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1 Chronicles 9:34 Explained in Context
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Verse 34. 34These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
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Role in This Section
This verse closes the thought unit with its stated result or transition: “These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Vessels, supplies, bread, and song require accountable labor.”
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 9:28–34
Read 1 Chronicles 9:34 with 9:28–34. The selected wording supplies one closing in the thought unit with its stated result or transition; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: Levites and priests count vessels, oversee ingredients, compound spices, prepare pans and bread, and sustain day-and-night music.
Why It Needs Context
1 Chronicles 9:34 depends on 9:28–34; isolating “These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem” would detach a supporting name, action, quotation, number, object, or transition from “Vessels, supplies, bread, and song require accountable labor.”
Read 1 Chronicles 9:28–34 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 9:28–34 forms the complete movement “Vessels, supplies, bread, and song require accountable labor”: Levites and priests count vessels, oversee ingredients, compound spices, prepare pans and bread, and sustain day-and-night music.
Verse 28. 28 And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.
Verse 29. 29 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.
Verse 30. 30 And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.
Verse 31. 31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.
Verse 32. 32 And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.
Verse 33. 33 And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
Verse 34. 34 These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: 1 Chronicles 9:28–34, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles
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