KJV ORIGINAL
And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And there were seventy of Israel's respected leaders standing there, with Jaazaniah (Shaphan's son) right in the middle of them. Each one had their own incense burner, and thick clouds of incense were rising up everywhere.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even the people who were supposed to lead God's people the right way were doing their own thing in secret.
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