📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 9:30
What does 1 Chronicles 9:30 mean?
"Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices."
— 1 Chronicles 9:30 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
They stayed around God’s house, because that duty was on them; and to their duty was its opening morning by morning.
Certain of them were in charge of the vessels of service; for these were brought in by count, and these were taken out by count.
Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, over the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.
Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixing of the spices.
Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans.
Some of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the show bread, to prepare it every Sabbath.
These are the singers, heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, who lived in the rooms and were free from other service; for they were employed in their work day and night.
Explanation
This verse comes from a section of 1 Chronicles that lists the various responsibilities Levites and priests carried out in maintaining temple worship. In plain language, it simply tells us that certain priestly families were given the specific task of preparing and mixing the spices used in temple service—likely for anointing oil, incense, or offerings that required aromatic ingredients blended according to prescribed recipes (see Exodus 30:22-38 for the kind of formulas involved).
The book of 1 Chronicles was likely compiled by Ezra or a similar le
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