Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah and Shekaniah assisted him faithfully in the towns of the priests, distributing to their fellow priests according to their divisions, old and young alike. New Living Translation His faithful assistants were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah. They distributed the gifts among the families of priests in their towns by their divisions, dividing the gifts fairly among old and young alike. English Standard Version Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah were faithfully assisting him in the cities of the priests, to distribute the portions to their brothers, old and young alike, by divisions, Berean Standard Bible Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike. King James Bible And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: New King James Version And under him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, his faithful assistants in the cities of the priests, to distribute allotments to their brethren by divisions, to the great as well as the small. New American Standard Bible Under his authority were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, to distribute their portions faithfully to their brothers by divisions, whether great or small, NASB 1995 Under his authority were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests, to distribute faithfully their portions to their brothers by divisions, whether great or small, NASB 1977 And under his authority were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests, to distribute faithfully their portions to their brothers by divisions, whether great or small, Legacy Standard Bible Now assisting by his hand were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests, to distribute faithfully their portions to their brothers by divisions, whether great or small, Amplified Bible Under his authority were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests, to distribute faithfully their portions to their brothers (relatives) by divisions, whether great or small, Christian Standard Bible Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests were to distribute it faithfully under his authority to their brothers by divisions, whether large or small. Holman Christian Standard Bible Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests were to faithfully distribute it under his authority to their brothers by divisions, whether large or small. American Standard Version And under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: English Revised Version And under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: GOD'S WORD® Translation Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah served under him in the cities belonging to the priests. They were to distribute the offerings faithfully to all their relatives, young and old, by their divisions. Good News Translation In the other cities where priests lived, he was faithfully assisted in this by other Levites: Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah. They distributed the food equally to their fellow Levites according to what their duties were, International Standard Version Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah served in the priestly cities, making sure contributions were distributed faithfully to their relatives division by division, no matter how large or how small, Majority Standard Bible Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike. NET Bible In the cities of the priests, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully assisted him in making disbursements to their fellow priests according to their divisions, regardless of age. New Heart English Bible Under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, alongside the priests, to faithfully make disbursements to their brothers by divisions, as well to the great as to the small: Webster's Bible Translation And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: World English Bible Under him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brothers by divisions, to the great as well as to the small; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd by his hand [are] Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shechaniah, in cities of the priests, faithfully to give to their brothers in divisions, as the great so the small, Young's Literal Translation And by his hand are Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shechaniah, in cities of the priests, faithfully to give to their brethren in courses, as the great so the small, Smith's Literal Translation And upon his hand Eden and Miniamin, and Joshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, with faithfulness,-to give to their brethren by divisions according to the great, according to the small: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd under his charge were Eden, and Benjamin, Jesue, and Semeias, and Amarias, and Sechenias, in the cities of the priests, to distribute faithfully portions to their brethren, both little and great: Catholic Public Domain Version And under his charge were Eden, and Benjamin, Jeshua, and Shemaiah, and also Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, so that they would distribute faithfully to their brothers, the small as well as the great, their portions New American Bible Under him in the priestly cities were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, who faithfully made the distribution to their brothers, great and small alike, according to their divisions. New Revised Standard Version Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah were faithfully assisting him in the cities of the priests, to distribute the portions to their kindred, old and young alike, by divisions, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd next to him were Eden, Benjamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to distribute portions to their brethren, to the great and small alike; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And with him were devoted Edun, and Benjamin, and Yeshua, and Shemaia, and Amariah and Shekaniah in the villages of the Priest in faithfulness to give portions to their brothers, to the great like the small OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small; Brenton Septuagint Translation by the hand of Odom, and Benjamin, and Jesus, and Semei, and Amarias, and Sechonias, by the hand of the priests faithfully, to give to their brethren according to the courses, as well to great as small; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hezekiah Organizes the Priests…14Kore 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. 15Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike. 16In addition, they distributed portions to the males registered by genealogy who were three years of age or older—to all who would enter the house of the LORD for their daily duties for service in the responsibilities of their divisions—… Cross References Nehemiah 12:44 And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving. 1 Chronicles 9:22-27 The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust. / So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent. / The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south. ... 2 Chronicles 29:12-14 Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites; / Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites; / Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites. 2 Chronicles 35:2-3 He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD. / 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. 