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2 Chronicles 35:3

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To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And he said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, that were holy unto Jehovah, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; there shall no more be a burden upon your shoulders. Now serve Jehovah your God, and his people Israel;

KJV

And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the Lord your God, and his people Israel,

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Commentary

2 notes on this verse
Put the holy ark etc - The ark of the covenant may have been temporarily removed from the holy of holies while Josiah effected necessary repairs. It shall not be a burden upon your shoulders - The removing and replacing the ark Josiah means “shall not henceforth be your duty. The ark shall remain undisturbed in the holy of holies. You shall return to your old employments, to the service of God and the instruction of the people.”

This site's exposition

kept a passover unto the Lord

on 2 Chronicles 35:1-3

Kings gives this passover three verses, 2 Ki 23:21-23; Chronicles gives it nineteen, the same expansion the book gave Hezekiah's passover in chapter 30. Verse 3 tells the Levites who taught all Israel to put the holy ark back in the house Solomon built and frees them from carrying it further, a notice that assumes the ark had been moved, whether by the idols Manasseh had set up and Amon kept, or by Josiah's own repair of the temple in chapter 34. The instruction answers the due order David corrected at 1 Chr 15:2: the Levites' burden from here on is instruction and service, not transport.

The words behind it

31 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.

  • וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • לַ֠לְוִיִּםto the Levites

    lalviyimH3881 →291 times

  • הַמְּבִינִ֨יםthose teaching

    hamevunimH995 →170 times

  • לְכָל־<to> all

    lekholH3605 →5413 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • הַקְּדוֹשִׁ֣ים<the> holy

    hakedoshimH6918 →

  • לַיהוָ֗הto Yahweh

    layahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • תְּנ֤וּput

    tenuH5414 →2011 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • אֲרוֹן־[the] ark of

    ʾaron-H727 →202 times

  • הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙<the> holiness

    hakodeshH6944 →469 times

  • בַּ֠בַּיִתin the house

    babayitH1004 →2046 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • בָּנָ֜הhe built

    banahH1129 →376 times

  • שְׁלֹמֹ֤הSolomon

    shelomohH8010 →291 times

  • בֶן־[the] son of

    ven-H1121 →4930 times

  • דָּוִיד֙David

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • אֵין־not

    ʾein-H369 →789 times

  • לָכֶ֥ם[will belong] to you

    lakhem

  • מַשָּׂ֖אa burden

    masa'H4853 →66 times

  • בַּכָּתֵ֑ףon the shoulder

    bakatefH3802 →67 times

  • עַתָּ֗הnow

    ʾatahH6258 →433 times

  • עִבְדוּ֙serve

    ʾivduH5647 →288 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • יְהוָ֣הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔םGod your

    ʾeloheikhemH430 →2601 times

  • וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • עַמּ֥וֹpeople his

    amoH5971 →1873 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

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

Related verses

17 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Chronicles 17:7In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah,8 works1 Chronicles 23:26So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”5 worksMalachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.4 worksDeuteronomy 33:10He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.4 works2 Chronicles 30:22And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.4 works2 Chronicles 17:8–9accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.4 works
The other 11 cross-references, with their words ▾
Numbers 16:9–10Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?3 works2 Chronicles 5:7Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.3 works2 Corinthians 4:5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.3 works1 Chronicles 15:2Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”3 works2 Chronicles 34:14While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD written by Moses.2 worksNehemiah 8:7–8The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.2 worksNumbers 4:15–49When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.2 worksNumbers 8:19And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”2 works2 Chronicles 8:11Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”2 works2 Chronicles 17:9They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.2 worksNehemiah 8:9Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.2 works

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

    Malachi 2:7

    For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

    it leads to

    • Leviticus 10:11

      so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 2 Timothy 2:24–25

      And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.

    • Deuteronomy 21:5

      And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every…

    • 2 Corinthians 5:20

      Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.

    • Ezra 7:10

      For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 33:10

    He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 51:19

      Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 23:26

    So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”

    it leads to

    • Numbers 4:5

      Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 30:22

    And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

    it leads to

    • Nehemiah 9:3

      While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in…

About 2 Chronicles

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.

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