"Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in…" — 2 Chronicles 31:17

2 Chronicles 31:17 · KJV

“Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;”

— 2 Chronicles 31:17

Verse 16

Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, {even} unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;

Verse 18

And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness: {set...: or, trust}

2 Chronicles 31 — Context

And next him {were} Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in {their} set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: {next...: Heb. at his hand} {set...: or, trust}

Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;

Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, {which were} in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:24

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.

1 Chronicles 23:27

For by the last words of David the Levites {were} numbered from twenty years old and above: {numbered: Heb. number}

Numbers 17:2-3

Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of {their} fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.

Numbers 3:15

Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

Numbers 4:3

From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Numbers 8:24

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: {to...: Heb. to war the warfare of, etc}

Numbers 4:42

And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,

Numbers 4:46

All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,