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2 Chronicles 35:9
Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, contributed to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — King Josiah directs the restoration of the Passover celebration in Jerusalem. Levitical administrators and temple officials are distributing sacrificial animals and offerings to the people, priests, and Levites.
The words — שָׂרֵי (śāre) translates literally as "leaders" or "officers," identifying the Levitical supervisors who managed the distribution. The verse lists six named officials whose names contain theophoric elements, marking their appointed religious roles.
The thread — Conaniah reappears as a Levitical officer in 2 Chronicles 31:12, where he oversees the faithful collection of tithes and dedicated gifts. The pattern of named administrators distributing sacred provisions recurs in the temple service records.
Why it lands — The text records the exact accounting and voluntary distribution of Passover sacrifices by designated Levitical officers. It requires the reader to acknowledge the structured, accountable administration required for corporate worship.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 31:12 And they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and dedicated gifts. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.
- Isaiah 1:10 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
- Jeremiah 3:10 Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 7:21 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!
- Micah 6:6 With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?