Treasury of Scripture Knowledge To the priests by their families, and to the Levites from the twentieth year and upward, by their classes and companies. genealogy Numbers 3:15,20 Number the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers and their families, every male from one month and upward. . . . Numbers 4:38,42,46 The sons of Gerson also were numbered by the kindreds and houses of their fathers, . . . Numbers 17:2,3 Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod. . . . Ezra 2:59 And these are they that came up from Thelmela, Thelharsa, Cherub, and Adon, and Emer. And they could not shew the house of their fathers and their seed, whether they were of Israel. twenty Numbers 4:3 From thirty years old and upward, to fifty years old, of all that go in to stand and to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant. Numbers 8:24 This is the law of the Levites: From twenty-five years old and upwards, they shall go in to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant. 1 Chronicles 23:24,27 These are the sons of Levi in their kindreds and families, princes by their courses, and the number of every head that did the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord from twenty years old and upward. . . . by their courses 2 Chronicles 31:2 And Ezechias appointed companies of the priests, and the Levites, by their courses, every man in his own office, to wit, both of the priests, and of the Levites, for holocausts, and for peace offerings, to minister, and to praise, and to sing in the gates of the camp of the Lord. 1 Chronicles 24:20-31 Now of the rest of the sons of Levi, there was of the sons of Amram, Subael: and of the sons of Subael, Jehedeia. . . . 1 Chronicles 25:1-26:32 Moreover David and the chief officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun: to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office. . . . Context Hezekiah Organizes the Priests…16Besides the males from three years old and upward, to all that went into the temple of the Lord, and whatsoever there was need of in the ministry, and their offices according to their courses, day by day. 17To the priests by their families, and to the Levites from the twentieth year and upward, by their classes and companies.18And to all the multitude, both to their wives, and to their children of both sexes, victuals were given faithfully out of the things that had been sanctified.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 23:24 These are the sons of Levi in their kindreds and families, princes by their courses, and the number of every head that did the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord from twenty years old and upward. 2 Chronicles 31:18 And to all the multitude, both to their wives, and to their children of both sexes, victuals were given faithfully out of the things that had been sanctified. Lexicon They also distributedוְאֵ֨ת (wə·’êṯ) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case to the priests הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest enrolled according to אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1: Father families לְבֵ֣ית (lə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house in the genealogy, הִתְיַחֵ֤שׂ (hiṯ·ya·ḥêś) Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 3188: A pedigree, family list and to the Levites וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם (wə·hal·wî·yim) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi twenty עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 6242: Twenty, twentieth years of age מִבֶּ֛ן (mib·ben) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son or older, וּלְמָ֑עְלָה (ū·lə·mā·‘ə·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4605: The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top according their duties בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (bə·miš·mə·rō·w·ṯê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function [and] divisions. בְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (bə·maḥ·lə·qō·w·ṯê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4256: Division, course Additional Translations They also distributed to the priests enrolled according to families in the genealogy, and to the Levites twenty years of age or older, according their duties and divisions.Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses; and them that were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their courses; This is the distribution of the priests according to the houses of their families; and the Levites in their daily courses from twenty years old and upward were in their order, -- both to the priests enregistered according to their fathers' houses, and to the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges, by their divisions; and them that were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers' houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses; Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges, by their courses; and those who were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers' houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their divisions; and the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and of the Levites, from a son of twenty years and upward, in their charges, in their courses; Jump to Previous Charges Courses Distributed Divisions Duties Enrolled Enrollment Families Fathers Genealogical Genealogy House Households Houses Levites Names Offices Priests Reckoned Records Relation Twenty Upward UpwardsJump to Next Charges Courses Distributed Divisions Duties Enrolled Enrollment Families Fathers Genealogical Genealogy House Households Houses Levites Names Offices Priests Reckoned Records Relation Twenty Upward UpwardsExternal Links 2 Chronicles 31:17 NIV2 Chronicles 31:17 NLT 2 Chronicles 31:17 ESV 2 Chronicles 31:17 NASB 2 Chronicles 31:17 ASV 2 Chronicles 31:17 Bible Apps 2 Chronicles 31:17 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 31:17 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 31:17 French Bible 2 Chronicles 31:17 German Bible Alphabetical: according And as by distributed divisions duties enrolled families fathers from genealogical genealogically households in Levites likewise more old or priests records responsibilities the their they to twenty upwards well were who years OT History: 2 Chronicles 31:17 And those who were reckoned by genealogy (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |