַמִּרְקַ֖חַת<of> the mixture
hamirkachatH4842 →
לַבְּשָׂמִֽים׃of the spices
labesamimH1314 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 30:33Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”
it leads to
- Exodus 30:38
Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”
- Genesis 17:14
But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
- Exodus 12:15
For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be…
- Leviticus 23:29
If anyone does not humble himself on this day, he must be cut off from his people.
- Luke 12:1–2
In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is…
- Exodus 30:38
Through
Exodus 37:29He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
it leads to
- Isaiah 11:2
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
- 1 John 2:20
You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
- Psalms 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- Isaiah 11:2
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.