2 Chronicles 31 · Verse 15

2 Chronicles 31:15

And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
2 Chronicles 31:15, King James Version

2 Chronicles 31:15 in other translations

BSBUnder his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike.
WEBUnder him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brothers by divisions, to the great as well as to the small;
ASVAnd under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
YLTAnd by his hand are Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shechaniah, in cities of the priests, faithfully to give to their brethren in courses, as the great so the small,
DARBYAnd under him were Eden and Miniamin and Jeshua and Shemaiah, Amariah and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set trust, to make distributions to their brethren by their divisions, to the great as to the small,
BBEAnd under him were Eden and Miniamin and Jeshua and Shemaiah and Amariah and Shecaniah, in the towns of the priests, who were made responsible for giving it to all their brothers, by divisions, to small and great:
WebsterAnd next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:

What does 2 Chronicles 31:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 31:11-18

11-18. Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord--storehouses, granaries, or cellars; either the old ones, which had been allowed through neglect to fall into decay, were to be repaired, or additional ones built. Private individuals brought their own first-fruits to the temple; but the tithes were levied by the Levites, who kept a faithful account of them in their several places of abode and…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 And Miniamin - Instead of מנימן, Miniamin, בנימן, Benjamin, is the reading of three of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS.; and this is the reading of the Vulgate, Syriac, Septuagint, and Arabic.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 31:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַל\־ve.'al-and [were] onH5921
יָד֡וֹya.Dohand hisH3027
עֵ֣דֶן'E.denEdenH5731
וּ֠מִנְיָמִןU.min.ya.minand MiniaminH4509
וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'and JeshuaH3442
וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּu.she.ma'.Ya.huand ShemaiahH8098
אֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ'a.mar.Ya.huAmariahH568
וּשְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּu.she.khan.Ya.huand ShecaniahH7935
בְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.Reiin [the] cities ofH5892
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.Nahin faithfulnessH530
לָתֵ֤תla.Tetto distributeH5414
לַאֲחֵיהֶם֙la.'a.chei.Hemto brothers theirH251
בְּמַחְלְק֔וֹתbe.mach.le.Kotby divisionsH4256
כַּגָּד֖וֹלka.ga.Dolas the greatH1419
כַּקָּטָֽן\׃ka.ka.Tanas the smallH6996

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 31:15

  • Joshua 21:9-19

    And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. …

  • 1 Chronicles 6:54-60

    Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot. And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs, …

  • 1 Chronicles 25:8

    And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

  • 2 Chronicles 31:13

    And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:22

    All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:12

    Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
next him. Heb. at his hand.
13; *marg:
Miniamin.Instead of {Miniamin,} Benjamin is the reading of three MSS., and of the Syriac, Arabic, LXX., and Vulgate.
the cities.
Jos 21:9-19; 1Ch 6:54-60
set office. or, trust.
1Ch 9:22; *marg:
as well.
1Ch 25:8

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 31:14

    And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the most holy things.

  • 2 Chronicles 31:15

    And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:

  • 2 Chronicles 31:16

    Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the Lord, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;

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2 Chronicles 31:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y á su mano estaba Edén, Benjamín, Jeshua, Semaías, Amarías, y Sechânías, en las ciudades de los sacerdotes, para dar con fidelidad á sus hermanos sus partes conforme á sus órdenes, así al mayor como al menor:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et il avait sous ses ordres Éden, et Minjamin, et Jéshua, et Shemahia, Amaria et Shecania, dans les villes des sacrificateurs, pour faire les distributions avec fidélité à leurs frères, selon leurs classes, au grand comme au petit,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und unter seiner Hand waren Eden und Minjamin und Jeschua und Schemaja, Amarja und Schekanja in den Städten der Priester, mit Treue, um ihren Brüdern nach den Abteilungen zu geben, dem Größten wie dem Kleinsten;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et sub cura ejus Eden, et Benjamin, Jesue, et Semeias, Amarias quoque, et Sechenias in civitatibus sacerdotum, ut fideliter distribuerent fratribus suis partes, minoribus atque majoribus: