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2 Chronicles 29:13 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 29 · verse 13
And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:2 Chronicles 29:13 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 29:13 in context
11My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.
12Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
13And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:
14And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
15And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ElizaphanʼĔlîytsâphânElitsaphan or Eltsaphan, an IsraeliteH469 →
- ZechariahZᵉkaryâhZecarjah, the name of twenty-nine IsraelitesH2148 →
- MattaniahMattanyâhMattanjah, the name of ten IsraelitesH4983 →
- ShimriShimrîyShimri, the name of four IsraelitesH8113 →
- JeielYᵉʻîyʼêlJeiel, the name of six IsraelitesH3273 →
- AsaphʼÂçâphAsaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the firstH623 →
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We have here busy work, good work, and needful work, the cleansing of the house of the Lord. I. The persons employed in this work were the priests and Levites, who should have kept the temple clean, but, not having done that, were concerned to make it clean.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-19