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2 Chronicles 31:2

in 2 Chronicles 31

Hezekiah 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.

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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.

This verse in 2 Chronicles 31

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

In 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

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

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 words

Every 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.

  • וַיַּעֲמֵ֣דand he appointed

    vaiyaamedH5975521 times

  • יְחִזְקִיָּ֡הוּHezekiah

    yechizkiyahuH2396127 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H85310935 times

  • מַחְלְק֣וֹת[the] divisions of

    machlekotH425642 times

  • הַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםthe priests

    hakohanimH3548750 times

  • וְ֠הַלְוִיִּםand the Levites

    vehalviyimH3881291 times

  • עַֽל־on

    ʾal-H59215755 times

  • מַחְלְקוֹתָ֞םdivisions their

    machlekotamH425642 times

  • אִ֣ישׁ׀each

    ʾishH3761663 times

  • כְּפִ֣יaccording to [the] mouth of

    kefiH6310498 times

  • עֲבֹדָת֗וֹservice his

    avodatoH5656145 times

  • לַכֹּהֲנִים֙to the priests

    lakohanimH3548750 times

  • וְלַלְוִיִּ֔םand to the Levites

    velalviyimH3881291 times

  • לְעֹלָ֖הfor burnt offering

    leolahH5930287 times

  • וְלִשְׁלָמִ֑יםand for peace offerings

    velishlamimH800287 times

  • לְשָׁרֵת֙to serve

    lesharetH833497 times

  • וּלְהֹד֣וֹתand to give thanks

    ulehodotH3034114 times

  • וּלְהַלֵּ֔לand to praise

    ulehalelH1984165 times

  • בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יin [the] gates of

    beshaareiH8179374 times

  • מַחֲנ֥וֹת[the] camps of

    machanotH4264215 times

  • יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh

    yahwehH30686520 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 24:1

    These 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,

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 16:37

    So 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.

  • Through

    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…

    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,…

About 2 Chronicles

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.