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2 Chronicles

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So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So the Levites Leviite Adjective H3881 הַלְוִיִּ֜ם hal·vi·yim
Analysis:
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and all all manner Noun H3605 וְכָל־ ve·chol-
and all Judah Judah Noun H3063 יְהוּדָ֗ה ye·hu·dah
Analysis:
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did accomplish Verb H6213 וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ vai·ya·'a·su
to all all manner Noun H3605 כְּכֹ֣ל ke·chol
according to all things that Jehoiada Jehoiada Noun H3077 יְהֹויָדָ֣ע ye·ho·v·ya·da
the priest chief ruler Noun H3548 הַכֹּהֵן֒ hak·ko·hen
had commanded appoint Verb H6680 צִוָּה֮ tziv·vah
every man great Noun H376 אִ֣ישׁ ish
one great Noun H376 אֲנָשָׁ֔יו a·na·shav,
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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and took accept Verb H3947 וַיִּקְחוּ֙ vai·yik·chu
that were to come in abide Verb H935 בָּאֵ֣י ba·'ei
on the sabbath sabbath Noun H7676 הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת ha·shab·bat,
with them that were to go after Verb H3318 יֹוצְאֵ֣י yo·vtz·'ei
[out] on the sabbath sabbath Noun H7676 הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת ha·shab·bat;
for Jehoiada Jehoiada Noun H3077 יְהֹויָדָ֥ע ye·ho·v·ya·da
the priest chief ruler Noun H3548 הַכֹּהֵ֖ן hak·ko·hen
dismiss dismiss Verb H6362 פָטַ֛ר fa·tar
not the courses company Noun H4256 הַֽמַּחְלְקֹֽות׃ ham·mach·le·ko·vt.

Locations

Judah

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF(yehudhah):I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA1. The Natural Boundaries2. The Natural Divisions of Judah(1) The Maritime Plain(2) The Shephelah(3) The Hill Country of JudahII. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORYIII. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAHLITERATUREI. Geographical Data.Although the physical conformation of Western Palestine divides this l... View Details

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King James Bible So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.
Hebrew Greek English So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and commanded. And each one of them took every man his men that who were to come in on the sabbath, with them that those who were to go out on the sabbath: sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest dismissed did not dismiss any of the courses.divisions.
New American Standard Bible 1995 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and commanded. And each one of them took every man his men that who were to come in on the sabbath, with them that those who were to go out on the sabbath: sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest dismissed did not dismiss any of the courses.divisions.