Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 9:29
Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler records the post-exilic reorganization of temple personnel, assigning specific Levitical duties to maintain sanctuary operations.
The words — מְמֻנִּים (me.mu.Nim) translates as "appointed," and עַל (al) means "over," structuring the verse as a formal assignment of authority over sanctuary items.
The thread — This oversight of sanctuary materials echoes the provisioning commands in Exodus 27:20 and 30:23, and the chronicler's own later record in 1 Chronicles 23:29.
Why it lands — It requires readers to recognize that worship demands structured administration, precise material provisions, and accountable personnel rather than spontaneous ritual.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 23:29 as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.
- Exodus 27:20 And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
- Exodus 30:23 “Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,