2 Chronicles 31:17
15 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.
16 In 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—
and to the priests enrolled according to their families in the genealogy, as well as to the Levites twenty years of age or older, according to their duties and divisions.
18 The genealogy included all the little ones, wives, sons, and daughters in the whole assembly. For they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy.
19 As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city, men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed by the genealogies.
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- BSB
- and to the priests enrolled according to their families in the genealogy, as well as to the Levites twenty years of age or older, according to their duties and divisions.
- KJV
- Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;
- WEB
- and those who were listed by genealogy of the priests by their fathers’ houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their divisions;
- ASV
- and them that were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers` houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their courses;
- DARBY
- both to the priests enregistered according to their fathers' houses, and to the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges, by their divisions;
- BLB
- and to the priests in the genealogy according to the house of their fathers, and to the Levites from a son of twenty years and up, according to their work, by their divisions,
- ÅB
- prestene var oppskrevet i listene etter sine familier, og levittene fra tyveårsalderen og oppover, etter det de hadde å vareta i sin skifter - .
- OTB
- og slektsregisteret over prestene etter deres fedres hus, og levittene fra tjue år og oppover, etter deres plikter og deres avdelinger;
- B1930
- prestene var opskrevet i listene efter sine familier, og levittene fra tyveårsalderen og opover, efter det de hadde å vareta i sin skifter - .
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 23:24
These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
Read in context1 Chronicles 23:27
For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
Read in contextNumbers 3:20
And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
Read in contextNumbers 8:24
“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
Read in contextNumbers 4:42
And the Merarites were numbered by their clans and families,
Read in contextNumbers 17:2–3
“Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
Read in contextNumbers 4:3
men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
Read in contextNumbers 4:38
Then the Gershonites were numbered by their clans and families,
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