Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and of the Levites, from a son of twenty years and upward, in their charges, in their courses;
New American Standard Bible
as well as the priests who were enrolled genealogically according to their fathers’ households, and the Levites
King James Version
Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;
Holman Bible
They distributed also to those recorded by genealogy of the priests by their ancestral families and the Levites 20 years old and above,
International Standard Version
as well as the priests who were enrolled in the genealogies according to their ancestral households.
A Conservative Version
and those who were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers' houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their divisions,
American Standard Version
and them that were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their courses;
Amplified
as well as the priests who were registered genealogically according to their fathers’ households, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, by their duties and by their divisions.
Bible in Basic English
And the families of the priests were listed by their fathers' names, but the Levites, of twenty years old and over, were listed in relation to their work in their divisions;
Darby Translation
both to the priests enregistered according to their fathers' houses, and to the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges, by their divisions;
Julia Smith Translation
And the enrolling of the priests for the house of their fathers, and the Levites from the son of twenty years and above, in their watches, by their divisions:
King James 2000
And to the priests enrolled by genealogy according to their fathers' house, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their work by their divisions;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the enrollment of the priests [was] according to the house of their fathers, and the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, according to their posts by their working groups.
Modern King James verseion
both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, and their charges by their divisions,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And to the priests that were reckoned in the households of their fathers from twenty years and above, to wait when their courses came.
NET Bible
They made disbursements to the priests listed in the genealogical records by their families, and to the Levites twenty years old and up, according to their duties as assigned to their divisions,
New Heart English Bible
and those who were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers' houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their divisions;
The Emphasized Bible
both the registering of the priests, by their ancestral houses, and the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, - in their watches, in their courses;
Webster
Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges, by their courses;
World English Bible
and those who were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers' houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their divisions;
Themes
Amariah » A levite, who assisted in distributing temple gifts
Church and state » State superior to religion » Hezekiah, in reorganizing temple service
hezekiah » King of judah » Restores the true forms of worship
Levites » Custodians and administrators of the tithes and other offerings
the Levites » Services of » Taking charge of the tithes, offerings, &c
the Levites » David » Made them attend in courses
Priest » Benefits of » Regulations by hezekiah concerning benefits to the priests
Interlinear
Yachas
'ab
Shaneh (in pl. only),
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 31:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hezekiah Organizes The Priesthood
16 apart from their genealogy, to males from a son of three years and upward, to every one who hath gone in to the house of Jehovah, by the matter of a day in its day, for their service in their charges, according to their courses; 17 and the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and of the Levites, from a son of twenty years and upward, in their charges, in their courses; 18 and to the genealogy among all their infants, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters to all the congregation, for in their faithfulness they sanctify themselves in holiness.
Names
Cross References
1 Chronicles 23:24
These are sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their polls, doing the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from a son of twenty years and upward,
1 Chronicles 23:27
for by the last words of David they took the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,
Numbers 3:15
'Number the sons of Levi by the house of their fathers, by their families; every male from a son of a month and upward thou dost number them.'
Numbers 3:20
And the sons of Merari by their families are Mahli and Mushi; these are the families of the Levites, by the house of their fathers.
Numbers 4:3
from a son of thirty years and upward, even till a son of fifty years, every one going in to the host, to do work in the tent of meeting.
Numbers 4:38
And those numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,
Numbers 4:42
And those numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers,
Numbers 4:46
All those numbered, whom Moses numbered -- Aaron also, and the princes of Israel -- of the Levites, by their families, and by the house of their fathers,
Numbers 8:24
This is that which is the Levites': from a son of five and twenty years and upward he doth go in to serve the host in the service of the tent of meeting,
Numbers 17:2-3
'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and take from them each a rod, for a father's house, from all their princes, for the house of their fathers, twelve rods; the name of each thou dost write on his rod,
1 Chronicles 24:20-26
And for the sons of Levi who are left: for sons of Amram, Shubael; for sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
2 Chronicles 31:2
And Hezekiah appointeth the courses of the priests, and of the Levites, by their courses, each according to his service, of the priests and of the Levites, for burnt-offering, and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to give praise in the gates of the camps of Jehovah.
Ezra 2:59
And these are those going up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsa, Cherub, Addan, Immer, and they have not been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they are of Israel: