2 Chronicles 31:11

2 Chronicles 31:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord; and they prepared them,
• New International Version (NIV)Hezekiah gave orders to prepare storerooms in the temple of the Lord, and this was done.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them.

Context of 2 Chronicles 31:11

9“Where did all this come from?” Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites. 10And Azariah the high priest, from the family of Zadok, replied, “Since the people began bringing their gifts to the Lord’s Temple, we have had enough to eat and plenty to spare. The Lord has blessed his people, and all this is left over.” Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the Temple of the Lord. When this was done, 12the people faithfully brought all the gifts, tithes, and other items dedicated for use in the Temple. Conaniah the Levite was put in charge, assisted by his brother Shimei. 13The supervisors under them were Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah. These appointments were made by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the chief official in the Temple of God.

2 Chronicles 31:11 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ לְהָכִ֧ין לְשָׁכ֛וֹת בְּבֵ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה וַיָּכִֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהyechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · JehizkiahH3169
• commandedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to prepareכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• chambersלִשְׁכָּהlishkâh · chamberH3957
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 31:11

• Nehemiah 10:38“A priest—a descendant of Aaron—will be with the Levites as they receive these tithes. And a tenth of all that is collected as tithes will be delivered by the Levites to the Temple of our God and placed in the storerooms.
• Nehemiah 13:5had converted a large storage room and placed it at Tobiah’s disposal. The room had previously been used for storing the grain offerings, the frankincense, various articles for the Temple, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and olive oil (which were prescribed for the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers), as well as the offerings for the priests.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 31:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11To prepare chambers - To make granaries to lay up this superabundance.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 31:11

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

In the dictionaries

• Hezekiah
• Azariah
• Hezekiah (2)
• Names, Proper
• Priests and Levites
• Shimei
• Tithe
• New Moon

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