Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 31

1When allכָּל־kol-H3605thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063had endedוּכְכַלּ֣וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615,the Israelitesכָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לkol- Yis.ra.'ElH3605 H3478in attendanceהַֽנִּמְצְאִים֮ha.nim.tze.'ImH4672went outיָצְא֨וּya.tze.'UH3318to the citiesלְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063and broke upוַיְשַׁבְּר֣וּvay.sha.be.RuH7665the sacred pillarsהַמַּצֵּב֣וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676,chopped downוַיְגַדְּע֣וּvay.ga.de.'UH1438the Asherah polesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֡יםha.'a.she.RimH842,and tore downוַיְנַתְּצ֣וּvay.na.te.TzuH5422אֶת־'et-H853the high placesהַ֠בָּמוֹתHa.ba.motH1116וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֞תha.miz.be.ChotH4196throughoutמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֛ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,as well as in Ephraimוּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִםu.ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519,untilעַד־'ad-H5704they had utterly destroyed them allלְכַלֵּ֑הle.kha.LehH3615.Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478returnedוַיָּשׁ֜וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to their citiesלְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.'a.rei.HemH5892,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his own propertyלַאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹla.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

2Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֡הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396reestablishedוַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975אֶת־'et-H853the divisionsמַחְלְק֣וֹתmach.le.KotH4256of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְ֠הַלְוִיִּם עַֽל־Ve.hal.vi.yim 'al-H3881 H5921—each of themאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376מַחְלְקוֹתָ֞םmach.le.ko.TamH4256according toכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310their dutiesעֲבֹדָת֗וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656as priestsלַכֹּהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548or Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881—for the burnt offeringsלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930and peace offeringsוְלִשְׁלָמִ֑יםve.lish.la.MimH8002,for ministryלְשָׁרֵת֙le.sha.RetH8334,for giving thanksוּלְהֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034,and for singing praisesוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984at the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068dwellingמַחֲנ֥וֹתma.cha.NotH4264.

Contributions for Worship

3The kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428contributedוּמְנָת֩u.me.NatH4521fromמִן־min-H4480his own possessionsרְכוּשׁ֜וֹre.khu.ShoH7399for the regular morningהַבֹּ֣קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242and eveningלָעֹל֗וֹת וְהָעֶ֔רֶבla.'o.Lot ve.ha.'E.revH6153 H5930burnt offeringsלְעֹלוֹת֙le.'o.lOtH5930and for the burnt offeringsוְהָ֣עֹל֔וֹתve.Ha.'o.LotH5930on the Sabbathsלַשַּׁבָּת֖וֹתla.sha.ba.TotH7676,New Moonsוְלֶחֳדָשִׁ֣יםve.le.cho.da.ShimH2320,and appointed feastsוְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםve.la.mo.'a.DimH4150,as writtenכַּכָּת֖וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Moreover, he commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971livingלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יle.yo.she.VeiH3427in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to makeלָתֵ֕תla.TetH5414a contributionמְנָ֥תme.NatH4521for the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881so thatלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616they could devote themselvesיֶחֶזְק֖וּye.chez.KuH2388to the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5As soon as the orderהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697went outוְכִפְרֹ֣ץve.khif.RotzH6555,the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478generously providedהִרְבּ֤וּhir.BuH7235the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of the grainדָּגָ֗ןda.GanH1715,new wineתִּיר֤וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492,oilוְיִצְהָר֙ve.yitz.HarH3323,and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,and of allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the produceתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393of the fieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704,and they brought inהֵבִֽיאוּ׃he.Vi.'uH935an abundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230—a titheוּמַעְשַׂ֥רu.ma'.SarH4643of everythingהַכֹּ֛לha.KolH3605.

6And the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לu.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and Judahitesוִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063who livedהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063הֵ֗םHemH1992alsoגַּם־gam-H1571broughtהֵבִ֕יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935a titheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of their herdsבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241and flocksוָצֹ֔אןva.TzonH6629and a titheוּמַעְשַׂ֣רu.ma'.SarH4643of the holy thingsקָֽדָשִׁ֔יםka.da.ShimH6944consecratedהַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖יםham.ku.da.ShimH6942to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and they laid themוַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414in large heapsH6194.

