And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures 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.
- BSB Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries 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.
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- 1 Chr 26:22The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.
- 1 Kgs 14:26And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
- 1 Kgs 7:51So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.
- Ezra 2:69They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
- 1 Chr 22:3–4And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
- 1 Chr 9:26–30For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
- 1 Chr 28:12–19And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
- 1 Chr 29:2–8Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
- 1 Chr 26:24And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
- 1 Chr 22:14–16Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
- 1 Chr 18:11Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
- 1 Chr 26:26–28Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.
- 2 Chr 31:11–12Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them,
- 1 Kgs 15:18Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
- Mal 3:10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
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