The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 34:13 Explained

2 Chronicles 34:13

KJV: Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

YLT: and over the burden-bearers, and overseers of every one doing work for service and service; and of the Levites are scribes, and officers, and gatekeepers.

Darby: They were also over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that worked in any manner of service. And of the Levites were the scribes, and officers, and doorkeepers.

ASV: Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and set forward all that did the work in every manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Chronicles 34:13?

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What is the context of 2 Chronicles 34:13?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Also [they were] over the bearers of burdens, and [were] overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites [there were] scribes, and officers, and porters.

What does 2 Chronicles 34:13 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 34:12-21 - A Disturbing Discovery

The finding of the roll of the Law was a very significant incident. That it should have become so rare-apparently this was the only copy extant-was doubtless due to the destructive and desecrating efforts of Manasseh and other kings. Some pious hand had concealed it from the search of the inquisitors, and the secret had never been divulged. It is small wonder that the king's heart misgave him when he compared the divine ideal with the actual condition of things in Judah and Jerusalem. Here is an illustration of the way in which conscience may awake to the demands of God, which have long been buried amid the drift and rubbish of our lives, ignored and disobeyed. One day this neglect is brought suddenly and sadly home to us, and we cry out in an agony of conviction.

Let us read God's Word carefully and reverently, until we come on something which accuses us, and then stop to listen. We must submit ourselves to its scrutiny. We must allow it to divide between soul and spirit. We must enthrottle it, at whatever cost, as the critic of our lives. We must follow its leadings wherever it points the way. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 34

¹ Josiah's good reign
³ He destroys idolatry
⁸ He takes order for the repair of the temple
¹⁴ Hilkiah, having found a book of the law,
²¹ Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord
²³ Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time
²⁹ Josiah, causing it to be read in a solemn assembly, renews the covenant with God

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 34:13 mean?

And [were] over the burden bearers and [were] overseers of all who did work in and [any kind] of service and of the Levites [some were] scribes and officers and gatekeepers

וְעַ֣ל הַסַּבָּלִ֗ים וּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙ לְכֹל֙ עֹשֵׂ֣ה מְלָאכָ֔ה לַעֲבוֹדָ֖ה וַעֲבוֹדָ֑ה וּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔ם סוֹפְרִ֥ים וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים וְשׁוֹעֲרִֽים

וְעַ֣ל	And [were] over
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַסַּבָּלִ֗ים	the burden bearers
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: סַבָּל Sense: burden-bearer.
וּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙	and [were] overseers
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural Root: נָצַח Sense: to excel, be bright, be preeminent, be perpetual, be overseer, be enduring.
לְכֹל֙	of all
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
עֹשֵׂ֣ה	who did
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מְלָאכָ֔ה	work
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: מְלָאכָה Sense: occupation, work, business.
וַעֲבוֹדָ֑ה	and [any kind] of service
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: עֲבֹדָה Sense: labour, service.
וּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔ם	and of the Levites
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: לֵוִי Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
סוֹפְרִ֥ים	[some were] scribes
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: סָפַר Sense: to count, recount, relate.
וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים	and officers
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁטַר Sense: (Qal) official, officer.
וְשׁוֹעֲרִֽים	and gatekeepers
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural Root: שֹׁועֵר Sense: gatekeeper, porter.

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