2 Chronicles 31:2
in 2 Chronicles 31Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of Jehovah.
KJV
And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the Lord.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 31
Commentary
3 notes on this verseIn the gates of the tents of the Lord - That is, in the temple; for this was the house, tabernacle, tent, and camp, of the Most High.
This site's exposition
in the gates of the tents of the Lord
on 2 Chronicles 31:2-4
Hezekiah restores the courses of priests and Levites David had organized in 1 Chr 24-26, so the temple service runs again in its old order, every man knowing his work and his place. He funds the regular offerings from his own portion before he asks anything of anyone else, then commands the people of Jerusalem to give the priests and Levites their due share so they can give themselves wholly to the law. The king's own giving is the first act of the law he then requires.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The tents - Within the gates of the house of the Lord: which is here called tents, because the host of the Lord, the priests and Levites, encamped there. And perhaps to intimate, that it was shortly to be removed.
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד | vaiyaamed | and he appointed | H5975 → | 521 times |
| יְחִזְקִיָּ֡הוּ | yechizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַחְלְק֣וֹת | machlekot | [the] divisions of | H4256 → | 42 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְ֠הַלְוִיִּם | vehalviyim | and the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| עַֽל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מַחְלְקוֹתָ֞ם | machlekotam | divisions their | H4256 → | 42 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ׀ | ʾish | each | H376 → | 1663 times |
| כְּפִ֣י | kefi | according to [the] mouth of | H6310 → | 498 times |
| עֲבֹדָת֗וֹ | avodato | service his | H5656 → | 145 times |
| לַכֹּהֲנִים֙ | lakohanim | to the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְלַלְוִיִּ֔ם | velalviyim | and to the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| לְעֹלָ֖ה | leolah | for burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וְלִשְׁלָמִ֑ים | velishlamim | and for peace offerings | H8002 → | 87 times |
| לְשָׁרֵת֙ | lesharet | to serve | H8334 → | 97 times |
| וּלְהֹד֣וֹת | ulehodot | and to give thanks | H3034 → | 114 times |
| וּלְהַלֵּ֔ל | ulehalel | and to praise | H1984 → | 165 times |
| בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖י | beshaarei | in [the] gates of | H8179 → | 374 times |
| מַחֲנ֥וֹת | machanot | [the] camps of | H4264 → | 215 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ ס | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיַּעֲמֵ֣דand he appointed
vaiyaamedH5975 →521 times
יְחִזְקִיָּ֡הוּHezekiah
yechizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מַחְלְק֣וֹת[the] divisions of
machlekotH4256 →42 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
וְ֠הַלְוִיִּםand the Levites
vehalviyimH3881 →291 times
עַֽל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
מַחְלְקוֹתָ֞םdivisions their
machlekotamH4256 →42 times
אִ֣ישׁ׀each
ʾishH376 →1663 times
כְּפִ֣יaccording to [the] mouth of
kefiH6310 →498 times
עֲבֹדָת֗וֹservice his
avodatoH5656 →145 times
לַכֹּהֲנִים֙to the priests
lakohanimH3548 →750 times
וְלַלְוִיִּ֔םand to the Levites
velalviyimH3881 →291 times
לְעֹלָ֖הfor burnt offering
leolahH5930 →287 times
וְלִשְׁלָמִ֑יםand for peace offerings
velishlamimH8002 →87 times
לְשָׁרֵת֙to serve
lesharetH8334 →97 times
וּלְהֹד֣וֹתand to give thanks
ulehodotH3034 →114 times
וּלְהַלֵּ֔לand to praise
ulehalelH1984 →165 times
בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יin [the] gates of
beshaareiH8179 →374 times
מַחֲנ֥וֹת[the] camps of
machanotH4264 →215 times
יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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
1 Chronicles 24:1These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:6
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:23
And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
- Numbers 26:60
Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron,
- 1 Chronicles 23:6
Through
1 Chronicles 16:37So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to minister there regularly according to the daily requirements,
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 8:14
In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests…
- Ezra 3:4
They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day.
- 2 Chronicles 8:14
Through
2 Chronicles 8:14In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 9:17
These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.
- Nehemiah 12:36
and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
- Nehemiah 12:24
The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other,…
- 1 Chronicles 9:17
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