Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
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- WEB Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of God’s house and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
- KJV And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
- NKJV Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things.
- NASB The Levites, their relatives, were in charge of the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the dedicated gifts.
- NLT Other Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to the Lord.
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Attention turns to the Levites entrusted with the treasuries of God's house and the dedicated gifts. It introduces those responsible for the temple's sacred wealth.
Overview
Ahijah and his fellow Levites oversaw the treasures of the house of God and the things dedicated to the Lord. Stewardship of consecrated offerings required trustworthy men set apart for the task. This careful handling of what belonged to God models the integrity expected of all who manage resources given for sacred purposes.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Chr 26:22the sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
- 1 Kgs 14:26He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
- 1 Kgs 7:51So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
- Ezra 2:69According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.
- 1 Chr 22:3–4David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed
- 1 Chr 9:26–30But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
- 1 Chr 28:12–19The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things,
- 1 Chr 29:2–8Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
- 1 Chr 26:24Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.
- 1 Chr 22:14–16Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.
- 1 Chr 18:11and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.
- 1 Chr 26:26–28This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
- 2 Chr 31:11–12Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.
- 1 Kgs 15:18So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
- Mal 3:10Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.
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