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1 Chronicles 9:20

In the past Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had been ruler over them; may the Lord be with him!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Levites;   Phinehas;   Porters;   Priest;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - High Priest;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Phinehas;   Priests and Levites;   Writing;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Phinehas ;   Porter;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Korahites;   Phinehas;   Port;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Eleazar (Lazar) B. Jose Ii.;   Phinehas;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader, and the Lord was with him.
Hebrew Names Version
Pinechas the son of El`azar was ruler over them in time past, [and] the LORD was with him.
King James Version
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lord was with him.
English Standard Version
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the chief officer over them in time past; the Lord was with him.
New Century Version
In the past Phinehas, Eleazar's son, was in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with Phinehas.
New English Translation
Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader in earlier times, and the Lord was with him.
Amplified Bible
Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in times past, and the LORD was with him.
New American Standard Bible
Phinehas the son of Eleazar was supervisor over them previously, and the LORD was with him.
World English Bible
Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, [and] Yahweh was with him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Phinehas ye sonne of Eleazar was their guide, and the Lord was with him.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them previously, and Yahweh was with him.
Berean Standard Bible
In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.
Contemporary English Version
Phinehas son of Eleazar had supervised their work because the Lord was with him.
Complete Jewish Bible
Pinchas the son of El‘azar had been ruler over them long before; Adonai had been with him.
Darby Translation
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them formerly; Jehovah was with him.
Easy-to-Read Version
In the past, Phinehas was in charge of the gatekeepers. Phinehas was Eleazar's son. The Lord was with Phinehas.
George Lamsa Translation
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.
Good News Translation
Phinehas son of Eleazar—may the Lord be with him!—had supervised them at one time.
Lexham English Bible
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the leader over them in time past; Yahweh was with him.
Literal Translation
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Jehovah was with him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Phineas the sonne of Eleasar was the prynce ouer them, because the LORDE had bene with him before.
American Standard Version
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Jehovah was with him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Phinehes the sonne of Eliazar was their foreguide, and the Lord was with him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, the LORD being with him.
King James Version (1611)
And Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar was the ruler ouer them in time past, and the Lord was with him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Phinees son of Eleazar was head over them before the Lord, and these were with him.
English Revised Version
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, [and] the LORD was with him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Phynees, the sone of Eleazar, was the duyk of hem bifor the Lord.
Update Bible Version
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was leader over them in time past, [and] Yahweh was with him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, [and] the LORD [was] with him.
New King James Version
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar had been the officer over them in time past; the LORD was with him.
New Living Translation
Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers in earlier times, and the Lord had been with him.
New Life Bible
Phinehas the son of Eleazar had ruled over them before. And the Lord was with him.
New Revised Standard
And Phinehas son of Eleazar was chief over them in former times; the Lord was with him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Phinehas son of Eleazar, was, chief ruler, over them aforetime, Yahweh, being with him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Phinees the son of Eleazar, was their prince before the Lord,
Revised Standard Version
And Phin'ehas the son of Elea'zar was the ruler over them in time past; the LORD was with him.
Young's Literal Translation
and Phinehas son of Eleazar hath been leader over them formerly; Jehovah [is] with him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them previously, and the LORD was with him.

Contextual Overview

14 And of the Levites: Shemaiah, the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah, the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; 16 And Obadiah, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah, the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who were living in the small towns of the Netophathites. 17 And the door-keepers: Shallum and Akkub and Talmon and Ahiman and their brothers: Shallum was the chief. 18 Up till then they had been at the king's door to the east. They were door-keepers for the tents of the sons of Levi. 19 And Shallum, the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his family, the Korahites, were responsible for everything which had to be done in connection with the order of worship, keepers of the doors of the Tent; their fathers had had the care of the tents of the Lord, being keepers of the doorway. 20 In the past Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had been ruler over them; may the Lord be with him! 21 Zechariah, the son of Meshelemiah, was keeper of the door of the Tent of meeting. 22 There were two hundred and twelve whose business it was to keep the doorway. These were listed by families in the country places where they were living, whom David and Samuel the seer put in their responsible positions. 23 So they and their sons had the care of the doors of the house of the Lord, the house of the Tent, as watchers.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Phinehas: Numbers 3:32, Numbers 4:16, Numbers 4:28, Numbers 4:33, Numbers 31:6

the Lord: Numbers 25:11-13, 1 Samuel 16:18, Acts 7:9, Acts 7:10

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:4 - Phinehas 1 Chronicles 6:50 - Phinehas 1 Chronicles 11:9 - for 1 Chronicles 12:27 - the leader 2 Chronicles 35:8 - rulers

Cross-References

Genesis 3:23
So the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from which he was taken.
Genesis 4:2
Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer.
Genesis 5:29
And he gave him the name of Noah, saying, Truly, he will give us rest from our trouble and the hard work of our hands, because of the earth which was cursed by God.
Genesis 9:18
And the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is the father of Canaan.
Genesis 9:19
These three were the sons of Noah and from them all the earth was peopled.
Genesis 9:24
And, awaking from his wine, Noah saw what his youngest son had done to him, and he said,
Genesis 9:26
And he said, Praise to the Lord, the God of Shem; let Canaan be his servant.
Deuteronomy 20:6
Or if any man has made a vine-garden without taking the first-fruits of it, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another may not be the first to make use of the fruit.
Deuteronomy 28:30
You will take a wife, but another man will have the use of her: the house which your hands have made will never be your resting-place: you will make a vine-garden, and never take the fruit of it.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past,.... Over the host, over the Levites, and the chief of them; which is to be understood of Phinehas the son of Eleazar, in the time of Moses, who succeeded his father in that post, see Numbers 3:32 though some think, as Kimchi observes, that this was not Phinehas the priest, but a certain Levite of this name in this post; but since he is said to be in time past, it may very well be understood of him: and it also is observed,

and the Lord was with him; inspiring him with zeal for his honour and glory, assisting and strengthening him to do his will and work, as particularly in the affair of Zimri, Numbers 25:7, the Targum is,

"the Word of the Lord was for his help;''

this may be said for the encouragement of him that was in the same office now.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 9:20. And Phinehas — The Targum says, "And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, was ruler over them from ancient times, from the day in which the tabernacle was set up in the wilderness; and the WORD of the Lord was his assistant."


 
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