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1 Chronicles 9

1 Chron. 9:26 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For these Levites
Leviyiy (Hebrew #3881)
patronymically from 3878; a Levite or descendant of Levi
KJV usage: Leviite.
Pronounce: lay-vee-ee'
Origin: or Leviy {lay-vee'}
, the four
'arba` (Hebrew #702)
from 7251; four
KJV usage: four.
Pronounce: ar-bah'
Origin: masculine oarbaah {ar-baw-aw'}
chief
gibbowr (Hebrew #1368)
intensive from the same as 1397; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
KJV usage: champion, chief, X excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
Pronounce: ghib-bore'
Origin: or (shortened) gibbor {ghib-bore'}
porters
show`er (Hebrew #7778)
a janitor
KJV usage: doorkeeper, porter.
Pronounce: sho-are'
Origin: or shomer {sho-are'}: active participle of 8176 (as denominative from 8179)
, were in their μset office
'emuwnah (Hebrew #530)
literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
KJV usage: faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
Pronounce: em-oo-naw');
Origin: feminine of 529
, and were over the νchambers
lishkah (Hebrew #3957)
a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging)
KJV usage: chamber, parlour. Compare 5393.
Pronounce: lish-kaw'
Origin: from an unused root of uncertain meaning
and treasuries
'owtsar (Hebrew #214)
a depository
KJV usage: armory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y).
Pronounce: o-tsaw'
Origin: from 686
of the house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
of God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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μ
or, trust.
ν
or, storehouses.

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Cross References

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set office.
or, trust.
chambers.
or, storehouses.treasuries.
1 Chron. 26:20‑27• 20And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
 21As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.
 22The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord.
 23Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
 24And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
 25And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.
 26Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.
 27Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord. (1 Chron. 26:20‑27)
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2 Chron. 31:5‑12• 5And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
 6And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the Lord their God, and laid them by heaps.
 7In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
 8And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord, and his people Israel.
 9Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.
 10And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the Lord hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
 11Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord; and they prepared them,
 12And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next. (2 Chron. 31:5‑12)
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Neh. 10:38‑39• 38And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.
 39For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God. (Neh. 10:38‑39)
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Neh. 13:5• 5And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests. (Neh. 13:5)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For in their trust these four were the chief doorkeepers: they were Levites; and they were over the chambers and over the treasuries of the house of God;