And Phinehas the son of Eleazar had been the officer over them in time past; the Lord was with him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Yahweh was with him.
- KJV And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.
- BSB In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.
- NASB Phinehas the son of Eleazar was supervisor over them previously, and the Lord was with him.
- NLT Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers in earlier times, and the Lord had been with him.
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Recalls that Phinehas once ruled over the gatekeepers and that the Lord was with him. It cites a model of faithful, God-blessed leadership.
Overview
Phinehas son of Eleazar, famous for his zeal for God's holiness, formerly led these temple servants, and Yahweh was with him. The Chronicler holds him up as an exemplar of devoted ministry. Recalling that the Lord was with him encourages the restored community to expect God's presence as they serve Him faithfully.
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Cross-references · 8
- Num 25:7–13When Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from the middle of the congregation, and took a spear in his hand.
- Num 3:32Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the requirements of the sanctuary.
- 1 Sam 16:18Then one of the young men answered, and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and Yahweh is with him.”
- Acts 7:9–10“The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,
- Num 4:33This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”
- Num 4:16“The duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the continual meal offering, and the anointing oil, the requirements of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it, the sanctuary, and its furnishings.”
- Num 4:28This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting: and their duty shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
- Num 31:6Moses sent them, one thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.
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