2 Chronicles 34:13

Contextual Overview

⁸In the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, along with Maaseiah the governor of the city and the court historian Joah son of Joahaz, to repair the temple of the Lord his God. ⁸ Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shafan the son of Atzalyahu, and Ma`aseyah the governor of the city, and Yo'ach the son of Yo'achaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God. ⁸ Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. ⁸ Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had cleansed the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. ⁸ In Josiah's eighteenth year as king, he made Judah and the Temple pure again. He sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city leader, and Joah son of Joahaz the recorder to repair the Temple of the Lord , the God of Josiah. ⁸ In the eighteenth year of his reign, he continued his policy of purifying the land and the temple. He sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city official, and Joah son of Joahaz the secretary to repair the temple of the Lord his God. ⁸In the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign, when he had purged the land and the [LORD'S] house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder (secretary), to repair the house of the LORD his God. ⁸ Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah an official of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the secretary, to repair the house of the LORD his God. ⁸ Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of Yahweh his God. ⁸ Then in the eightenth yere of his reigne, when hee had purged the lande and the Temple, he sent Shaphan the sonne of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the gouernour of the citie, & Ioah the sonne of Ioahaz the recorder, to repaire the house of the Lord his God.

Bible Verse Review
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the bearers: 2 Chronicles 2:10, 2 Chronicles 2:18, 2 Chronicles 8:10, Nehemiah 4:10

and of the Levites: 1 Chronicles 23:4, 1 Chronicles 23:5

scribes: Ezra 7:6, Jeremiah 8:8, Matthew 26:3

officers: 2 Chronicles 19:11, 1 Chronicles 23:4, 1 Chronicles 26:29, 1 Chronicles 26:30

porters: 2 Chronicles 8:14, 1 Chronicles 9:17, 1 Chronicles 15:18, 1 Chronicles 16:38, 1 Chronicles 16:42, 1 Chronicles 26:1-19, Ezra 7:7

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 24:6 - the scribe Matthew 2:4 - scribes

Cross-References

Genesis 34:18
Their words pleased Hamor, and Shekhem, Hamor's son.

Genesis 34:18
And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.

Genesis 34:18
And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and in the eyes of Shechem, the son of Hamor.

Genesis 34:18
What they asked seemed fair to Hamor and Shechem.

Genesis 34:18
Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.

Genesis 34:18
Their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and his son Shechem,

Genesis 34:18
Now their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.

Genesis 34:18
Nowe their wordes pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamors sonne.

Genesis 34:18
Now their words seemed good in the sight of Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.

Genesis 34:18
Hamor and Shechem liked what was said.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Also they were over the bearers of burdens,.... Who carried the timber and stones to the workmen, to look after them, that they were not dilatory, and that the workmen might not stand still for want of materials being brought to them to work with:

and were overseers over all that wrought in any manner of service; whether in the way of masonry, or in that of carpenters, or of such that served them, or in whatsoever way:

and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters; some to take the account of the money carried in and paid, who were the

scribes, according to Jarchi; and others who looked after the men, and kept them to work, who were the

officers; and others that let them in and out, called

porters.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of the Levites there were scribes - Hereto the word “scribe” has never been used to designate a class (compare 1 Kings 4:3). But here an order of scribes, forming a distinct division of the Levitical body, has been instituted. The class itself probably originated in the reign of Hezekiah (compare Proverbs 25:1); and it is probably to the rise of this class that we are indebted for the preservation of so many prophecies belonging to Hezekiah’s time, while the works of almost all previous prophets - Ahijah, Iddo, Shemaiah, Jehu, the son of Hanani, and probably many others - have perished.