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2 Chronicles 34:12

And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.

KJV

Qui fideliter cuncta faciebant. Erant autem præpositi operantium Jahath et Abdias de filiis Merari, Zacharias et Mosollam de filiis Caath, qui urgebant opus : omnes Levitæ scientes organis canere.

Vulgate

καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες ἐν πίστει ἐπὶ τῶν ἔργων, καὶ ἐπ’ αὐτῶν ἐπίσκοποι Ἰὲ καὶ Ἀβδειὰ οἱ Λευεῖται ἐξ υἱῶν Μεραρεί, καὶ Ζαχαρίας καὶ Μοσολλὰμ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Καὰθ ἐπισκοπεῖν, καὶ πᾶς Λευείτης πᾶς συνίων ἐν ὀργάνοις ᾠδῶν.

LXX

And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and others of the Levites, all that were skilful with instruments of music.

ASV

וְ/הָ/אֲנָשִׁים֩ עֹשִׂ֨ים בֶּ/אֱמוּנָ֜ה בַּ/מְּלָאכָ֗ה וַ/עֲלֵי/הֶ֣ם מֻ֠פְקָדִים יַ֣חַת וְ/עֹבַדְיָ֤הוּ הַ/לְוִיִּם֙ מִן בְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֔י וּ/זְכַרְיָ֧ה וּ/מְשֻׁלָּ֛ם מִן בְּנֵ֥י הַ/קְּהָתִ֖ים לְ/נַצֵּ֑חַ וְ/הַ֨/לְוִיִּ֔ם כָּל מֵבִ֖ין בִּ/כְלֵי שִֽׁיר

Hebrew

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In this verse

People MerariZechariahZechariahObadiahZechariahObadiah

In the original Hebrew

20 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱמוּנָ֑ה
'mvnh
noun · 49×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הֶ֑ם
hm
verb · 303×
ו
v
noun · 324×
זְכַרְיָ֖ה
zkryh
proper_noun · 43×
יַ֣חַת
ycht
proper_noun · 8×
יָבִ֥ין
ybyn
verb · 168×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לְוִיִּ֔ם
lvym
noun · 286×
מְלֶ֥אכֶת
ml'kt
noun · 165×
מְנַצֵּ֥חַ
mntsch
verb · 65×
מְרָרִ֑י
mrry
proper_noun · 38×
מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם
mshlm
proper_noun · 25×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עֹבַדְיָ֖ה
'bdyh
proper_noun · 20×
קְּהָתִ֑י
qhty
noun · 15×
שִׁ֥יר
shyr
noun · 91×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 23:5 — Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
  • 1Chr 25:1 — Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the num
  • 2Kgs 12:15 — Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.