2 Chronicles 31:17
15 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:
16 Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;
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;
18 And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness:
19 Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.
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Compare
- 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 sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
Read in context1 Chronicles 23:27
For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
Read in contextNumbers 3:20
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
Read in contextNumbers 8:24
This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:
Read in contextNumbers 4:42
And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,
Read in contextNumbers 17:2–3
Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod.
Read in contextNumbers 4:3
From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Read in contextNumbers 4:38
And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
Read in context