2 Chronicles 35:5

5 "Moreover, ¹stand in the holy place according to the sections of the fathers' households of your brethren the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of a father's household.

2 Chronicles 35:5 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 35:5

And stand in the holy place
The court of the priests, where their ministrations were:

according to the divisions of the families of your brethren the people;
of the other tribes, who were according to their families to provide a lamb for the passover:

and after the division of the families of the Levites;
who were obliged to observe the same ordinance in their respective families, and for whom, as well as for the other families of Israel, they were to slay the lamb.

2 Chronicles 35:5 In-Context

3 He also said to the Levites who taught all Israel and who were holy to the LORD , "Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built; it will be a burden on your shoulders no longer. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.

4 "Prepare yourselves by your fathers' households in your divisions, according to the writing of David king of Israel and according to the writing of his son Solomon.

5 "Moreover, stand in the holy place according to the sections of the fathers' households of your brethren the lay people, and according to the Levites, by division of a father's household.

6 "Now slaughter the Passover animals, sanctify yourselves and prepare for your brethren to do according to the word of the LORD by Moses."

7 Josiah contributed to the lay people, to all who were present, flocks of lambs and young goats , all for the Passover offerings, numbering 30,000 plus 3,000 bulls; these were from the king's possessions.

Cross References

• 1. Ezra 6:18

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "sons of the people," and so throughout the ch