Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Stand in the holy place with a group of Levites for each subdivision of the families of your fellow Israelites, the lay people. New Living Translation “Then stand in the sanctuary at the place appointed for your family division and help the families assigned to you as they bring their offerings to the Temple. English Standard Version And stand in the Holy Place according to the groupings of the fathers’ houses of your brothers the lay people, and according to the division of the Levites by fathers’ household. Berean Standard Bible Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites. King James Bible And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites. New King James Version And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brethren the lay people, and according to the division of the father’s house of the Levites. New American Standard Bible Furthermore, stand in the holy place according to the sections of the fathers’ households of your countrymen, the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of a father’s household. NASB 1995 “Moreover, stand in the holy place according to the sections of the fathers’ households of your brethren the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of a father’s household. NASB 1977 “Moreover, stand in the holy place according to the sections of the fathers’ households of your brethren the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of a father’s household. Legacy Standard Bible Moreover, stand in the holy place according to the sections of the fathers’ households of your brothers the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of a father’s household. Amplified Bible And stand in the holy place [of the priests] according to the sections of the fathers’ households of your fellow kinsmen the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of [the families of] a father’s household. Christian Standard Bible Serve in the holy place by the groupings of the ancestral families for your brothers, the lay people, and according to the division of the Levites by family. Holman Christian Standard Bible Serve in the holy place by the divisions of the ancestral houses for your brothers, the lay people, and the distribution of the tribal household of the Levites. American Standard Version And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, and let there be for each a portion of a father's house of the Levites. Contemporary English Version Divide yourselves into groups, then arrange yourselves throughout the temple so that each family of worshipers will be able to get help from one of you. English Revised Version And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, and let there be for each a portion of a fathers' house of the Levites. GOD'S WORD® Translation Stand in the holy place representing the family divisions of your relatives, the people [of Israel]. Let the Levites be considered a part of each family. Good News Translation and arrange yourselves so that some of you will be available to help each family of the people of Israel. International Standard Version In addition to this, take your place in the Holy Place according to the groupings of the ancestral households of your relatives consistent with the division of the descendants of Levi by their ancestral households. Majority Standard Bible Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites. NET Bible Stand in the sanctuary and, together with the Levites, represent the family divisions of your countrymen. New Heart English Bible Stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brothers the lay people, and let there be for each a portion of a fathers' house of the Levites. Webster's Bible Translation And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites. World English Bible Stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers’ houses of your brothers the children of the people, and let there be for each a portion of a fathers’ house of the Levites. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand stand in the holy place, by the divisions of the house of the fathers of your brothers, sons of the people, and the portion of the house of a father of the Levites, Young's Literal Translation and stand in the sanctuary, by the divisions of the house of the fathers of your brethren, sons of the people, and the portion of the house of a father of the Levites, Smith's Literal Translation And stand ye in the holy place for the divisions of the house of the fathers to your brethren the sons of the people, and the division of the father's house to the Levites. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd serve ye in the sanctuary by the families and companies of Levi. Catholic Public Domain Version And minister in the sanctuary, by the Levitical families and companies. New American Bible Stand in the sanctuary according to the branches of the ancestral houses of your kin, the common people, so that the distribution of the Levites and the families may be the same. New Revised Standard Version Take position in the holy place according to the groupings of the ancestral houses of your kindred the people, and let there be Levites for each division of an ancestral house. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of your fathers and of your brethren the people, and after the divisions of the families of the Levites, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And stand in holiness in the divisions of the house of your fathers, and of your brothers, the sons of the people in the divisions of the house of the fathers of Levi OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, and [let there be for each] a portion of a father's house of the Levites. Brenton Septuagint Translation And stand ye in the house according to the divisions of the houses of your families for your brethren the sons of the people; so also let there be for the Levites a division of the house of their family. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Josiah Restores the Passover…4Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son. 5Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families of your kinsmen the lay people, and by the divisions of the families of the Levites. 6Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”… Cross References Exodus 12:21-27 Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family, and slaughter the Passover lamb. / Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning. / When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down. ... Deuteronomy 16:1-8 Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. / You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name. / You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. ... 1 Chronicles 23:1-32 When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel. / Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. / The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000. ... 1 Chronicles 24:1-19 These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. / But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. / With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service. ... 1 Chronicles 25:1-31 Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service: / From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. / From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD. ... 1 Chronicles 26:1-32 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph. / Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, / Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh. ... 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 30:1-27 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 31:2-19 Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling. / The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of the LORD. / Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. ... 2 Chronicles 34:29-33 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. / And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people great and small—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. / So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. ... Nehemiah 12:44-47 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. / They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed. / For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. ... Matthew 26:17-19 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. Mark 14:12-16 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ... Luke 22:7-13 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ... John 2:13-22 When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. / In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. ... Treasury of Scripture And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brothers the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites. And stand Psalm 134:1 A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. Psalm 135:2 Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God, Jump to Previous Children Classes Division Divisions Families Family Fathers Father's Fellow Group Holy House Household Households Houses Levites Moreover Part Portion Positions Sanctuary Sections StandJump to Next Children Classes Division Divisions Families Family Fathers Father's Fellow Group Holy House Household Households Houses Levites Moreover Part Portion Positions Sanctuary Sections Stand2 Chronicles 35 1. Josiah keeps a most solemn Passover20. He provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo 25. Lamentations for Josiah Serve in the sanctuary of the LORD your God The Hebrew word for "serve" is "עָבַד" (avad), which implies a sense of worshipful labor and dedication. This service is not merely a task but a sacred duty performed in the "sanctuary," the holy place where God's presence dwells. The sanctuary represents the heart of Israel's worship, a place set apart for divine encounters. Historically, the sanctuary was central to Israelite life, symbolizing God's covenant and His dwelling among His people. This phrase calls believers to a life of dedicated service, recognizing that all work done for the Lord is sacred and significant. and in the presence of the Levites according to the divisions of the families of your fellow countrymen the lay people According to the divisions . . . the Levites.--Rather, according to the sections of the father-houses of your brethren the sons of the people (as opposed to "the sons of Levi"); and, in fact, a portion of a father-house of the Levites; scil., beside every entire father-house of laymen. The Levites were to slay and skin the lambs, and hand the blood to the priests, and to give their share of the roasted flesh to the people (2Chronicles 35:11-12). Verse 5. - In brief, this verse purports to say that, for this special occasion of the Passover, the Levites shall take special care that, as stationed in the holy precincts, there shall be a family of themselves ready to minister to a family... of the people, each to each.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Moreover, standוְעִמְד֣וּ (wə·‘im·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations in the Holy Place בַקֹּ֗דֶשׁ (ḇaq·qō·ḏeš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity by the divisions לִפְלֻגּוֹת֙ (lip̄·lug·gō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 6391: A division of the families הָֽאָב֔וֹת (hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1: Father of your fellow countrymen, לַאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם (la·’ă·ḥê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) the lay people, בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son and [according to] the divisions וַחֲלֻקַּ֥ת (wa·ḥă·luq·qaṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2515: A distribution of the houses בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the Levites. לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (lal·wî·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi Links 2 Chronicles 35:5 NIV2 Chronicles 35:5 NLT 2 Chronicles 35:5 ESV 2 Chronicles 35:5 NASB 2 Chronicles 35:5 KJV 2 Chronicles 35:5 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 35:5 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 35:5 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 35:5 French Bible 2 Chronicles 35:5 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 35:5 Stand in the holy place according (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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