169 verses contain “Service” (in the KJV: 130, in the BSB: 104) — showing 1–100
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Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
Finish this week’s
celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”
Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.”
And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to
embalm his father: and the physicians
embalmed Israel.
And Joseph directed the physicians in his
service to
embalm his father Israel. So they
embalmed him,
And they made their lives bitter with hard
bondage, in
morter, and in brick, and in all manner of
service in the field: all their
service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as He promised, you are to keep this service.
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’
And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the
Canaanites, and the
Hittites, and the
Amorites, and the
Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he
sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this
service in this month.
And when the LORD brings you into the land of the
Canaanites,
Hittites,
Amorites,
Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He
swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this
service in this month.
All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.
All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the
courtyard, shall be made of bronze.
And thou shalt take the
atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt
appoint it for the
service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a
memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an
atonement for your souls.
Take the
atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the
service of the Tent of Meeting. It will serve as a
memorial for the Israelites before the LORD to make
atonement for your lives.”
And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office,
as well as the
woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,
For Moses had said,
Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may
bestow upon you a blessing this day.
Afterward, Moses said, “
Today you have been ordained for
service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day.”
The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.
and the
woven garments for ministering in the holy place—both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.”
And they came, every one whose heart
stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD’S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his
service, and for the holy garments.
And
everyone whose heart
stirred him and whose spirit
prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its
services, and for the holy garments.
Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD’S offering: and every man, with whom was found
shittim wood for any work of the
service, brought it.
And all who could present an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to the LORD. Also,
everyone who had
acacia wood for any part of the
service brought it.
Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.
“So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”
And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the
service of the sanctuary, to make it
withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.
They received from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought to carry out the
service of constructing the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring
freewill offerings morning after morning,
And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.
and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.”
This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the
service of the Levites, by the hand of
Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.
This is the
inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of
Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.
From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made specially
woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, as well as the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,
the curtains of the
courtyard with its posts and bases; the
curtain for the gate of the
courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the
equipment for the
service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;
The cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons’ garments, to minister in the priest’s office.
and the
woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.
And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.
And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and
fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the
service of the tabernacle.
And the hangings of the court, and the
curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the
service thereof.
the curtains of the
courtyard, the
curtain for the entrance to the
courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the
service for these items.
And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the
candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary
wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the
service thereof.
Their duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the
curtain—all the
service for these items.
And under the
custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth
thereto,
The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its
equipment—all the
service for these items,
But those that
encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh
nigh shall be put to death.
Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the
sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a
service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.
This shall be the
service of the sons of
Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:
This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things.
But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and
appoint them every one to his
service and to his burden:
In order that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons are to go in and
assign each man his task and what he is to carry.
From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
from thirty to fifty years old, counting
everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:
And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.
the curtains of the
courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the
courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the
equipment for their
service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.
At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the
service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their
service: and ye shall
appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
All the
service of the Gershonites—all their transport duties and other work—is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons; you are to
assign to them all that they are responsible to carry.
This is the
service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of
Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
This is the
service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of
Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
from thirty to fifty years old, counting
everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.
And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,
This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases,
And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their
service: and by name ye shall
reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.
and the posts of the surrounding
courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their
equipment and everything related to their use. You shall
assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.
This is the
service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their
service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of
Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
This is the
service of the Merarite clans according to all their work at the Tent of Meeting, under the direction of
Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
These were counted from the Kohathite clans,
everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD.
These were counted from the Gershonite clans who served at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the LORD’s command.
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting.
According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.
At the LORD’s command they were numbered through Moses and each one was assigned his work and burden, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.
“Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”
Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen, as their service required,
And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their
service, under the hand of
Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their
service required, all under the direction of
Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
But unto the sons of
Kohath he gave none: because the
service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders.
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may
execute the
service of the LORD.
Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD.
And after that shall the Levites go in to do the
service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt
cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
After you have
cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting.
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the
service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an
atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come
nigh unto the sanctuary.
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the
service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make
atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”
And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
After that, the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Thus they did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:
“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:
But at the age of fifty, they must retire from performing the work and no longer serve.
But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.
After that, they may assist their brothers in
fulfilling their duties at the Tent of Meeting, but they themselves are not to do the work. This is how you are to
assign responsibilities to the Levites.”
Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the
service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come
nigh unto you.
They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.
Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest’s office for every thing of the altar, and within the
vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest’s office unto you as a
service of gift: and the stranger that cometh
nigh shall be put to death.
But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the
veil, and you are to perform that
service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”
And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Behold, I have given to the Levites all the
tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the
service of the Tent of Meeting.
But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.
And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.
And you and your households may eat the rest of it
anywhere; it is the compensation for your work at the Tent of Meeting.
It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double
hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall
bless thee in all that thou doest.
Do not regard it as a
hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of
service were worth twice the wages of a
hired hand. And the LORD your God will
bless you in all you do.
But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.
Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
When David came to Saul and entered his
service, Saul
admired him greatly, and David became his
armor-bearer.
And Saul sent to
Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
Then Saul sent word to
Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my
service, for I am pleased with him.”
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their
apparel, and his cupbearers, and his
ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the
service and
attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
Thy father made our yoke
grievous: now therefore make thou the
grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should
lighten the burden of your father’s
service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
And the pots, and the shovels, and the
snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass
wherewith they ministered, took they away.
They also took away the pots, shovels,
wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple
service.
These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.
These were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.
And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and
threescore; very able men for the work of the
service of the house of God.
and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of
Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the
service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.
Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of
Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.
Of
Zebulun, such as went forth to battle,
expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
From
Zebulun: 50,000 fit for
service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.
And of Asher, such as went forth to battle,
expert in war, forty thousand.
From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”
Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the
service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the
purifying of all holy things, and the work of the
service of the house of God;
but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the
service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the
purification of all the holy things, and the work of the
service of the house of God,
And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.
So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.
And David distributed them, both
Zadok of the sons of
Eleazar, and
Ahimelech of the sons of
Ithamar, according to their offices in their
service.
These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.
This was their appointed order for
service when they entered the house of the LORD, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their
forefather Aaron, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
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 number of the workmen according to their
service was:
Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of
Asaph, Heman, and
Jeduthun to
prophesy with the
accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this
service:
All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals,
psalteries, and harps, for the
service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to
Asaph,
Jeduthun, and Heman.
All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the
service of the house of God.
Asaph,
Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
All these of the sons of Obed-
edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the
service, were
threescore and two of Obed-
edom.
All these were descendants of Obed-
edom; they and their sons and brothers were capable men with strength to do the work—62 in all from Obed-
edom.
And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.
From the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.
And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the
valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s
service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of
valor.
Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.
for the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of service in the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD:
He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
the weight of all the gold articles for every kind of service; the weight of all the silver articles for every kind of service;
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor
forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the
service of the house of the LORD.
David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and
courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor
forsake you before all the work for the
service of the house of the LORD is finished.
And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the
service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of
workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of
service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.
The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the
service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your
disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”
The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to
consecrate his
service this day unto the LORD?
And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.
And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their
service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the
porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their
apparel; his cupbearers also, and their
apparel; and his
ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the
service and
attire of his attendants and cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
Thy father made our yoke
grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the
grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should
lighten the burden of your father’s
service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
Nevertheless, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.”
And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the
service of the house of the LORD, and
hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to
mend the house of the LORD.
Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who
supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to
hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.