2 Chronicles 35:3 KJV

And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,

Matthew Henry

  • The passover kept by JosiahThe destruction Josiah made of idolatry, was more largely related in the book of Kings. His solemnizing the passover is related here. The Lord's supper...

Thompson Chains

Parallel Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 23:26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Deuteronomy 33:10 They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
  • 1 Chronicles 23:26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
  • 2 Chronicles 5:7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
  • 2 Chronicles 17:8–9 And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. …
  • 2 Chronicles 30:22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.

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Topics

  • Ark Holy
  • Influence Josiah
  • Israel, prophecies concerning Josiah succeeds Amon; the temple is repaired; the book of the law recovered; religious revival follows; and the king dies
  • Josiah In keeping a solemn Passover
  • Law The priests and Levites

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • JosiahKing of Judah · 641–610 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • SolomonPeaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam 12:1–31). He was probably...
  • DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto the Levites לַלְוִיִּם lalwiyyim לֵוִיִּי Noun · masculine plural · with preposition with the
  • that taught הַמְּבִינִים hammĕbînîm בִּין Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine plural · with the מָבוֹן mâbôwn
  • all Israel לְכָל lĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • which were holy הַקְּדוֹשִׁים haqqĕdôšîm קָדוֹשׁ Adjective · masculine plural · with the
  • unto the LORD לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition
  • Put תְּנוּ tĕnû נָתַן Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
  • the holy הַקֹּדֶשׁ haqqōdeš קֹדֶשׁ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • ark אֶת ʾet Object marker אֲרוֹן ʾărôn אָרוֹן Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
  • in the house בַּבַּיִת babbayit בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • which Solomon אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative שְׁלֹמֹה šĕlōmô שְׁלֹמֹה Proper name
  • the son בֶן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of David דָּוִיד dāwîd דָּוִד Proper name
  • king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • did build בָּנָה bānâ בָּנָה Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • not be a burden אֵין ʾên Negative לָכֶם lākem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural מַשָּׂא maśśāʾ מַשָּׂא Noun · masculine singular
  • upon your shoulders בַּכָּתֵף bakkātēp כָּתֵף Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
  • serve עִבְדוּ ʿibdû עָבַד Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural
  • now the LORD עַתָּה ʿattâ Adverb אֶת ʾet Object marker יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶם ʾĕlōhêkem אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
  • and his people וְאֵת wĕʾēt Object marker · with and עַמּוֹ ʿammô עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name

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