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1 Chronicles 28:13

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.

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 .
English 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 ,
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
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 David gave to his son Solomon the blueprints for the temple porch, its buildings, its treasuries, its upper areas, its inner rooms, and the room for atonement. 12 He gave him the blueprints of all he envisioned for the courts of the Lord 's temple, all the surrounding rooms, the storehouses of God's temple, and the storehouses for the holy items. 13 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. 14 He gave him the prescribed weight for all the gold items to be used in various types of service in the Lord 's temple, for all the silver items to be used in various types of service, 15 for the gold lampstands and their gold lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, for the silver lampstands, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, according to the prescribed use of each lampstand, 16 for the gold used in the display tables, including the amount to be used in each table, for the silver to be used in the silver tables, 17 for the pure gold used for the meat forks, bowls, and jars, for the small gold bowls, including the weight for each bowl, for the small silver bowls, including the weight for each bowl, 18 and for the refined gold of the incense altar. He gave him the blueprint for the seat of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and provide shelter for the ark of the Lord 's covenant. 19 David said, "All of this I put in writing as the Lord directed me and gave me insight regarding the details of the blueprints." 20 David said to his son Solomon: "Be strong and brave! Do it! Don't be afraid and don't panic! For the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not leave you or abandon you before all the work for the service of the Lord 's temple 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
The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." So Abram built an altar there to the Lord , who had appeared to him.
Genesis 13:15
I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants 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 and the one who will reward you in great abundance."
Genesis 26:3
Stay in this land. Then I will be with you and will bless you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will fulfill the solemn promise I made to your father Abraham.
Genesis 26:24
The Lord appeared to him that night and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham."
Genesis 28:4
May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham so that you may possess the land God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident."
Genesis 28:6
Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him off to Paddan Aram to find a wife there. As he blessed him, Isaac commanded him, "You must not marry a Canaanite woman."
Genesis 28:7
Jacob obeyed his father and mother and left for Paddan Aram.
Genesis 28:15
I am with you! I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I promised you!"
Genesis 28:16
Then Jacob woke up and thought, "Surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not realize 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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