Ezekiel 40:46 KJV
And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.
Words Then and Now
- minister a servant; an attendant Still heard today: minister to the sick, serve and care for them Webster’s 1828 · Minister
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- The Vision of the TempleHere is a vision, beginning at ch. 40, and continued to the end of the book, ch. 48, which is justly looked upon to be one of the most difficult portions in...
Thompson Chains
- PriestsSee the chain from Genesis 14:18 · 8 links
- Brazen AltarSee the chain from Exodus 27:1 · 10 links
- ZadokSee the chain from 2 Samuel 8:17 · 6 links
- LeviSee the chain from Genesis 29:34 · 4 links
- Chosen OnesLink 2 of 5 · next 1 Corinthians 1:26
Parallel Passages
- 1 Chronicles 9:23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Ezekiel 44:15 But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:
- 1 Kings 2:35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
- Ezekiel 43:19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering.
- Numbers 16:5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.
- Numbers 18:5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.
- Ezekiel 48:11 It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
- Leviticus 6:12–13 And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. …
- Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
- Numbers 16:40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.
- Ezekiel 42:13 Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.
- Ezekiel 45:4 The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.
- Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible595–572 BC · Ezekiel
Bible Dictionary
- ZadokRighteous. (1.) A son of Ahitub, of the line of Eleazer (2 Sam 8:17; 1 Chr 24:3), high priest in the time of David (2 Sam 20:25) and...
- LeviAdhesion. (1.) The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah’s words (Gen 29:34), “This time will my husband be...
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And the chamber וְהַלִּשְׁכָּה wĕhalliškâ לִשְׁכָּה Noun · feminine singular · with and, the
- whose prospect אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative פָּנֶיהָ pānêhā פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with suffix: third person feminine singular
- toward דֶּרֶךְ derek דֶּרֶךְ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
- the north הַצָּפוֹן haṣṣāpôn צָפוֹן Noun · feminine singular · with the
- for the priests לַכֹּהֲנִים lakkōhănîm כֹּהֵן Noun · masculine plural · with preposition with the
- the keepers שֹׁמְרֵי šōmĕrê שָׁמַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct
- of the charge מִשְׁמֶרֶת mišmeret מִשְׁמֶרֶת Noun · feminine singular construct
- of the altar הַמִּזְבֵּחַ hammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- these are the sons הֵמָּה hēmmâ Pronoun · third person masculine plural בְנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Zadok צָדוֹק ṣādôq צָדוֹק Proper name
- among the sons מִבְּנֵי mibbĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition
- of Levi לֵוִי lēwî לֵוִי Proper name
- which come near הַקְּרֵבִים haqqĕrēbîm קָרֵב Adjective · masculine plural · with the אֶל ʾel Preposition
- to the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- to minister לְשָׁרְתוֹ lĕšortô שָׁרַת Verb · piel infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
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