1 Chronicles 9:30

Geneva Bible

And certaine of the sonnes of the Priestes made oyntments of sweete odours.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Some of the priests’ sons mixed the spices.

Hebrew Names Version
Some of the sons of the Kohanim prepared the confection of the spices.

King James Version
And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

English Standard Version
Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices,

New Century Version
but some of the priests took care of mixing the spices.

New English Translation
(But some of the priests mixed the spices.)

Amplified Bible
Other sons of the priests prepared the mixture of spices.

New American Standard Bible
Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the balsam oil.

World English Bible
Some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

Legacy Standard Bible
Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices.

Berean Standard Bible
And some of the sons of the priests mixed the spices.

Contemporary English Version
But only the priests could mix the spices.

Complete Jewish Bible
Some of the sons of the cohanim mixed together the ingredients for the perfumes.

Darby Translation
And it was [some one] of the sons of the priests who compounded the ointment of the spices.

Easy-to-Read Version
But it was the priests who had the job of mixing the special oil.

George Lamsa Translation
And some of the sons of the priests prepared the incense for the censers, and the gifts were given by the Levites.

Good News Translation
But the responsibility for mixing the spices belonged to the priests.

Lexham English Bible
And some of the sons of the priests mixed the fragrant ointment for the spices.

Literal Translation
And certain of the sons of the priests blended the mixture for spices.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but some of ye prestes children made the incense.

American Standard Version
And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

Bible in Basic English
And some of the sons of the priests were responsible for crushing the spices.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And certaine of the sonnes of the priestes made oyntmentes of the sweete odours.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

King James Version (1611)
And some of the sonnes of the Priests made the oyntment of the spices.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And some of the priests were makers of the ointment, and appointed to prepare the spices.

English Revised Version
And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli the sones of preestis maden oynementis of swete smellynge spiceries.

Update Bible Version
And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

Webster's Bible Translation
And [some] of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

New King James Version
And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.

New Living Translation
But it was the priests who blended the spices.

New Life Bible
And some of the sons of the religious leaders did the work of mixing the spices.

New Revised Standard
Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, some from among the sons of the priests, were compounders of perfumes, with the spices.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of the priests made the ointments of the spices.

Revised Standard Version
Others, of the sons of the priests, prepared the mixing of the spices,

Young's Literal Translation
And [some] of the sons of the priests are mixing the mixture for spices.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices.

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ And of the Leuites, Shemaiah the sonne of Hasshub, the sonne of Azrikam, the sonne of Hashabiah of the sonnes of Merari, ¹⁵ And Bakbakkar, Heresh & Galal, & Mattaniah the sonne of Micha, the sonne of Zichri, the sonne of Asaph, ¹⁶ And Obadiah the sonne of Shemaiah, the sonne of Galal, the sonne of Ieduthun, and Berechiah, the sonne of Asa, the sonne of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. ¹⁷ And the porters were Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, & their brethren: Shallum was the chiefe. ¹⁸ For they were porters to this time by companies of the children of Leui vnto the Kinges gate eastward. ¹⁹ And Shallum the sonne of Kore the sonne of Ebiasaph the sonne of Korah, and his brethren the Korathites (of the house of their father) were ouer the worke, & office to keepe the gates of the Tabernacle: so their families were ouer the hoste of the Lord, keeping the entrie. ²⁰ And Phinehas ye sonne of Eleazar was their guide, and the Lord was with him. ²¹ Zechariah the sonne of Meshelemiah was the porter of the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation. ²² All these were chosen for porters of the gates, two hundreth & twelue, which were nombred according to their genealogies by their townes. Dauid established these and Samuel the Seer in their perpetuall office. ²³ So they & their children had the ouersight of the gates of the house of the Lord, euen of the house of the Tabernacle by wardes.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

of the sons: Exodus 30:25, Exodus 30:33, Exodus 30:35-38, Exodus 37:29

Reciprocal: Exodus 30:34 - frankincense

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. For though the Levites had the care of the spices, they might not make the ointment with them, only the priests, see Exodus 30:23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 30. The sons of the priests made the ointment — Only the priests were permitted to make this ointment; all others were forbidden to do it on pain of death; see Exodus 30:34-38, and the notes there.