2 Chronicles 35:9Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings five thousand small livestock, and five hundred head of cattle.
The setting
Jerusalem, 622 BC. King Josiah's massive Passover celebration. Levite leaders pooling resources to provide 5,000 animals for the nation's worship in modern-day Israel.
The emotion here: recording with admiration at unprecedented generosity
The original word
nāṯan (נָתַן) — to give deliberately, bestow as a gift
Why it matters
This was the largest Passover celebration since Solomon's time, 300 years earlier
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 35:9
These were FAMILY businesses — brothers working together to fund national worship
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about animal sacrifice, but it's actually about community leaders stepping up to fund the largest worship celebration in centuries.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 35:9 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 35:9 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include generosity, service, priesthood. Notable phrases: chiefs of the Levites; gave to the Levites.
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“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
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