Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And he will cause the priests to stand upon their watches, and he will strengthen them to serve the house of Jehovah.

New American Standard Bible

He set the priests in their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the Lord.

King James Version

And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,

Holman Bible

He appointed the priests to their responsibilities and encouraged them to serve in the Lord’s temple.

International Standard Version

He appointed priests to their offices, encouraging them in their service at the LORD's Temple.

A Conservative Version

And he set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of LORD.

American Standard Version

And he set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Jehovah.

Amplified

He appointed the priests to their positions and encouraged them in the service of the house of the Lord.

Bible in Basic English

And he gave the priests their places, making them strong for the work of the house of God.

Darby Translation

And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Jehovah.

King James 2000

And he set the priests in their duties, and encouraged them for the service of the house of the LORD,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he set the priests at their posts and encouraged them in the service of the house of Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he set the priests in their offices and aided them in the service of the house of the LORD.

NET Bible

He appointed the priests to fulfill their duties and encouraged them to carry out their service in the Lord's temple.

New Heart English Bible

He set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD.

The Emphasized Bible

And he set the priests over their charges, - and encouraged them unto the service of the house of Yahweh;

Webster

And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,

World English Bible

He set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Yahweh.

Youngs Literal Translation

and he stationeth the priests over their charges, and strengtheneth them for the service of the house of Jehovah,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the priests
כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

משׁמרת 
Mishmereth 
Usage: 78

them to the service
עבודה עבדה 
`abodah 
Usage: 146

of the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

References

Context Readings

Josiah Observes The Passover

1 And Josiah will do in Jerusalem the passover to Jehovah: and they will slaughter the passover in the fourteenth day to the first month. 2 And he will cause the priests to stand upon their watches, and he will strengthen them to serve the house of Jehovah. 3 And he will say to the Levites causing to all Israel to understand, being consecrated to Jehovah, Ye shall give the holy ark into the house which Solomon son of David, king of Israel built: not to you a lifting up upon the shoulder: now serve ye Jehovah your God and his people Israel.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 31:2

And Hezekiah will set up the divisions of the priests and the Levites for their divisions each according to the mouth of his service to the priests and to the Levites for the burnt-offering and for the peace, to serve and to confess and to praise, in the gates of the camp of Jehovah.

Numbers 18:5-7

And ye watched the watches of the holy place, and the watches of the altar; and anger shall no more be upon the sons of Israel.

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now ye shall give your heart and your soul to seek to Jehovah your God; and arise ye and build the holy place of Jehovah God to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah and the holy vessels of God, to the house being built to the name of Jehovah.

1 Chronicles 24:1-31

And to the sons of Aaron their divisions. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

2 Chronicles 23:8

And the Levites and all Judah will do according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded, and they will take each his men coming in on the Sabbath, with those coming out on the Sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the divisions.

2 Chronicles 23:18

And Jeboiada will set the oversight of the house of Jehovah in the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David distributed over the house of Jehovah, to bring up the burnt-offerings of Jehovah, as was written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with song, by the hands of David.

2 Chronicles 29:5-11

And he will say to them, Hear me, ye Levites: now consecrate yourselves and consecrate the house of Jehovah the God of your fathers, and bring forth the uncleanness from the holy place.

Ezra 6:18

And they set up the priests in their division, and the Levites in their classes, for the work of God which is in Jerusalem; according to the writing of the book of Moses.

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