7In the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320they beganהֵחֵ֥לּוּhe.Che.luH2490building upלְיִסּ֑וֹדle.yi.SodH3245the heapsהָעֲרֵמ֖וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194,and they finishedכִּלּֽוּ׃ סki.LuH3615in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthוּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320.

8When Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and his officialsוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935and viewedוַיִּרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853the heapsהָעֲרֵמ֑וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194,they blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכוּ֙vay.va.ra.KhuH1288אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and His peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

9Then Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396questionedוַיִּדְרֹ֣שׁvai.yid.RoshH1875the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesעַל־ וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם'al- ve.hal.vi.YimH3881 H5921aboutעַל־'al-H5921the heapsהָעֲרֵמֽוֹת׃ha.'a.re.MotH6194,

10and Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֧הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838,the chiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548of the householdלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Zadokוַיֹּ֣אמֶר צָד֑וֹקvai.Yo.mer tza.DokH6659 H559,answeredוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Since the people beganמֵהָחֵ֨לme.ha.ChelH2490to bringלָבִ֣יאla.Vi'H935their contributionsהַתְּרוּמָ֜הha.te.ru.MahH8641into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,we have had enoughוְשָׂב֤וֹעַve.sa.Vo.a'H7646to eatאָכ֨וֹל'a.KholH398,and there is plentyלָר֔וֹבla.RovH7230left overוְהוֹתֵר֙ עַד־ve.ho.Ter 'ad-H3498 H5704,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has blessedבֵּרַ֣ךְbe.RakhH1288אֶת־'et-H853His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971;thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088great abundanceהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995is what is left overוְהַנּוֹתָ֖רve.ha.no.TarH3498אֶת־'et-H853.”

Hezekiah Organizes the Priests

11Then Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396commanded themוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to prepareלְהָכִ֧יןle.ha.KhinH3559storeroomsלְשָׁכ֛וֹתle.sha.KhotH3957in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and they did soוַיָּכִֽינוּ׃vai.ya.Khi.nuH3559.

12And they faithfully brought inוַיָּבִ֨יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935אֶת־'et-H853בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530the contributionsהַתְּרוּמָ֧הha.te.ru.MahH8641,tithesוְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛רve.ha.ma.'a.SerH4643,and dedicated giftsוְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםve.ha.ko.da.ShimH6944.Conaniahכָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּko.nan.ya.huH3562the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881was the officerנָגִיד֙na.GidH5057in charge of themוַעֲלֵיהֶ֤םva.'a.lei.HemH5921,and his brotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֥יve.shim.'IH8096was secondמִשְׁנֶֽה׃mish.NehH4932.

13Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לvi.chi.'ElH3171,Azaziahוַ֠עֲזַזְיָהוּVa.'a.zaz.ya.huH5812,Nahathוְנַ֨חַתve.Na.chatH5184,Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֜לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Jerimothוִֽירִימ֤וֹתvi.ri.MotH3406,Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָד֙ve.yo.za.VadH3107,Elielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֣לve.'e.li.'ElH447,Ismachiahוְיִסְמַכְיָ֔הוּve.yis.makh.Ya.huH3253,Mahathוּמַ֖חַתu.Ma.chatH4287,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֑הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141wereoverseersפְּקִידִ֗יםpe.ki.DimH6496under the authorityמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of Conaniahכָּֽנַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ka.v.nan.ya.huH3562and his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096,by appointmentבְּמִפְקַד֙be.mif.KadH4662of Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and of Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the chief officialנְגִ֥ידne.GidH5057of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

14Koreוְקוֹרֵ֨אve.ko.Re'H6981sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Imnahיִמְנָ֤הyim.NahH3232the Leviteהַלֵּוִי֙ha.le.ViH3881,the keeperהַשּׁוֹעֵ֣רha.sho.'ErH7778of the East Gateלַמִּזְרָ֔חָהla.miz.Ra.chahH4217,was in chargeעַ֖ל'alH5921of the freewill offeringsנִדְב֣וֹתnid.VotH5071given to Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,distributingלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414the contributionsתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641to the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and the consecrated giftsH6944.

15Underוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921his authorityיָד֡וֹya.DoH3027,Edenעֵ֣דֶן'E.denH5731,Miniaminוּ֠מִנְיָמִןU.min.ya.minH4509,Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֨וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442,Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּu.she.ma'.Ya.huH8098,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ'a.mar.Ya.huH568,and Shecaniahוּשְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּu.she.khan.Ya.huH7935faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530distributedלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414portionsto theirלַאֲחֵיהֶם֙la.'a.chei.HemH251fellow priestsin their citiesבְּעָרֵ֥י הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםbe.'a.Rei ha.ko.ha.NimH5892 H3548,according to their divisionsבְּמַחְלְק֔וֹתbe.mach.le.KotH4256,oldכַּגָּד֖וֹלka.ga.DolH1419andyoung alikeכַּקָּטָֽן׃ka.ka.TanH6996.

16In additionמִלְּבַ֞דmi.le.VadH905, they distributed portionsto the malesלִזְכָרִ֗יםliz.kha.RimH2145registered by genealogyהִתְיַחְשָׂ֣םhit.yach.SamH3187who were threeשָׁל֤וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969years of ageמִבֶּ֨ן שָׁנִים֙mi.Ben sha.NimH1121 H8141or olderוּלְמַ֔עְלָהu.le.Ma'.lahH4605—to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605who would enterהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068for their dailyH3117dutiesלִדְבַר־lid.var-H1697for serviceלַעֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔םla.'a.Vo.da.TamH5656in the responsibilitiesבְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֖םbe.mish.me.ro.TamH4931of their divisionsכְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ke.mach.le.ko.tei.HemH4256—

17andוְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548enrolled according toאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1their familiesלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004in the genealogyH3187,as well as to the Levitesוְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םve.Hal.vi.YimH3881twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242years of ageמִבֶּ֛ן שָׁנָ֖הmi.Ben sha.NahH1121 H8141or olderוּלְמָ֑עְלָהu.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605,according to their responsibilitiesבְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.mish.me.ro.tei.HemH4931anddivisionsבְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.mach.le.ko.tei.HemH4256.

18The genealogyH3187included allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the little onesטַפָּ֧םta.PamH2945,wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םne.shei.HemH802,sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,and daughtersוּבְנוֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323of the wholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605assemblyקָהָ֑לka.HalH6951.Forכִּ֥יkiH3588they had faithfullyבֶאֱמוּנָתָ֖םve.'e.mu.na.TamH530consecrated themselvesיִתְקַדְּשׁוּ־yit.ka.de.shu-H6942as holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

19As for the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the descendantsוְלִבְנֵי֩ve.liv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175, who lived onthe farmlands aroundבִּשְׂדֵ֨י מִגְרַ֤שׁbis.Dei mig.RashH7704 H4054each of their citiesH5892or in any otherבְּכָל־be.kholH3605cityH5892,menאֲנָשִׁ֕ים'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were designatedנִקְּב֖וּni.ke.VuH5344by nameבְּשֵׁמ֑וֹתbe.she.MotH8034to distributeלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414a portionמָנ֗וֹתma.NotH4490to everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605maleזָכָר֙za.KharH2145among the priestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548and to everyוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605Leviteבַּלְוִיִּֽם׃bal.vi.YimH3881listed by the genealogiesהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂhit.ya.ChesH3187.

20So this is whatכָּזֹ֛אתka.ZotH2063Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.He didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213what was goodהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896and uprightוְהַיָּשָׁר֙ve.hai.ya.SharH3477and trueוְהָ֣אֱמֶ֔תve.Ha.'e.MetH571beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

21He actedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213with allוּבְכָֽל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his heartלְבָב֥וֹle.va.VoH3824in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605workמַעֲשֶׂ֞הma.'a.SehH4639thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he beganהֵחֵ֣ל׀he.ChelH2490in the serviceבַּעֲבוֹדַ֣תba.'a.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and in the lawוּבַתּוֹרָה֙u.va.to.RahH8451and the commandmentsוּבַמִּצְוָ֔הu.va.mitz.VahH4687,in order to seekלִדְרֹ֖שׁlid.RoshH1875his Godלֵֽאלֹהָ֑יוle.lo.HavH430.And so he prosperedוְהִצְלִֽיחַ׃ פve.hitz.Li.achH6743.

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Hezekiah Organizes the Priests

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 31