2 Chronicles 31

Idols Are Destroyed

1Now when allH3605 thisH2088 was finishedH3615, allH3605 IsraelH3478 who wereH4672 presentH4672 wentH3318 outH3318 to the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, 1brokeH7665 the memorialH4676 stonesH4676 inH7665 piecesH7665, cutH1438 downH1438 the 2AsherimH842 and pulledH5422 downH5422 the highH1116 placesH1116 and the altarsH4196 throughoutH4480H3605 JudahH3063 and BenjaminH1144, as well as in EphraimH669 and ManassehH4519, untilH5704 3they had destroyedH3615 them allH3615. Then allH3605 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 returnedH7725 to their citiesH5892, eachH376 to his possessionH272.

2And HezekiahH2396 appointedH5975 4the divisionsH4256 of the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 by their divisionsH4256, eachH376 accordingH6310 to his serviceH5656, both the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881, 5for burntH5930 offeringsH5930 and for peaceH8002 offeringsH8002, to serveH8334 and to giveH3034 thanksH3034 and to praiseH1984 in the gatesH8179 of the campH4264 of the LordH3068.

Reforms Continued

3He also appointed 6the king’sH4428 portionH4521 of his propertyH7399 for the burntH5930 offeringsH5930, namely, for the morningH1242 and eveningH6153 burntH5930 offeringsH5930, and the burntH5930 offeringsH5930 for the SabbathsH7676 and for the newH2320 moonsH2320 and for the appointedH4150 festivalsH4150, 7as it is writtenH3789 in the LawH8451 of the LordH3068. 4Also he toldH559 the peopleH5971 who livedH3427 in JerusalemH3389 to giveH5414 8the portionH4521 due to the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881, so that they might devoteH2388 themselves to 9the LawH8451 of the LordH3068. 5As soon as the 10orderH1697 spreadH6555, the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 abundantlyH7235 providedH7235 the firstH7225 fruitsH7225 of grainH1715, newH8492 wineH8492, oilH3323, honeyH1706, and of allH3605 the produceH8393 of the fieldH7704; and they broughtH935 inH935 abundantlyH7230 11the titheH4643 of everythingH3605. 6The sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and JudahH3063 who livedH3427 in the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 alsoH1571 broughtH935 inH935 the titheH4643 of oxenH1241 and sheepH6629, and 12the titheH4643 of 13sacredH6944 giftsH6944 which were consecratedH6942 to the LordH3068 their GodH430, and placedH5414 them in heapsH6194. 7In the thirdH7992 monthH2320 they beganH2490 to 14makeH3245 the heapsH6194, and they finishedH3615 them by the seventhH7637 monthH2320. 8When HezekiahH2396 and the rulersH8269 cameH935 and sawH7200 the heapsH6194, they blessedH1288 the LordH3068 and 15His peopleH5971 IsraelH3478. 9Then HezekiahH2396 questionedH1875 the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 concerningH5921 the heapsH6194. 10AzariahH5838, the chiefH7218 priestH3548 16of the houseH1004 of ZadokH6659, saidH559 to 17him, “18SinceH4480 the contributionsH8641 startedH2490 comingH935 into the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, we have hadH7646 enoughH7646 to eatH398 with plentyH7230 leftH3498 overH3498, for the LordH3068 has blessedH1288 His peopleH5971, and thisH2088 greatH1995 quantityH1995 is leftH3498 overH3498.”

11Then HezekiahH2396 commandedH559 them to prepareH3559 19roomsH3957 in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, and they preparedH3559 them. 12They faithfullyH530 broughtH935 inH935 the contributionsH8641, the tithesH4643, and the consecratedH6944 thingsH6944; and ConaniahH3562 the LeviteH3881 was the officerH5057 inH5921 chargeH5921 20ofH5921 them, and his brotherH251 ShimeiH8096 was secondH4932. 13JehielH3171, AzaziahH5812, NahathH5184, AsahelH6214, JerimothH3406, JozabadH3107, ElielH447, IsmachiahH3253, MahathH4287, and BenaiahH1141 were overseersH6496 21underH4480 the authorityH3027 of ConaniahH3562 and his brotherH251 ShimeiH8096 by the appointmentH4662 of KingH4428 HezekiahH2396, and 22AzariahH5838 was the chief officerH5057 of the houseH1004 of GodH430. 14KoreH6981 the sonH1121 of ImnahH3232 the LeviteH3881, the keeperH7778 of the easternH4217 gate, was inH5921 chargeH5921 ofH5921 the 23voluntaryH5071 offeringsH5071 for GodH430, to distributeH5414 the contributionsH8641 for the LordH3068 and the mostH6944 holyH6944 thingsH6944. 1524UnderH5921 his authorityH3027 were 25EdenH5730, MiniaminH4509, JeshuaH3091, ShemaiahH8098, AmariahH568, and ShecaniahH7935, in 26the citiesH5892 of the priestsH3548, to distributeH5414 their portions faithfullyH530 to their brothersH251 by divisionsH4256, whether greatH1419 or smallH6996, 16withoutH4480H905 regard to their genealogicalH3187 enrollmentH3187, to the malesH2145 from 2728thirtyH7969 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605--everyoneH3605 who enteredH935 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 29for his dailyH3117 obligationsH1697--for their workH5656 in their dutiesH4931 according to their divisionsH4256; 17as well as the priestsH3548 who were enrolledH3187 genealogicallyH3187 according to their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, and the LevitesH3881 30from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, by their dutiesH4931 and their divisionsH4256. 18The genealogicalH3187 enrollmentH3187 included 31allH3605 their littleH2945 childrenH2945, their wivesH802, their sonsH1121, and their daughtersH1323, for the wholeH3605 assemblyH6951, for they consecratedH6942 themselves 32faithfullyH530 in holinessH6944. 19Also for the sonsH1121 of AaronH175, the priestsH3548, who were in 33the pastureH4054 landsH7704 of their citiesH5892, or in eachH5892 and everyH3605 cityH5892, 34there were menH376 whoH834 were designatedH5344 by nameH8034 to distributeH5414 portionsH4490 to everyH3605 maleH2145 among the priestsH3548 and to everyoneH3605 genealogicallyH3187 enrolledH3187 among the LevitesH3881.

20HezekiahH2396 didH6213 thisH2088 throughoutH3605 JudahH3063; and 35he didH6213 whatH2896 was goodH2896, rightH3477, and trueH571 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 his GodH430. 21EveryH3605 workH4639 whichH834 he beganH2490 in the serviceH5656 of the houseH1004 of GodH430 in the LawH8451 and in the commandmentH4687, seekingH1875 his GodH430, he didH6213 with allH3605 his heartH3824 and 36prosperedH6743.