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2 Chronicles 35:2

Serving others

1 Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,

3 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,

4 And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.

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BSB
He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.
KJV
And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,
WEB
He set the priests in their offices and encouraged them in the service of the LORD’s house.
ASV
And he set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Jehovah.
DARBY
And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Jehovah.
BLB
And he set the priests over their charges, and he strengthened them for the service of the house of YHWH.
ÅB
Han satte prestene til det de skulle vareta, og styrket dem til tjenesten i Herrens hus.
OTB
Han satte prestene til deres plikter og oppmuntret dem i tjenesten for Herrens hus.
B1930
Han satte prestene til det de skulde vareta, og styrket dem til tjenesten i Herrens hus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 31:2

    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.

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  • 1 Chronicles 22:19

    Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.

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  • 2 Chronicles 23:8

    So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.

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  • 1 Chronicles 24:1–31

    Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:5–11

    And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

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  • Ezra 6:18

    And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

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  • 2 Chronicles 23:18

    Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.

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  • Numbers 18:5–7

    And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

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