1 Chronicles 26:20-28 Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things. / From the descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli, / the sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD. ... 2 Kings 23:4 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. 1 Chronicles 23:28-32 but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, / as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size. / They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening. ... 2 Chronicles 30:1-3 Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. / For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month, / since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 30:12 Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD. 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 peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers. 2 Chronicles 29:3-5 In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD. / Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side. / “Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity. 2 Chronicles 29:25-30 Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. / And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. ... 2 Chronicles 29:31-36 Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings. / The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. / And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep. ... 2 Chronicles 30:25-27 Then the whole assembly of Judah rejoiced along with the priests and Levites and the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners who had come from Israel and those who lived in Judah. / So there was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened there since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel. / Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven. Acts 6:1-6 In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. / So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables. / Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them ... Treasury of Scripture And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brothers by courses, as well to the great as to the small: nest him [heb] at his hand 2 Chronicles 31:13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. the cities Joshua 21:9-19 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, … 1 Chronicles 6:54-60 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot… set office. 1 Chronicles 9:22 All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. as well 1 Chronicles 25:8 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. Jump to Previous Amariah Amari'ah Assisted Authority Cities Courses Distribute Distributing Distributions Divisions Eden Faithfully Fellow Great Hand Jeshua Miniamin Mini'amin Office Portions Priests Responsible Shecaniah Shecani'ah Shechaniah Shemaiah Shemai'ah Small Towns Trust WhetherJump to Next Amariah Amari'ah Assisted Authority Cities Courses Distribute Distributing Distributions Divisions Eden Faithfully Fellow Great Hand Jeshua Miniamin Mini'amin Office Portions Priests Responsible Shecaniah Shecani'ah Shechaniah Shemaiah Shemai'ah Small Towns Trust Whether2 Chronicles 31 1. The people go forward in destroying idolatry2. Hezekiah orders the courses of the priests and Levites, 4. and provides for their work and maintenance 5. The people's forwardness in offerings and tithes 11. Hezekiah appoints officers to dispose of the tithes 20. The sincerity of Hezekiah Under his authority This phrase indicates a structured and hierarchical system of governance within the religious community. The Hebrew root for "authority" (מִשְׁמֶרֶת, mishmeret) implies a sense of duty and responsibility. In the context of ancient Israel, this reflects the organized nature of temple service and the importance of leadership in maintaining order and faithfulness to God's commands. Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed the offerings to their fellow Levites in the cities according to their divisions old and young alike The six Levites here named as under the direction of Kore had the duty of distributing a proper share of the firstfruits, tithes, and dedicated things to their brethren residing in the sacerdotal cities, where they themselves were stationed. In their set office.--It seems better to connect the phrase so rendered with the following verb: "honestly to give" (comp. 2Chronicles 31:12). So Vulg.: "ut fideliter distribuerent fratribus suis partes," &c. Others render be'em-nah, "in trust." Their brethren by courses.--Rather, their brethren in the courses--i.e., those members of the Levitical classes who, not being on duty at the Temple, were dwelling in their towns; and those who were past service, and young children. Great . . . small.--Older . . . younger. Verse 15. - Eden... Shemaiah (see 2 Chronicles 29:12, 14). In the cities (see Joshua 21:19). In their set office; i.e. in their appointed duty. The word (בֶּךאמוּנָה) here used bespeaks the important and trustworthy nature of the duty committed to those spoken of, and probably betrays the fact that the duty had not always in the past been honestly discharged (see same word in ver. 12).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Underוְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his authority יָד֡וֹ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand Eden, עֵ֣דֶן (‘ê·ḏen) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5731: Eden -- the garden home of Adam and Eve Miniamin, וּ֠מִנְיָמִן (ū·min·yā·min) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4509: Miniamin -- 'from the right hand', the name of several Israelites Jeshua, וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ (wə·yê·šū·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3442: Jeshua Shemaiah, וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּ (ū·šə·ma‘·yā·hū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8098: Shemaiah -- 'Yah hears', the name of a number of Israelites Amariah, אֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ (’ă·mar·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 568: Amariah -- 'Yah has promised', the name of several Israelites and Shecaniah וּשְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּ (ū·šə·ḵan·yā·hū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7935: Shecaniah -- 'Yah has taken up His abode', the name of several Israelites in the cities בְּעָרֵ֥י (bə·‘ā·rê) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest faithfully בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה (be·’ĕ·mū·nāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 530: Firmness, steadfastness, fidelity distributed לָתֵ֤ת (lā·ṯêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to their [fellow priests] לַאֲחֵיהֶם֙ (la·’ă·ḥê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) by divisions, בְּמַחְלְק֔וֹת (bə·maḥ·lə·qō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4256: Division, course whether large כַּגָּד֖וֹל (kag·gā·ḏō·wl) Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent or small. כַּקָּטָֽן׃ (kaq·qā·ṭān) Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant Links 2 Chronicles 31:15 NIV2 Chronicles 31:15 NLT 2 Chronicles 31:15 ESV 2 Chronicles 31:15 NASB 2 Chronicles 31:15 KJV 2 Chronicles 31:15 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 31:15 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 31:15 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 31:15 French Bible 2 Chronicles 31:15 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 31:15 Under him were Eden and Miniamin (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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