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2 Chronicles 31:10
10And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok spoke to him and said, Since they began to bring the heave-offerings into the house of Jehovah, we have eaten and been satisfied and have left plenty; for Jehovah has blessed his people; and what is left is this great store.
2 Chronicles 31:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the Lord hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
- New International Version (NIV)and Azariah the chief priest, from the family of Zadok, answered, “Since the people began to bring their contributions to the temple of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and plenty to spare, because the Lord has blessed his people, and this great amount is left over.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Azariah the chief priest, who was of the house of Zadok, answered him, "Since they began to bring the contributions into the house of the Lord, we have eaten and had enough and have plenty left, for the Lord has blessed his people, so that we have this large amount left."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Azariah the chief priest, from the house of Zadok, answered him and said, “Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and have plenty left, for the Lord has blessed His people; and what is left is this great abundance.”
Context of 2 Chronicles 31:10
8And Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, and they blessed Jehovah, and his people Israel. 9And Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok spoke to him and said, Since they began to bring the heave-offerings into the house of Jehovah, we have eaten and been satisfied and have left plenty; for Jehovah has blessed his people; and what is left is this great store. 11And Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Jehovah; and they prepared [them], 12and brought in the heave-offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully; and over these Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו עֲזַרְיָ֧הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֛ן הָרֹ֖אשׁ לְבֵ֣ית צָד֑וֹק וַ֠יֹּאמֶר מֵהָחֵ֨ל הַתְּרוּמָ֜ה לָבִ֣יא בֵית־יְהוָ֗ה אָכ֨וֹל וְשָׂב֤וֹעַ וְהוֹתֵר֙ עַד־לָר֔וֹב כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ בֵּרַ֣ךְ אֶת־עַמּ֔וֹ וְהַנּוֹתָ֖ר אֶת־הֶהָמ֥וֹן הַזֶּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
- Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ‛ăzaryâh ‛ăzaryâhû · AzariahH5838
- chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
- priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- Zadokצָדוֹקtsâdôq · ZadokH6659
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- beganחָלַלchâlal · to boreH2490
- bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- satisfiedשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
- leftיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
- blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 31:10
- 2 Chronicles 26:17And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him priests of Jehovah, eighty valiant men;
- 1 Kings 2:35And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his stead over the host; and Zadok the priest the king put in the stead of Abiathar.
- 1 Chronicles 6:8and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz,
- Ezekiel 44:15But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall approach unto me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to present unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord Jehovah.
- Proverbs 3:9Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
- Haggai 2:18Consider, I pray you, from this day and onward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth [month], from the day that the foundation of Jehovah's temple was laid, consider [it].
- Malachi 3:10Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it.
- 1 Timothy 4:8for bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for everything, having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come.
- 2 Kings 4:43And his attendant said, How shall I set this before a hundred men? And he said, Give the people that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah: They shall eat, and shall have to spare.
- Matthew 15:37And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was over and above of the fragments seven baskets full;
- Philippians 4:18But I have all things in full supply and abound; I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things [sent] from you, an odour of sweet savour, an acceptable sacrifice, agreeable to God.
- Genesis 26:12And Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold; and Jehovah blessed him.
- Genesis 30:27And Laban said to him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes — I have discovered that Jehovah has blessed me for thy sake.
- Leviticus 25:21then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, that it may bring forth produce for three years;
- Leviticus 26:4then I will give your rain in the season thereof, and the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit;
- Deuteronomy 28:8Jehovah will command blessing on thee in thy granaries, and in all the business of thy hand; and he will bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 31:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10If this Azariah was the same as he who resisted Uzziah 2 Chronicles 26:17-20, he must have held his office at least 33 years. Compare 2 Chronicles 27:1; 2 Chronicles 28:1. The Lord hath blessed his people - i. e. God has made the harvest unusually abundant, and hence the great amount of tithes and first-fruits.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The people's great generosity reminds us of when they first built the tabernacle (Exodus 36:3–5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Azariah ... answered ... we have had enough--This is probably the person mentioned (2Ch 26:17), and his reply was to the following purport: There has been an abundant harvest, and a corresponding plenty in the incoming of first-fruits and tithes; the people have testified their gratitude to Him who has crowned the year with His goodness by their liberality towards His servants. 2Ch 31:11-19. Hezekiah Appoints Officers to Dispose of the Tithes.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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