From the clan of Izhar came Kenaniah. He and his sons were given administrative responsibilities over Israel as officials and judges.
Parallel translations
- WEB Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
- KJV Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
- BSB From the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.
- NKJV Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons performed duties as officials and judges over Israel outside Jerusalem.
- NASB As for the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were assigned to outside duties for Israel, as officers and judges.
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Quick answer
Chenaniah and his sons, from the Izharites, were assigned to civil duties as officers and judges over Israel. It marks a shift from temple service to public administration.
Overview
Some Levites were appointed not for sanctuary work but for 'outward business,' serving as magistrates and officials throughout the land. This shows that the Lord's servants also upheld justice in society. The Levites' role in governance reflects God's concern that his people be ordered by righteousness in every sphere, not only in worship.
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- 1 Chr 23:4David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of Yahweh’s house, six thousand were officers and judges,
- Neh 11:16and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of God’s house;
- 2 Chr 34:13Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and directed all who did the work in every kind of service. Of the Levites, there were scribes, officials, and porters.
- 1 Chr 23:12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
- 2 Chr 19:8–11Moreover in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed Levites and priests, and of the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel, for the judgment of Yahweh, and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem.
- 1 Chr 26:23Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:
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