Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the gatekeeper at the east gate, was over the free will offerings of God, to distribute Yahweh’s offerings and the most holy things.
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Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the gatekeeper at the east gate, was over the free will offerings of God, to distribute Yahweh’s offerings and the most holy things.
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And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.
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And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east gate, was over the freewill-offerings of God, to distribute the offerings of the LORD, and the most holy things.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 31:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Leviticus 2:10 That which is left of the meal offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is a most holy part of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire.
- Leviticus 6:16-17 That which is left of it Aaron and his sons shall eat. It shall be eaten without yeast in a holy place. They shall eat it in the court of the Tent of Meeting. It shall not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their portion of my offerings made by fire. It is most holy, as are the sin offering and the trespass offering.
- Leviticus 7:1-6 “ ‘This is the law of the trespass offering: It is most holy. In the place where they kill the burnt offering, he shall kill the trespass offering; and its blood he shall sprinkle around on the altar. He shall offer all of its fat: the fat tail, and the fat that covers the innards, and he shall take away the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys; and the priest shall burn them on the altar for an offering made by fire to Yahweh: it is a trespass offering. Every male among the priests may eat of it. It shall be eaten in a holy place. It is most holy.
- Leviticus 10:12-13 Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons who were left, “Take the meal offering that remains of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, and eat it without yeast beside the altar; for it is most holy; and you shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your portion, and your sons’ portion, of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire; for so I am commanded.
- Leviticus 22:18 “Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘Whoever is of the house of Israel, or of the foreigners in Israel, who offers his offering, whether it is any of their vows or any of their free will offerings, which they offer to Yahweh for a burnt offering:
- Leviticus 23:38 in addition to the Sabbaths of Yahweh, and in addition to your gifts, and in addition to all your vows, and in addition to all your free will offerings, which you give to Yahweh.
- Leviticus 27:28 “ ‘Notwithstanding, no devoted thing that a man devotes to Yahweh of all that he has, whether of man or animal, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed. Everything that is permanently devoted is most holy to Yahweh.
- Numbers 29:39 “ ‘You shall offer these to Yahweh in your set feasts—in addition to your vows and your free will offerings—for your burnt offerings, your meal offerings, your drink offerings, and your peace offerings.’ ”
- Deuteronomy 12:6 You shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the wave offering of your hand, your vows, your free will offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock there.
- Deuteronomy 12:17 You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or of your new wine, or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, nor any of your vows which you vow, nor your free will offerings, nor the wave offering of your hand;
- Deuteronomy 16:10 You shall keep the feast of weeks to Yahweh your God with a tribute of a free will offering of your hand, which you shall give according to how Yahweh your God blesses you.
- 1 Chronicles 26:12 Of these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers, to minister in Yahweh’s house.
- 1 Chronicles 26:14 The lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
- 1 Chronicles 26:17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the storehouse two and two.
- Ezra 1:4 Whoever is left, in any place where he lives, let the men of his place help him with silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, in addition to the free will offering for God’s house which is in Jerusalem.’ ”
- Ezra 3:5 and afterward the continual burnt offering, the offerings of the new moons, of all the set feasts of Yahweh that were consecrated, and of everyone who willingly offered a free will offering to Yahweh.
- Ezra 7:16 and all the silver and gold that you will find in all the province of Babylon, with the free will offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;
- Nehemiah 13:13 I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were counted faithful, and their business was to distribute to their brothers.
- Psalms 119:108 Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. Yahweh, teach me your ordinances.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 31:14 And Kore the son of Imnah the…
2Ch 31:14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, [was] over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.
Ver. 14. Was over the freewill offerings of God.] Super liberalitates Dei, called also the most holy things or sanctities of sanctities. See 2Ch 31:6.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Toward the east; at the east gate of the…
Toward the east; at the east gate of the Lord’s house; of which See Poole "2Ch 23:5".
To distribute to the priests and Levites, to whom they were appropriated by God.
