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2 Chronicles 31

2 Chron. 31:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And τnext him were Eden
`Eden (Hebrew #5731)
Eden, the region of Adam's home
KJV usage: Eden.
Pronounce: ay'-den
Origin: the same as 5730 (masculine)
, and Miniamin
Minyamiyn (Hebrew #4509)
from (the) right hand; Minjamin, the name of two Israelites
KJV usage: Miniamin. Compare 4326.
Pronounce: min-yaw-meen'
Origin: from 4480 and 3225
, and Jeshua
Yeshuwa` (Hebrew #3442)
he will save; Jeshua, the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Jeshua.
Pronounce: yay-shoo'-ah
Origin: for 3091
, and Shemaiah
Shma`yah (Hebrew #8098)
from 8085 and 3050; Jah has heard; Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites
KJV usage: Shemaiah.
Pronounce: shem-aw-yaw'
Origin: or Shmamyahuw {shem-aw-yaw'-hoo}
, Amariah
'Amaryah (Hebrew #568)
from 559 and 3050; Jah has said (i.e. promised); Amarjah, the name of nine Israelites
KJV usage: Amariah.
Pronounce: am-ar-yaw'
Origin: or prolonged tAmaryahuw {am-ar-yaw'-hoo}
, and Shecaniah
Shkanyah (Hebrew #7935)
from 7931 and 3050; Jah has dwelt; Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites
KJV usage: Shecaniah, Shechaniah.
Pronounce: shek-an-yaw'
Origin: or (prol.) Shkanyahuw {shek-an-yaw'-hoo}
, in the cities
`iyr (Hebrew #5892)
or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
KJV usage: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Pronounce: eer
Origin: or (in the plural) par {awr}
d of the priests
kohen (Hebrew #3548)
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
KJV usage: chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Pronounce: ko-hane'
Origin: active participle of 3547
, in their φset 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
, to give
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
to their brethren
'ach (Hebrew #251)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1))
KJV usage: another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with "Ah-" or "Ahi-".
Pronounce: awkh
Origin: a primitive word
by
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
courses
machaloqeth (Hebrew #4256)
a section (of Levites, people or soldiers)
KJV usage: company, course, division, portion. See also 5555.
Pronounce: makh-al-o'-keth
Origin: from 2505
, as well to the great
gadowl (Hebrew #1419)
from 1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
KJV usage: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very.
Pronounce: gaw-dole'
Origin: or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}
as to the small
qatan (Hebrew #6996)
from 6962; abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
KJV usage: least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).
Pronounce: kaw-tawn'
Origin: or qaton {kaw-tone'}
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at his hand.
d
Josh. 21:9• 9And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which were mentioned by name, (Josh. 21:9)
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or, trust,
1 Chron. 9:22• 22All these chosen to be doorkeepers at the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were registered by genealogy according to their villages: David and Samuel the seer had instituted them in their trust. (1 Chron. 9:22)
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Amariah,
Brethren,
Courses,
Eden,
Jeshua; Jeshuah,
Miniamin,
Priest; Priesthood,
Shecaniah,
Shemaiah

Cross References

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next him.
Heb. at his hand.
2 Chron. 31:13• 13And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Jismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the command of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. (2 Chron. 31:13)
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2 Chron. 31•  (2 Chron. 31)
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Miniamin.Instead of {Miniamin,} Benjamin is the reading of three MSS., and of the Syriac, Arabic, LXX., and Vulgate.the cities.
Josh. 21:9‑19• 9And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which were mentioned by name,
 10and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);
 11and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, which Arba was the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.
 12But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
 13And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,
 14and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
 15and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
 16and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;
 17and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,
 18Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.
 19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs. (Josh. 21:9‑19)
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1 Chron. 6:54‑60• 54And these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments, within their borders. For the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot;
 55and they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;
 56but the fields of the city, and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
 57And to the children of Aaron they gave the city of refuge, Hebron; and Libnah and its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
 58and Hilen and its suburbs, Debir and its suburbs,
 59and Ashan and its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh and its suburbs;
 60and, out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and its suburbs, and Allemeth and its suburbs, and Anathoth and its suburbs: all their cities, thirteen cities, according to their families. (1 Chron. 6:54‑60)
set office.
or, trust.
1 Chron. 9:22• 22All these chosen to be doorkeepers at the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were registered by genealogy according to their villages: David and Samuel the seer had instituted them in their trust. (1 Chron. 9:22)
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1 Chron. 9•  (1 Chron. 9)
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as well.
1 Chron. 25:8• 8And they cast lots with one another over the charges, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the scholar. (1 Chron. 25:8)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And under hima were Eden and Miniamin and Jeshua and Shemaiah, Amariah and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set trustb, to make distributionsc to their brethren by their divisions, to the great as to the small,

JND Translation Notes

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a
Lit. "under his hand."
b
Or "priests, faithfully to ..."
c
Lit. "to give."

W. Kelly Translation

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And under him were Eden and Miniamin and Jeshua and Shemaiah, Amariah and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set trust, to make distributions to their brethren by their divisions, to the great as to the small,

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)