New English Translation
2 Chronicles 31:10
10Azariah, the head priest from the family of Zadok, said to him, “Since the contributions began arriving in the Lord’s temple, we have had plenty to eat and have a large quantity left over. For the Lord has blessed his people, and this large amount remains.”
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
8When Hezekiah and the officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and pronounced blessings on his people Israel. 9When Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the heaps, Azariah, the head priest from the family of Zadok, said to him, “Since the contributions began arriving in the Lord’s temple, we have had plenty to eat and have a large quantity left over. For the Lord has blessed his people, and this large amount remains.” 11Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the Lord’s temple. When this was done, 12they brought in the contributions, tithes, and consecrated items that had been offered. Konaniah, a Levite, was in charge of all this, assisted by his brother Shimei.
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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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ‛ăzaryâh ‛ăzaryâhû · AzariahH5838
- the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
- priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- of Zadokצָדוֹקtsâdôq · ZadokH6659
- answeredאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- beganחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: beginH2490
- to bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- the offeringsתְּרוּמָהterûmâh terûmâh · contributionH8641
- into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- we have had enoughשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
- to eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- and have leftיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
- plentyרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
- hath blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
- his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- this great storeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 31:10
- 2 Chronicles 26:17Azariah the priest and eighty other brave priests of the Lord followed him in.
- 1 Kings 2:35The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place.
- 1 Chronicles 6:8Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
- Ezekiel 44:15“‘But the Levitical priests, the descendants of Zadok who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, will approach me to minister to me; they will stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood, declares the sovereign Lord.
- Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;
- Haggai 2:18‘Think carefully about the past: from today, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, to the day work on the temple of the Lord was resumed, think about it.
- Malachi 3:10“Bring the entire tithe into the storehouse so that there may be food in my temple. Test me in this matter,” says the Lord who rules over all, “to see if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until there is no room for it all.
- 1 Timothy 4:8For “physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”
- 2 Kings 4:43But his attendant said, “How can I feed a hundred men with this?” He replied, “Set it before the people so they may eat, for this is what the Lord says, ‘They will eat and have some left over.’”
- Matthew 15:37They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.
- Philippians 4:18For I have received everything, and I have plenty. I have all I need because I received from Epaphroditus what you sent – a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, very pleasing to God.
- Genesis 26:12When Isaac planted in that land, he reaped in the same year a hundred times what he had sown, because the Lord blessed him.
- Genesis 30:27But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me on account of you.”
- Leviticus 25:21I will command my blessing for you in the sixth year so that it may yield the produce for three years,
- Leviticus 26:4I will give you your rains in their time so that the land will give its yield and the trees of the field will produce their fruit.
- Deuteronomy 28:8The Lord will decree blessing for you with respect to your barns and in everything you do – yes, he will bless you in the land he is giving you.
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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