Now some of them were in charge of the utensils of the service, for they counted them when they brought them in and when they took them out.
Parallel translations
- WEB Certain of them were in charge of the vessels of service; for these were brought in by count, and these were taken out by count.
- KJV And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.
- BSB Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out.
- NKJV Now some of them were in charge of the serving vessels, for they brought them in and took them out by count.
- NLT Some of the gatekeepers were assigned to care for the various articles used in worship. They checked them in and out to avoid any loss.
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Notes that some Levites were responsible for the temple vessels, counting them in and out. It shows careful accountability over sacred items.
Overview
Certain Levites had charge of the vessels of service, tallying them as they were brought in and taken out. This precise accounting protected the holy articles from loss or misuse. The Chronicler's detail reflects the reverence owed to everything set apart for God's worship and the trustworthiness expected of His servants.
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Cross-references · 5
- Neh 13:4–5Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the rooms of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah,
- Neh 12:44On that day were men appointed over the rooms for the treasures, for the wave offerings, for the first fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites who waited.
- Num 23:25–27Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.”
- Ezra 8:25–30and weighed to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, his counselors, his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered.
- 1 Chr 26:22–26The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of Yahweh’s house.
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