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The most holy things, to wit, the remainders of the free-will-offering, Lev 2:3,10, the sin-offering and trespass-offering, Lev 6:18,22; Le 7:1, and the shew-bread, Lev 24:9.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And next to him were Eden and Mijamin, and…
And next to him were Eden and Mijamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah,.... As Kore was the principal, and his business lay chiefly with the priests in the temple, and in Jerusalem, these men under him were employed in distributing to the priests:
in the cities of the priests; in the several parts of the country:
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in their set office; or faithfully:
to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small; to communicate of the stores under their hands, according to their several courses, both priests and Levites, and to all in their families, small and great.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Most holy things - The remainders of the freewill-offering,…
Most holy things - The remainders of the freewill-offering, the sin-offering, and trespass-offering, and the shew-bread; to see that all had a competent maintenance for themselves and their families.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 31:14-15. The porter toward the east — At…
2Ch 31:14-15. The porter toward the east — At the east gate of the Lord’s house; of which see 2Ch 23:5. To distribute the oblations —
To the priests and Levites, to whom they were appropriated by God; and the most holy things — The remainders of the free-will-offerings, the sin- offerings, and trespass-offerings, and the show-bread; to see that all had a competent maintenance for themselves and their families. And next him were Eden, &c. — These were intrusted with receiving and distributing the several portions belonging to the priests, who abode in their several cities, while their brethren came up to Jerusalem.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The porter toward the east - i. e. the…
The porter toward the east - i. e. the chief door-keeper at the east gate, where the proper number of the porters was six 1Ch 26:17.
The most holy things - The sin-offerings and trespass-offerings Lev 6:25; Lev 7:1-6.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain And of. Prot. "To distribute the oblations of the…
And of. Prot. "To distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the most holy things," (H.) to the priests.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 14. The porter toward the east — The chief…
14. The porter toward the east — The chief Levite who was stationed at the east gate. 1Ch_26:14; 1Ch_26:17.
The oblations of the Lord — Such parts of the offerings as belonged to the priests. Lev_2:3; Lev_2:10; Lev_7:14.
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The most holy things — See Lev_7:1; Lev_7:6.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. toward the east] R.V. at the east gate.
14. toward the east] R.V. at the east gate.
the most holy things] To this class belonged the shewbread (Lev_24:9), the meal offering (Lev_2:2-3; Lev_6:14-18 [7–11, Heb.]), the sin offering (Lev_6:25-30), and the trespass offering (Lev_7:1-7). These could be eaten by the priests only, and in the holy place only.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) The porter toward the east.—Compare 1Ch_9:18. Korê had…
(14) The porter toward the east.—Compare 1Ch_9:18. Korê had charge of “the freewill offerings of God,” or voluntary gifts (Deu_12:17); and it was his duty “to distribute the oblations of the Lord and the most holy things" to the priests.
To distribute the oblations.—To give the Terûmah of Jehovah—i.e., the portion of the offerings which, though consecrated to Jehovah, was transferred by Him to the priests (Lev_7:14; Lev_7:32; Lev_10:14-15).
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And the most holy things—i.e., that part of the sin and trespass offerings (Lev_6:10; Lev_6:22; Lev_7:6) and of the meat offerings (Lev_2:3; Lev_2:10) which were to be eaten by the priests in the sanctuary.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Kore. The name one with the grandson of Korah.…
Kore. The name one with the grandson of Korah. (1Ch_9:19 1Ch_26:17)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Kore son of Imnah ... Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah,…
Kore son of Imnah ... Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah
These are names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)
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the porter at the east gate
"the gatekeeper at the east gate of the temple"
Under him were Eden ... in the cities of the priests
Here "under" is an idiom that means to be under someone's authority. AT: "Eden ... assisted Kore in the cities of the priests" (See: Idiom)
They filled offices of trust, in order to give
"Their duty was to give" or "They faithfully gave"
to their brothers
Here "brothers" is a metaphor for "fellow priests." AT: "to their fellow priests" (See: Metaphor)
division by division
"group by group"
to both the important and the unimportant
Here "important" and "unimportant" are used together to mean "everyone." AT: "to everyone, including the important and the unimportant" (See: Merism)
the important and the unimportant
This seems to imply the old and the young. This can be restated to removed the nominal adjectives. AT: "those who are old and those who are young" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information and Nominal Adjectives)
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freewill offering
sacrifice
trust
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 31:14-19 A great number of Levites, most from provincial…
31:14-19 A great number of Levites, most from provincial towns, were eligible for service. Small groups of them came to Jerusalem on a rotation system for short terms of office (see 1 Chr 24:1-19). All Levites were entitled to portions of the offerings given at the Temple.
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