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2 Chronicles 35

2 Chron. 35:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And he set
`amad (Hebrew #5975)
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
KJV usage: abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, + serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-)stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
Pronounce: aw-mad'
Origin: a primitive root
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 theira charges
mishmereth (Hebrew #4931)
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concr.) the sentry, the post; obj. preservation, or (concr.) safe; fig. observance, i.e. (abstr.) duty or (obj.) a usage or party
KJV usage: charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.
Pronounce: mish-mer'-reth
Origin: fem. of 4929
, and encouraged
chazaq (Hebrew #2388)
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
KJV usage: aid, amend, X calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
Pronounce: khaw-zak'
Origin: a primitive root
them to the service
`abodah (Hebrew #5656)
from 5647; work of any kind
KJV usage: act, bondage, + bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, X wrought.
Pronounce: ab-o-daw'
Origin: or mabowdah {ab-o-daw'}
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 the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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2 Chron. 23:18• 18And Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of Jehovah under the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had set by classes over the house of Jehovah to offer up Jehovah's burnt-offerings, as it is written in the law of Moses,--with rejoicing and with singing according to the directions of David. (2 Chron. 23:18)

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2 Chron. 23:8,18• 8And the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go forth on the sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest did not liberate the divisions.
 18And Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of Jehovah under the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had set by classes over the house of Jehovah to offer up Jehovah's burnt-offerings, as it is written in the law of Moses,--with rejoicing and with singing according to the directions of David. (2 Chron. 23:8,18)
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2 Chron. 31:2• 2And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests, and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, as well the priests as the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to serve and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the courts of Jehovah. (2 Chron. 31:2)
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Num. 18:5‑7• 5And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar; that there come no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.
 6And I, behold, I have taken your brethren, the Levites, from among the children of Israel; to you are they given as a gift for Jehovah to perform the service of the tent of meeting.
 7But thou and thy sons with thee shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerneth the altar, and for that which is inside the veil; and ye shall perform the service: I give you your priesthood as a service of gift, and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death. (Num. 18:5‑7)
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1 Chron. 24:1‑31• 1And the divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
 2And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.
 3And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.
 4And there were more head-men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses.
 5And they were divided by lot, one with another; for the princes of the sanctuary and the princes of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.
 6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, inscribed them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites: one father's house was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar.
 7And the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
 8the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,
 9the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,
 10the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,
 11the ninth for Jeshuah, the tenth for Shecaniah,
 12the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,
 13the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,
 14the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,
 15the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizez,
 16the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Ezekiel,
 17the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,
 18the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.
 19This is their ordering in their service to come into the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance, through Aaron their father, as Jehovah the God of Israel had commanded him.
 20And as for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
 21Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the head was Jishijah.
 22Of the Jizharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
 23--And the sons of Hebron: Jerijah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
 24The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir;
 25the brother of Micah was Jishijah; of the sons of Jishijah, Zechariah.
 26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son.
 27The sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
 28Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
 29Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
 30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
 31These likewise cast lots just as their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites,--the chief fathers just as the youngest of their brethren. (1 Chron. 24:1‑31)
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Ezra 6:18• 18And they set the priests in their classes, and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem: as it is written in the book of Moses. (Ezra 6:18)
encouraged.
2 Chron. 29:5‑11• 5and he said to them, Hear me, ye Levites: hallow yourselves now, and hallow the house of Jehovah the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the sanctuary.
 6For our fathers have transgressed, and done evil in the sight of Jehovah our God, and have forsaken him and turned away their faces from the habitation of Jehovah, and have turned their backs.
 7Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered up burnt-offerings in the sanctuary to the God of Israel.
 8Therefore the wrath of Jehovah has been upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to vexation, to desolation, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.
 9And behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
 10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
 11My sons, be not now negligent; for Jehovah has chosen you to stand before him, to do service unto him, and to be his ministers and incense-burners. (2 Chron. 29:5‑11)
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2 Chron. 31:2• 2And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests, and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, as well the priests as the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to serve and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the courts of Jehovah. (2 Chron. 31:2)
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1 Chron. 22:19• 19Now set your heart and your soul to seek Jehovah your God; and arise and build the sanctuary of Jehovah Elohim, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the vessels of the sanctuary of God into the house that is to be built unto the name of Jehovah. (1 Chron. 22:19)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Jehovah.