Then King Solomon summoned into his presence at Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark of the Lord’s covenant from Zion, the City of David.
Numbers 7:2 - New International Version (Anglicised) Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of families who were the tribal leaders in charge of those who were counted, made offerings. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The princes or leaders of Israel, heads of their fathers' houses, made offerings. These were the leaders of the tribes and were over those who were numbered. American Standard Version (1901) that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, offered. These were the princes of the tribes, these are they that were over them that were numbered: Common English Bible The chiefs of Israel, the leaders of their households, made their presentations. They were the tribal chiefs and those who were in charge of the enlistment. Catholic Public Domain Version that the leaders of Israel and the heads of the families, who were in each tribe and who were in charge of those who had been numbered, offered Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The princes of Israel and the heads of the families, in every tribe, who were the rulers of them who had been numbered, offered |
Then King Solomon summoned into his presence at Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark of the Lord’s covenant from Zion, the City of David.
His officials also contributed voluntarily to the people and the priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah and Jehiel, the officials in charge of God’s temple, gave the priests two thousand six hundred Passover offerings and three hundred cattle.
The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: ‘This is what the Lord commands:
Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted from them the gold – all the handcrafted articles.