1 Chronicles 9:29

29 Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the special flour and wine, and the olive oil, incense and spices.

1 Chronicles 9:29 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
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.
English Standard Version (ESV)
29 Others of them were appointed over the furniture and over all the holy utensils, also over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the incense, and the spices.
New Living Translation (NLT)
29 Others were responsible for the furnishings, the items in the sanctuary, and the supplies, such as choice flour, wine, olive oil, frankincense, and spices.
The Message Bible (MSG)
29 Others were in charge of supplies in the sanctuary - flour, wine, oil, incense, and spices.
American Standard Version (ASV)
29 Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
29 Other descendants of Korah were placed in charge of the utensils, the holy utensils, the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
29 Others were put in charge of the furnishings and all the utensils of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, incense, and spices.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
29 Other Levites were appointed to take care of all of the other articles that belonged to the temple. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense and spices.

1 Chronicles 9:29 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 9:29

Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and
all the instruments of the sanctuary
They were committed to their care; they delivered them out on occasion, and their business was to see that they were returned when they had done their use and service:

and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense,
and the spices;
which were used in meat offerings, drink offerings see ( 1 Chronicles 26:20 ) under the second temple, Ahiah was over the libations or drink offerings F24.


FOOTNOTES:

F24 Ibid. (Misn. Shekalim, c. 5. sect. 1.)

1 Chronicles 9:29 In-Context

27 They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.
28 Some of them were in charge of the articles used in the temple service; they counted them when they were brought in and when they were taken out.
29 Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the special flour and wine, and the olive oil, incense and spices.
30 But some of the priests took care of mixing the spices.
31 A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the responsibility for baking the offering bread.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Numbers 3:28; 1 Chronicles 23:29
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