A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.
Parallel translations
- WEB Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans.
- KJV And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.
- NKJV Mattithiah of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the trusted office over the things that were baked in the pans.
- NASB Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the responsibility for the baking of cakes in pans.
- NLT Mattithiah, a Levite and the oldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread used in the offerings.
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Quick answer
Names Mattithiah, a Korahite Levite, as trusted overseer of the baked offerings. It records a specific role in preparing temple food offerings.
Overview
Mattithiah, firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the things baked in pans, part of the grain offerings. His named, hereditary role shows the dignity given to even practical temple tasks. The Chronicler continues to portray a worship community where faithful service in concrete duties is honored before God.
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Cross-references · 7
- 1 Chr 9:19Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.
- 1 Chr 9:22The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.
- Lev 6:21It shall be prepared with oil on a griddle; you are to bring it well-kneaded and present it as a grain offering broken in pieces, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Lev 2:7If your offering is a grain offering cooked in a pan, it must consist of fine flour with oil.
- Lev 2:5If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, it must be unleavened bread made of fine flour mixed with oil.
- 1 Chr 9:17These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;
- 1 Chr 9:26But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
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