New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 31:1-10

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 throughoutH4480 H3605 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. 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.”

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Notes

1. 2 Chronicles 31:1 2 Kin 18:4 ↩
2. 2 Chronicles 31:1 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah) ↩
3. 2 Chronicles 31:1 Lit to completion ↩
4. 2 Chronicles 31:2 1 Chr 24:1 ↩
5. 2 Chronicles 31:2 1 Chr 23:28-31 ↩
6. 2 Chronicles 31:3 2 Chr 35:7 ↩
7. 2 Chronicles 31:3 Num 28:1-29:40 ↩
8. 2 Chronicles 31:4 Num 18:8 ↩
9. 2 Chronicles 31:4 Mal 2:7 ↩
10. 2 Chronicles 31:5 Lit word ↩
11. 2 Chronicles 31:5 Neh 13:12 ↩
12. 2 Chronicles 31:6 Lev 27:30; Deut 14:28 ↩
13. 2 Chronicles 31:6 Lit consecrated things ↩
14. 2 Chronicles 31:7 Lit lay ↩
15. 2 Chronicles 31:8 Deut 33:29; Ps 33:12; 144:15 ↩
16. 2 Chronicles 31:10 1 Chr 6:8, 9 ↩
17. 2 Chronicles 31:10 Lit him, and he said ↩
18. 2 Chronicles 31:10 Mal 3:10 ↩

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