They brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things faithfully. Conaniah the Levite was ruler over them, and Shimei his brother was second.
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They brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things faithfully. Conaniah the Levite was ruler over them, and Shimei his brother was second.
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And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.
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And they brought in the offerings and the tithes and the hallowed things faithfully; and over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second.
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- 2 Chronicles 35:9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings five thousand small livestock and five hundred head of cattle.
- 2 Kings 12:15 Moreover they didn’t demand an accounting from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to give to those who did the work; for they dealt faithfully.
- 1 Chronicles 26:20-26 Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of God’s house and over the treasures of the dedicated things. The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers’ households belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli. The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of Yahweh’s house. Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites: and Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler over the treasures. His brothers: of Eliezer, Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son. This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers’ households, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 31:12 And brought in the offerings and the…
2Ch 31:12 And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated [things] faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite [was] ruler, and Shimei his brother [was] the next.
Ver. 12. And brought in the offerings.] Sin offerings and thank offerings.
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And the dedicated things.] See on 2Ch 31:6. Among our forefathers, the statute of Mortmain provided they should give no more to the church. But now there needed no such statute; the springs of men’s bounty being like Jordan turned back.
Faithfully.] Heb., In truth: they paid their dues honestly and out of conscience: not counting all well got that was gotten from the priests, as now-a-days they do.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and…
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,.... These ten were assistants to the other two, were under them, and at their command, and were to be ready at hand to do what they should order and direct them:
at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God; these were fixed in their post under the other two by the king and the high priest, to whom also the other two were accountable.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 12. Shimei - was the next.] He was…
Verse 12. Shimei - was the next.] He was assistant to Cononiah.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Second; his vicar or coadjutor. C. C. xxvi. 11.,…
Second; his vicar or coadjutor. C. C. xxvi. 11., and xxviii. 7. M.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 12. the dedicate things] Cp. 2Ch_29:33 (note on the…
12. the dedicate things] Cp. 2Ch_29:33 (note on the consecrated things).
was the next] R.V. was second. Cp. 2Ch_28:7 “Elkanah that was next to the king.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (12) The offerings.—The Terûmah (heave offering; see Note on…
(12) The offerings.—The Terûmah (heave offering; see Note on 2Ch_31:6) and the tithe, and the holy things (2Ch_31:6). Terûmah seems to mean the firstfruits hero (2Ch_31:5).
Faithfully.—With faithfulness, or honesty (2Ch_19:9).
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Over which.—And over them—i.e., the stores.
Shimei.—2Ch_29:14.
The next.—Second in charge (mishnèh). The name Cononiah is, in the Hebrew text, Kânanyâhû; in the margin, Kûnanyâhû. The former is correct (Iahu hath established).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Faithfully. A pleasant reminiscence of 2Ch_19:9. Shimei. (see 2Ch_29:14)…
Faithfully. A pleasant reminiscence of 2Ch_19:9. Shimei. (see 2Ch_29:14) Ruler the next. (so note, 1Ch_5:12)
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