Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But the Lord is our God, whom we forsake not, and the priests who minister to the Lord are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites are in their order. 2 Chronicles 11:16,17 Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever gave their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to sacrifice their victims before the Lord the God of their fathers. . . . Exodus 19:5,6 If therefore you will hear my voice, and keep my covenant, you shall be my peculiar possession above all people: for all the earth is mine. . . . Zechariah 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined: and I will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say: Thou art my people: and they shall say: The Lord is my God. the priests Exodus 29:1 And thou shalt also do this, that they may be consecrated to me in priesthood. Take a calf from the herd, and two rams without blemish, Numbers 16:40 That the children of Israel might have for the time to come wherewith they should be admonished, that no stranger or any one that is not of the seed of Aaron should come near to offer incense to the Lord, lest he should suffer as Core suffered, and all his congregation, according as the Lord spoke to Moses. Numbers 18:1-7 And the Lord said to Aaron: Thou, and thy sons, and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the sins of your priesthood. . . . Context Civil War Against Jeroboam…9And you have cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites: and you have made you priests, like all the nations of the earth: whosoever cometh and consecrateth his hand with a bullock of the herd, and with seven rams, is made a priest of those who are no gods. 10But the Lord is our God, whom we forsake not, and the priests who minister to the Lord are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites are in their order.11And they offer holocausts to the Lord, every day, morning and evening, and incense made according to the ordinance of the law, and the loaves are set forth on a most clean table, and there is with us the golden candlestick, and the lamps thereof, to be lighted always in the evening: for we keep the precepts of the Lord our God, whom you have forsaken.… Cross References 2 Chronicles 13:9 And you have cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites: and you have made you priests, like all the nations of the earth: whosoever cometh and consecrateth his hand with a bullock of the herd, and with seven rams, is made a priest of those who are no gods. 2 Chronicles 13:11 And they offer holocausts to the Lord, every day, morning and evening, and incense made according to the ordinance of the law, and the loaves are set forth on a most clean table, and there is with us the golden candlestick, and the lamps thereof, to be lighted always in the evening: for we keep the precepts of the Lord our God, whom you have forsaken. Lexicon But as for us,וַאֲנַ֛חְנוּ (wa·’ă·naḥ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 587: We the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is our God. אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative We have not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no forsaken Him; עֲזַבְנֻ֑הוּ (‘ă·zaḇ·nu·hū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit the priests וְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜ים (wə·ḵō·hă·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest ministering מְשָׁרְתִ֤ים (mə·šā·rə·ṯîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to to the LORD לַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel are descendants בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of Aaron, אַהֲרֹ֔ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses and the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם (wə·hal·wî·yim) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi [attend] to [their] duties. בַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃ (bam·lā·ḵeṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property Additional Translations But as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not forsaken Him; the priests ministering to the LORD are descendants of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties.But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister to the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait on their business: But as for us, Jehovah is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and we have priests ministering unto Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work: But we have not forsaken the Lord our God, and his priests, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, minister to the Lord; and in their daily courses But as for us, Jehovah is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests that serve Jehovah are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites are at their work: But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and we have priests ministering unto the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work: But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, who minister to the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business: "But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and [we have] priests ministering to Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work: As for us, Jehovah is our God, and we have not forsaken Him, and priests are ministering to Jehovah, sons of Aaron and the Levites, in the work, Jump to Previous Aaron Assist Attend Business Forsaken Levites Minister Ministering Places Priests Serve Service Turned Wait WorkJump to Next Aaron Assist Attend Business Forsaken Levites Minister Ministering Places Priests Serve Service Turned Wait WorkExternal Links 2 Chronicles 13:10 NIV2 Chronicles 13:10 NLT 2 Chronicles 13:10 ESV 2 Chronicles 13:10 NASB 2 Chronicles 13:10 ASV 2 Chronicles 13:10 Bible Apps 2 Chronicles 13:10 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 13:10 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 13:10 French Bible 2 Chronicles 13:10 German Bible Alphabetical: Aaron and are As assist attend But for forsaken God have him is Levites LORD ministering not of our priests serve sons the their them to us we who work OT History: 2 Chronicles 13:10 But as for us Yahweh is our (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |