1 Chronicles 4:23 Meaning and Explanation
“These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.”
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What Does 1 Chronicles 4:23 Mean?
The section closes by describing the trades of these clans: they were potters and those who lived among plantings and hedges, settled in towns where they did the king's work. Their lives were bound to royal service through their craft.
Their humble, useful labor in the service of the king is set down as worthy of remembrance. God honors faithful work in its place, and the picture of servants laboring for their king quietly anticipates the joy of serving the King of kings.
1 Chronicles 4:23 in the Original Language
yotser (יוֹצֵר), 'potter' -- one who shapes clay; the same root pictures God forming His people as a potter shapes the vessel.
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What does 1 Chronicles 4:23 mean?
These families were potters and gardeners who dwelt in royal settlements, working there in the king's service.