2 Chronicles 31:14
in 2 Chronicles 31Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was in charge of the freewill offerings given to God, distributing the contributions to the LORD and the consecrated gifts.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east gate, was over the freewill-offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of Jehovah, and the most holy things.
KJV
And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the most holy things.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 31
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter towards the east,.... At the east gate of the temple; see 1Ch 26:17. was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the Lord; to the priests and Levites, for whose use they were; or to deliver out the fine flour, oil, and wine, and frankincense, for the meat and drink offerings: and the most holy things; which belonged to the priests only to eat of, as the remainder of the meat offerings, the sin and trespass offerings, and the shewbread.
This site's exposition
over the freewill offerings of God
on 2 Chronicles 31:14-19
Kore, a gatekeeper at the temple's east gate, is set over the freewill offerings and the most holy things, and under him six further Levites distribute the priests' share in the Levitical cities, sorted by the genealogical rolls the book has already spent nine chapters compiling. The distribution reaches priests from twenty years old, and further still to every male from three years old and to every wife, son and daughter of a priestly household, in the towns and in the outlying fields alike. Chronicles counts the youngest child of a consecrated family as owed a portion, because a household that keeps itself in holiness is provided for as a household.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
), and to see that they all had a competent maintenance for themselves and their families. The law provided sufficient for them all, and therefore, if some had too little, it must be because others had too much; to prevent such inequality these officers were to go by some certain rule of proportion in the disposal of the incomes of the temple. It is said of the priests here (
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The porter toward the east - i. e. the chief door-keeper at the east gate, where the proper number of the porters was six 1Ch 26:17. The most holy things - The sin-offerings and trespass-offerings Lev 6:25; Lev 7:1-6.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Private individuals brought their own first-fruits to the temple; but the tithes were levied by the Levites, who kept a faithful account of them in their several places of abode and transmitted the allotted proportion to the priests.
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְקוֹרֵ֨א | vekore' | and Kore | H6981 → | |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִמְנָ֤ה | yimnah | Imnah | H3232 → | |
| הַלֵּוִי֙ | halevi | the Levite | H3881 → | 291 times |
| הַשּׁוֹעֵ֣ר | hashoer | the gatekeeper | H7778 → | 37 times |
| לַמִּזְרָ֔חָה | lamizrachah | to the east <towards> | H4217 → | 74 times |
| עַ֖ל | ʾal | [was] over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| נִדְב֣וֹת | nidvot | [the] freewill offerings of | H5071 → | |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לָתֵת֙ | latet | to distribute | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| תְּרוּמַ֣ת | terumat | [the] contribution of | H8641 → | 76 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְקָדְשֵׁ֖י | vekadeshei | and [the] holy things of | H6944 → | 469 times |
| הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ | hakodashim | the holy things | H6944 → | 469 times |
וְקוֹרֵ֨אand Kore
vekore'H6981 →
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
יִמְנָ֤הImnah
yimnahH3232 →
הַלֵּוִי֙the Levite
haleviH3881 →291 times
הַשּׁוֹעֵ֣רthe gatekeeper
hashoerH7778 →37 times
לַמִּזְרָ֔חָהto the east <towards>
lamizrachahH4217 →74 times
עַ֖ל[was] over
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
נִדְב֣וֹת[the] freewill offerings of
nidvotH5071 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
לָתֵת֙to distribute
latetH5414 →2011 times
תְּרוּמַ֣ת[the] contribution of
terumatH8641 →76 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְקָדְשֵׁ֖יand [the] holy things of
vekadesheiH6944 →469 times
הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃the holy things
hakodashimH6944 →469 times
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
Deuteronomy 12:17Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give,…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 12:6
To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 26:14
I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God;…
- Deuteronomy 14:22–29
You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.
- Deuteronomy 12:6
Through
Numbers 29:39You are to present these offerings to the LORD at your appointed times, in addition to your vow and freewill offerings, whether burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, or peace offerings.”
it leads to
- Leviticus 23:2
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘These are My appointed feasts, the feasts of the LORD that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.
- 2 Chronicles 31:3
The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of…
- 1 Chronicles 23:31
Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.
- Leviticus 7:11
Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD:
- Leviticus 23:2
Through
Leviticus 23:38These offerings are in addition to the offerings for the LORD’s Sabbaths, and in addition to your gifts, to all your vow offerings, and to all the freewill offerings you give to the LORD.
it leads to
- Numbers 29:39
You are to present these offerings to the LORD at your appointed times, in addition to your vow and freewill offerings, whether burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, or peace offerings.”
- Numbers 29:39
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.