The sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasures of the house of the Lord.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of Yahweh’s house.
- KJV The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.
- BSB the sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
- NKJV The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, were over the treasuries of the house of the Lord.
- NLT The sons of Jehiel, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the Lord.
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Quick answer
Jehieli's sons, Zetham and Joel, are named as those set over the treasures of the Lord's house. It identifies the specific stewards of the temple's wealth.
Overview
Continuing the Gershonite line, this verse places the brothers Zetham and Joel in charge of the Lord's treasuries. Entrusting brothers together provided mutual accountability over sacred funds. Their faithful guardianship of what was devoted to God illustrates the principle that holy things demand honest oversight.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 1 Chr 23:8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel, three.
- 1 Chr 26:20Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of God’s house and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
- 1 Chr 29:8People with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of Yahweh’s house, under the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
- Neh 10:38The priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes. The Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms, into the treasure house.
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