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English Standard Version

1 Chronicles 28:13

for the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, and all the work of the service in the house of the Lord ; for all the vessels for the service in the house of the Lord ,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Priest;   Revelation;   Temple;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - David;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Upper Room (2);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Temple;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Also included were plans for the divisions of the priests and the Levites; all the work of service in the Lord’s house; all the articles of service of the Lord’s house;
Hebrew Names Version
also for the courses of the Kohanim and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD;
King James Version
Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord , and for all the vessels of service in the house of the Lord .
New Century Version
David gave Solomon directions for the groups of the priests and Levites. David told him about all the work of serving in the Temple of the Lord and about the items to be used in the Temple service
New English Translation
He gave him the regulations for the divisions of priests and Levites, for all the assigned responsibilities within the Lord 's temple, and for all the items used in the service of the Lord 's temple.
Amplified Bible
the plan for the divisions of the priests and the Levites and for all the work of the service in the house of the LORD and for all the utensils for service in the house of the LORD;
New American Standard Bible
also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD and for all the utensils of service in the house of the LORD;
World English Bible
also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, and for all the vessels of service in the house of Yahweh;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And for the courses of the Priestes, and of the Leuites, and for all the woorke for the seruice of the house of the Lorde, and for all the vessels of the ministerie of the house of the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh and for all the utensils of service in the house of Yahweh;
Berean Standard Bible
for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD:
Contemporary English Version
David also gave Solomon his plans for dividing the priests and the Levites into groups, as well as for the work that needed to be done at the temple and for taking care of the objects used for worship.
Complete Jewish Bible
and for the areas set aside for the cohanim and the L'vi'im; [arrangements] for the work involved in the service of the house of Adonai and for all the articles needed for the service of the house of Adonai ;
Darby Translation
and for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and for all the instruments of service in the house of Jehovah:
Easy-to-Read Version
David told Solomon about the groups of the priests and Levites. He told Solomon about all the work of serving in the Lord 's Temple and about all the things to be used in the Temple service.
George Lamsa Translation
Also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.
Good News Translation
David also gave him the plans for organizing the priests and Levites to perform their duties, to do the work of the Temple, and to take care of all the Temple utensils.
Lexham English Bible
and for the working groups of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, and for all the vessels for the service of the house of Yahweh,
Literal Translation
and for the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah; and for all the vessels of service of the house of Jehovah;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
of the ordinaunces of the prestes, and Leuites, and of all ye busynesse of the offyces in the house of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and for all the vessels of service in the house of Jehovah;
Bible in Basic English
And for the divisions of the priests and Levites, and for all the work in connection with the worship of the house of the Lord, and all the vessels used in the house of the Lord;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For the deuisions of the priestes and Leuites that wayted by course, and for al the workemanship that should serue for the house of the Lorde, and for all the vessels that shoulde serue in the house of the Lorde:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD:
King James Version (1611)
Also for the courses of the Priests and the Leuites, & for all the worke of the seruice of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of seruice in the house of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and the plan of the courses of the priests and Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and of the stores of vessels for ministration of the service of the house of the Lord.
English Revised Version
also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and of the departyngis of preestis and of dekenes, in to alle the werkis of the hows of the Lord, and alle vessels of the seruyce of the temple of the Lord.
Update Bible Version
also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, and for all the vessels of service in the house of Yahweh;
Webster's Bible Translation
Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.
New King James Version
also for the division of the priests and the Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD.
New Living Translation
The king also gave Solomon the instructions concerning the work of the various divisions of priests and Levites in the Temple of the Lord . And he gave specifications for the items in the Temple that were to be used for worship.
New Life Bible
He gave him the plan for the way the religious leaders and the Levites were to be divided up for all the work of the Lord's house. He told how all the objects were to be used in worship in the Lord's house.
New Revised Standard
for the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, and all the work of the service in the house of the Lord ; for all the vessels for the service in the house of the Lord ,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Yahweh, - and for all the utensils of the service of the house of Yahweh:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And of the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, for all the works of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of the service of the temple of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
for the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, and all the work of the service in the house of the LORD; for all the vessels for the service in the house of the LORD,
Young's Literal Translation
and for the courses of the priests and of the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and for all vessels of service of the house of Jehovah,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD and for all the utensils of service in the house of the LORD;

Contextual Overview

11 Then David gave Solomon his son the plan of the vestibule of the temple, and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, and its inner chambers, and of the room for the mercy seat; 12 and the plan of all that he had in mind for the courts of the house of the Lord , all the surrounding chambers, the treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for dedicated gifts; 13 for the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, and all the work of the service in the house of the Lord ; for all the vessels for the service in the house of the Lord , 14 the weight of gold for all golden vessels for each service, the weight of silver vessels for each service, 15 the weight of the golden lampstands and their lamps, the weight of gold for each lampstand and its lamps, the weight of silver for a lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand in the service, 16 the weight of gold for each table for the showbread, the silver for the silver tables, 17 and pure gold for the forks, the basins and the cups; for the golden bowls and the weight of each; for the silver bowls and the weight of each; 18 for the altar of incense made of refined gold, and its weight; also his plan for the golden chariot of the cherubim that spread their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord . 19 "All this he made clear to me in writing from the hand of the Lord , all the work to be done according to the plan." 20 Then David said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the courses: 1 Chronicles 24:1-19, 1 Chronicles 25:1-31

the vessels: 1 Chronicles 9:29, 1 Kings 7:1-51, Ezra 8:25-30, Ezra 8:33

Reciprocal: Numbers 4:3 - thirty years Numbers 4:35 - General Numbers 8:24 - from twenty 1 Chronicles 9:22 - David 1 Chronicles 23:28 - for the service

Cross-References

Genesis 12:7
Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built there an altar to the Lord , who had appeared to him.
Genesis 13:15
for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever.
Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great."
Genesis 26:3
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you, for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham your father.
Genesis 26:24
And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, "I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham's sake."
Genesis 28:4
May he give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojournings that God gave to Abraham!"
Genesis 28:6
Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he directed him, "You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women,"
Genesis 28:7
and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram.
Genesis 28:15
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."
Genesis 28:16
Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And also for the courses of the priests and Levites,.... Where they should serve, of which, as fixed and ordered by David, see

1 Chronicles 24:1

and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord; they should be employed in:

and for all the vessels of service in the house of the Lord; which they should use therein.


 
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