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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 40:46 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Eze 40:46 |
Strong Concordance |
And the chamber [03957] whose prospect [06440] is toward [01870] the north [06828] is for the priests [03548], the keepers [08104] of the charge [04931] of the altar [04196]: these are the sons [01121] of Zadok [06659] among the sons [01121] of Levi [03878], which come near [07131] to the LORD [03068] to minister [08334] unto him. |
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King James |
And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Zadok--lineally descended from Aaron. He had the high priesthood conferred on him by Solomon, who had set aside the family of Ithamar because of the part which Abiathar had taken in the rebellion of Adonijah (Kg1 1:7; Kg1 2:26-27). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The position of the "chamber" looking to the north commanded a view of the brasen altar and the sacrifices, which were prepared at the north side of the altar.
The sons of Zadok - The priests were all descended from one or other of the two sons of Aaron, Eleazar and Ithamar. David distributed the priestly offices between the families of Zadok, the representative of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, the representative of Ithamar Ch1 24:3. From the time of Solomon not only the high priesthood, but the priesthood itself, so far as concerned its service, that of offering upon the two altars, seems to have been confined to the descendants of Zadok (see Ch1 6:49-53). Perhaps the other offices, such as those mentioned in Eze 40:45, were performed by the descendants of Abiathar and Ithamar. Compare Sa1 2:36, and below, Eze 43:19; Eze 44:15; Eze 48:11. The priests who had charge of the sacrifices were distinguished from the rest of the Levitical priests, "as they which come near to the Lord, and Eze 42:13 the priests that approach unto the Lord." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The keepers - To preserve the fire perpetually on the altar. |
26 And unto Abiathar [054] the priest [03548] said [0559] the king [04428], Get [03212] thee to Anathoth [06068], unto thine own fields [07704]; for thou art worthy [0376] of death [04194]: but I will not at this time [03117] put thee to death [04191], because thou barest [05375] the ark [0727] of the Lord [0136] GOD [03069] before [06440] David [01732] my father [01], and because thou hast been afflicted [06031] in all wherein my father [01] was afflicted [06031].
27 So Solomon [08010] thrust out [01644] Abiathar [054] from being priest [03548] unto the LORD [03068]; that he might fulfil [04390] the word [01697] of the LORD [03068], which he spake [01696] concerning the house [01004] of Eli [05941] in Shiloh [07887].
7 And he conferred [01697] with Joab [03097] the son [01121] of Zeruiah [06870], and with Abiathar [054] the priest [03548]: and they following [0310] Adonijah [0138] helped [05826] him.
13 Then said [0559] he unto me, The north [06828] chambers [03957] and the south [01864] chambers [03957], which are before [06440] the separate place [01508], they be holy [06944] chambers [03957], where the priests [03548] that approach [07138] unto the LORD [03068] shall eat [0398] the most [06944] holy things [06944]: there shall they lay [03240] the most [06944] holy things [06944], and the meat offering [04503], and the sin offering [02403], and the trespass offering [0817]; for the place [04725] is holy [06918].
11 It shall be for the priests [03548] that are sanctified [06942] of the sons [01121] of Zadok [06659]; which have kept [08104] my charge [04931], which went not astray [08582] when the children [01121] of Israel [03478] went astray [08582], as the Levites [03881] went astray [08582].
15 But the priests [03548] the Levites [03881], the sons [01121] of Zadok [06659], that kept [08104] the charge [04931] of my sanctuary [04720] when the children [01121] of Israel [03478] went astray [08582] from me, they shall come near [07126] to me to minister [08334] unto me, and they shall stand [05975] before [06440] me to offer [07126] unto me the fat [02459] and the blood [01818], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]:
19 And thou shalt give [05414] to the priests [03548] the Levites [03881] that be of the seed [02233] of Zadok [06659], which approach [07138] unto me, to minister [08334] unto me, saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], a young [01121] [01241] bullock [06499] for a sin offering [02403].
36 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left [03498] in thine house [01004] shall come [0935] and crouch [07812] to him for a piece [095] of silver [03701] and a morsel [03603] of bread [03899], and shall say [0559], Put [05596] me, I pray thee, into one [0259] of the priests' offices [03550], that I may eat [0398] a piece [06595] of bread [03899].
45 And he said [01696] unto me, This [02090] chamber [03957], whose prospect [06440] is toward [01870] the south [01864], is for the priests [03548], the keepers [08104] of the charge [04931] of the house [01004].
49 But Aaron [0175] and his sons [01121] offered [06999] upon the altar [04196] of the burnt offering [05930], and on the altar [04196] of incense [07004], and were appointed for all the work [04399] of the place most [06944] holy [06944], and to make an atonement [03722] for Israel [03478], according to all that Moses [04872] the servant [05650] of God [0430] had commanded [06680].
50 And these are the sons [01121] of Aaron [0175]; Eleazar [0499] his son [01121], Phinehas [06372] his son [01121], Abishua [050] his son [01121],
51 Bukki [01231] his son [01121], Uzzi [05813] his son [01121], Zerahiah [02228] his son [01121],
52 Meraioth [04812] his son [01121], Amariah [0568] his son [01121], Ahitub [0285] his son [01121],
53 Zadok [06659] his son [01121], Ahimaaz [0290] his son [01121].
3 And David [01732] distributed [02505] them, both Zadok [06659] of the sons [01121] of Eleazar [0499], and Ahimelech [0288] of the sons [01121] of Ithamar [0385], according to their offices [06486] in their service [05656].