2 Chronicles 31:12

2 Chronicles 31:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes and dedicated gifts. Konaniah, a Levite, was the overseer in charge of these things, and his brother Shimei was next in rank.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they faithfully brought in the contributions, the tithes, and the dedicated things. The chief officer in charge of them was Conaniah the Levite, with Shimei his brother as second,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they faithfully brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things; Cononiah the Levite had charge of them, and Shimei his brother was the next.

Context of 2 Chronicles 31:12

10The leader of the priests, Azariah from Zadok's clan, said, ‘The people have brought a lot of gifts to the Lord's temple. Since they started to do that, we have had enough food to eat. There has been a lot more food than we need. The Lord has blessed his people, so we still have all this extra food.’ 11Hezekiah told them that they must prepare some rooms in the temple to store the things. When they had done that, they put in there the gifts, the tithes and the holy things. A Levite called Konaniah had to take care of all these things. His brother Shimei helped him. 13Konaniah and Shimei had authority over these people: Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath and Benaiah. King Hezekiah chose all these men to do this work. Azariah was the priest who had authority over the temple. 14Imnah's son Kore, a Levite, was the guard who watched the East Gate of the temple. He received the gifts that people offered to the Lord. He had authority to share among the priests and the Levites the gifts that people brought and the holy things.

2 Chronicles 31:12 word by word

וַיָּבִ֨יאוּ אֶת־הַתְּרוּמָ֧ה וְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛ר וְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה וַעֲלֵיהֶ֤ם נָגִיד֙ כָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּ הַלֵּוִ֔י וְשִׁמְעִ֥י אָחִ֖יהוּ מִשְׁנֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And brought inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• the offeringsתְּרוּמָהterûmâh terûmâh · contributionH8641
• and the tithesמַעֲשֵׂרma‛ăώêr ma‛ăώar ma‛aώrâh · titheH4643
• and the dedicatedקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• faithfullyאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530
• over which Cononiahכּוֹנַנְיָ֫הוּkônanyâhû · ConaniahH3562
• the Leviteלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• rulerנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
• and Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshim‛îy · ShimeiH8096
• his brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• the nextמִשְׁנֶהmishneh · secondH4932

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 31:12

• 2 Kings 12:15Those men did not have to give a report on how they used the money. People knew that they were honest men.
• 1 Chronicles 26:20Other Levites kept the valuable things in the temple safe. That included the money and the gifts that people had offered to God.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 31:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Shimei - was the next - He was assistant to Cononiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1811-18. Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord--storehouses, granaries, or cellars; either the old ones, which had been allowed through neglect to fall into decay, were to be repaired, or additional ones built. Private individuals brought their own first-fruits to the temple; but the tithes were levied by the Levites, who kept a faithful account of them in their several places of abode and transmitted the allotted proportion to the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 31:12

• Church and State
• Cononiah
• Hezekiah
• Levites
• Priest
• Shimei
• Tithes

In the dictionaries

• Levite
• Shimei
• Levi, Levite
• Azariah
• Hezekiah
• Conaniah
• Hezekiah (2)
• Names, Proper
• Priests and Levites
• Sacrifice

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