Catholic Public Domain Version
"Truly, scribes and teachers, from among the Levites who were porters, were over those who were carrying burdens for various uses. "
— 2 Chronicles 34:13, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“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. ”
“Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and set forward all who did the work in every kind of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.”
“supervised the laborers and all the foremen on their various jobs. Some of the Levites were scribes, officials, and guards.”
“But over them that carried burdens for divers uses, were scribes, and masters of the number of the Levites, and porters.”
“Had authority over the transport workers, giving directions to all who were doing any sort of work; and among the Levites there were scribes and overseers and door-keepers.”
“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.”
they delivered it into the hands of those who were in charge of the workers in the house of the Lord, so that they might repair the temple, and restore whatever was weak.
And they gave it to the artisans and the stoneworkers, so that they might buy stones from the quarries, and wood for the joints of the building and for the upper floors of the houses, which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
And they did everything faithfully. Now the overseers of the workers were Jahath and Obadiah, from the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, from the sons of Kohath, who were supervising the work. All were Levites who knew how to play musical instruments.
Truly, scribes and teachers, from among the Levites who were porters, were over those who were carrying burdens for various uses.
And when they carried out the money that had been brought into the temple of the Lord, Hilkiah the priest found the book of the law of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
And he said to Shaphan, the scribe: “I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord.” And he delivered it to him.
Then he took the volume to the king, and he reported to him, saying: “Behold, everything that you entrusted to your servants is completed.