2 Chronicles 35:2

Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex)

English Translation

He set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Yahweh.

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מִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֑ם

mishmereth

H4931

“guards · their”

Noun, Common, Feminine, Plural, Construct + Suffix, Personal, 3rd Person, Masculine, Plural

Appears 78× in the Hebrew Bible
First appears at Genesis 26:5

Full BDB Definition

Origin: from H4929

TWOT: 2414g

guard, charge, function, obligation, service, watch - guard, watch, house of detention or confinement - keeping, preserving - charge, injunction - office, function (ceremonial)

About this verse

These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →

8: words
8: distinct lemmas
Historical: section

Grammatical profile

2 verbs
5 nouns
1 preposition

Verb forms

וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד Hiphil · Sequential Imperfect
וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֔ם Piel · Sequential Imperfect

Hebrew & Septuagint length

In English translation the verse runs 18 words from the Hebrew and 20 from the Septuagint (LXX English) — closely comparable.

A rough comparison of the two English renderings, which tokenize alike — not a word-level alignment.

Word counts can differ between the Hebrew and the Greek without any difference in meaning — e.g. the Hebrew direct-object marker אֵת has no separate Greek word, and Greek often adds the article ὁ.

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to 2 Chronicles 35:2 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

2 Chronicles 31:2 Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of Yahweh.
1 Chronicles 22:19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Yahweh your God; arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Yahweh.
Numbers 18:5–7 You shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar; that there be wrath no more on the children of Israel.
1 Chronicles 24:1–31 Thes were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 Chronicles 23:8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath; with those who were to go out on the Sabbath; for Jehoiada the priest didn't dismiss the shift.
2 Chronicles 23:18 Jehoiada appointed the officers of the house of Yahweh under the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of Yahweh, to offer the burnt offerings of Yahweh, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David.
2 Chronicles 29:5–11 and said to them, Hear me, you Levites; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Yahweh, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.
Ezra 6:18 They set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

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Hebrew and Greek witnesses Masoretic Hebrew ↔ Greek Septuagint

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Hebrew 2 Chronicles 35:2 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים עַל מִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֑ם וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֔ם לַעֲבוֹדַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה

He set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Yahweh.

World English Bible · Public Domain

Greek LXX 2 Chronicles 35:2 Septuagint · lemma form

καί ἵστημι ὁ ἱερεύς ἐπί ὁ φυλακή αὐτός καί καταἰσχύω αὐτός εἰς ὁ ἔργον οἶκος κύριος

And he appointed the priests at their charges, and encouraged them for the services of the house of the Lord.

LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) · Public Domain

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (CC BY 4.0). Greek: Septuagint (public domain); English from LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) (Public Domain). How the Septuagint differs from the Hebrew →

Commentary

Notes on 2 Chronicles 35:2 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Trapp's Complete Commentary

John Trapp

2Ch 35:2 And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,

Ver. 2. And he set the priests in their charges.] His idolatrous predecessors had put all out of order; and perhaps had made some priests that were not of the tribe of Levi, as Jeroboam had done.

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.

The Biblical Illustrator

Joseph S. Exell

2Ch_35:2

And encouraged them.

Cheer up, my comrades

The first thing is to get every man into his proper place; the next thing is for every man to have a good spirit in his present place so as to occupy it worthily. At this time it shall not be my business to arrange you, but assuming that it is well for you to keep where you are, my object shall be to encourage you to do your work for the Lord without being cast down. I will speak--

I. To those who think they can do nothing.

II. To workers who are laid aside.

III. To those who are much discouraged because they have but small talent.

IV. To workers who are under great difficulties.

V. To those who are not appreciated.

VI. To those who are discouraged because they have had so little success. (C. H. Spurgeon.)

Encouragement

I never should have reached success, Lord Beaconsfield once wrote, had it not been for one woman who, in the darkest hour, believed I could win, and cheered me on.

The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(2) Set the priests in their charges.—Literally, over their wards (2Ch_8:14). The king appointed them to discharge their proper duties in connection with the rite.

Encouraged them.—By exhortation and instruction. (See an instance in 2Ch_29:5 seq.)

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

2. in their charges] i.e. at their duties.

encouraged them] As Hezekiah had done; cp. 2Ch_29:5-11; 2Ch_30:22.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

And he set the priests in their charges,.... In their offices, and in their proper places, to execute them:

and encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord; to attend it with cheerfulness and constancy, and do it according to the will of God, promising his favour and protection.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel D. Whedon

2. Set the priests in their charges — Arranged them according to their several divisions, or classes, and indicated the duties for which each class would be held responsible.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Pulpit Commentary

Comp. 2Ch_7:6 2Ch_31:2; 1Ch_23:32; and our notes in those places.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Lesson kit

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2 Chronicles, in the Historical, opens this verse with 8 words (8 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is mishmereth (“guard”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

The word mishmereth carries the sense “guard.” How does it shape the verse?
2 Chronicles 31:2 shares this passage’s theme. How do the two illuminate each other?
These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
The verb «וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד» is Hiphil Sequential Imperfect. How does its form color the action?
Reading how Trapp's Complete Commentary and The Biblical Illustrator read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?

Things to notice

These translations choose different wording for 9 words in this verse.
8 distinct Hebrew lemmas span 8 words in this verse.