So the priests and the Levites accepted the weight of silver and gold and the utensils, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
Parallel translations
- WEB So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
- KJV So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
- BSB So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
- NKJV So the priests and the Levites received the silver and the gold and the articles by weight, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
- NLT So the priests and the Levites accepted the task of transporting these treasures of silver and gold to the Temple of our God in Jerusalem.
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Quick answer
The priests and Levites accepted the weighed treasures to carry them to the temple. They obediently took up their sacred charge.
Overview
The appointed men received the silver, gold, and vessels by exact weight, formally assuming responsibility for the journey. Their obedient acceptance shows the ordered, accountable handling of holy things from start to finish. The whole transaction reflects the faithfulness God calls for in those who serve in His house, a stewardship ultimately fulfilled in Christ, the faithful High Priest over God's house (Hebrews 3:1-6).
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Cross-references · 4
- 1 Chr 29:2–3Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the brass for the things of brass, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; also onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work, of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
- Isa 60:13“The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress tree, the pine, and the box tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
- Ps 122:9For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.
- Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.”
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