Moreover he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to Yahweh’s law. As soon as the commandment went out, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, oil, honey, and of all the increase of the field; and they brought in the tithe of all things abundantly. The children of Israel and Judah, who lived in the cities of Judah, also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated to Yahweh their God, and laid them in heaps.
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Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of Yahweh’s camp. He also appointed the king’s portion of his possessions for the burnt offerings, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in Yahweh’s law. Moreover he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to Yahweh’s law. As soon as the commandment went out, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, oil, honey, and of all the increase of the field; and they brought in the tithe of all things abundantly. The children of Israel and Judah, who lived in the cities of Judah, also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated to Yahweh their God, and laid them in heaps.
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Moreover he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to Yahweh’s law.
As soon as the commandment went out, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, oil, honey, and of all the increase of the field; and they brought in the tithe of all things abundantly.
The children of Israel and Judah, who lived in the cities of Judah, also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated to Yahweh their God, and laid them in heaps.
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Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD.
And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps.
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Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to the law of the LORD.
And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first-fruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
And the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of hallowed things which were hallowed unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps.
Cross-references (30)
- Leviticus 27:30 (v6) “ ‘All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is Yahweh’s. It is holy to Yahweh.
- Nehemiah 13:12 (v5) Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the treasuries.
- Malachi 2:7 (v4) For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies.
- Numbers 18:8-21 (v4) Yahweh spoke to Aaron, “Behold, I myself have given you the command of my wave offerings, even all the holy things of the children of…
- Deuteronomy 14:28 (v6) At the end of every three years you shall bring all the tithe of your increase in the same year, and shall store it within your gates.
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- 2 Chronicles 11:16-17 (v6) After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice…
- Exodus 35:5 (v5) ‘Take from among you an offering to Yahweh. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as Yahweh’s offering: gold, silver, bronze,
- Exodus 35:20-29 (v5) All the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. They came, everyone whose heart stirred him up, and…
- Exodus 36:5-6 (v5) They spoke to Moses, saying, “The people have brought much more than enough for the service of the work which Yahweh commanded to make.”…
- Numbers 18:26-28 (v4) “Moreover you shall speak to the Levites, and tell them, ‘When you take of the children of Israel the tithe which I have given you from…
- 2 Chronicles 24:10-11 (v5) All the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had filled it. Whenever the chest was…
- Nehemiah 10:35-39 (v5) and to bring the first fruits of our ground, and the first fruits of all fruit of all kinds of trees, year by year, to Yahweh’s house; also…
- Nehemiah 12:44 (v5) On that day, men were appointed over the rooms for the treasures, for the wave offerings, for the first fruits, and for the tithes, to…
- Nehemiah 13:10-13 (v4) I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had each fled…
- Nehemiah 13:31 (v5) and for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the first fruits. Remember me, my God, for good.
- Proverbs 3:9 (v5) Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase:
- 1 Corinthians 9:9-14 (v4) For it is written in the law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.” Is it for the oxen that God cares, or…
- Galatians 6:6 (v4) But let him who is taught in the word share all good things with him who teaches.
- Exodus 22:29 (v5) “You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. “You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.
- Exodus 23:19 (v5) You shall bring the first of the first fruits of your ground into the house of Yahweh your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its…
- Exodus 34:22 (v5) “You shall observe the feast of weeks with the first fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of harvest at the year’s end.
- Exodus 34:26 (v5) “You shall bring the first of the first fruits of your ground to the house of Yahweh your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its…
- Leviticus 27:30-33 (v4) “ ‘All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is Yahweh’s. It is holy to Yahweh. If a man…
- Numbers 18:12 (v5) “I have given to you all the best of the oil, all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the first fruits of them which they give to…
- 2 Chronicles 31:16 (v4) in addition to those who were listed by genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even everyone who entered into Yahweh’s house,…
- Malachi 3:8-10 (v4) Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with the curse; for you…
- 1 Corinthians 15:20 (v5) But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruits of those who are asleep.
- 2 Corinthians 8:2-5 (v5) how in much proof of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their generosity. For…
- James 1:18 (v5) Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
- Revelation 14:4 (v5) These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv4–6 That their minds might not be entangled with provision…
That their minds might not be entangled with provision of worldly things, but that they might wholly and cheerfully serve the Lord.
The tithes and first fruits for the maintenance of the Priests and Levites.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv4–6 2Ch 31:4 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt…
2Ch 31:4 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD.
Ver. 4. That they might be encouraged.] That having των αναγκαιων χωρηγιαν, as Chrysostom hath it, a liberal subsistence, they might serve the Lord without distraction, and with much alacrity: for
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“ Pluribus intentus minor est ad singula sensus. ”
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv4–6 i.e. Freed from worldly cares and distractions, and enabled…
i.e. Freed from worldly cares and distractions, and enabled to give up themselves entirely to the serious study of God’s law, in which many of them were ignorant, and to the instruction, and direction, and quickening of the people in their several duties.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv4–6 Moreover, he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem…
Moreover, he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites,.... What was assigned unto them by the law of God by tithes, firstfruits, &c.
that they might be encouraged in the law of the Lord; in the study of it; that they might gain greater knowledge of it themselves, and be better able to instruct the people, which of late had been much neglected; and that they might be more at leisure for such service, and be free from all worldly business, care, and distraction of mind, was the design of this edict.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv4–6 Encouraged - Freed them from worldly cares and distractions,…
Encouraged - Freed them from worldly cares and distractions, and enabled to give up themselves entirely to the serious study of God's law, and to the instruction, and direction, and quickening of the people.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v5 Verse 5. Brought - the first-fruits] These were principally…
Verse 5. Brought - the first-fruits] These were principally for the maintenance of the priests and Levites; they brought tithes of all the produce of the field, whether commanded or not, as we see in the instance of honey, which was not to be offered to the Lord, Le 2:11, yet it appears it might be offered to the priests as first-fruits, or in the way of tithes.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv4–6 2Ch 31:4. That they might be encouraged in the…
2Ch 31:4. That they might be encouraged in the law of the Lord — Freed from worldly cares and distractions, and enabled to give up themselves entirely to the serious study of God’s law, and to the instruction, and direction, and quickening of the people.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv4–6 That they might be encouraged ... - i. e.…
That they might be encouraged ... - i. e. to devote themselves wholly to their proper work, the service of the sanctuary and the teaching of God’s Law 2Ch 17:7-9, and not engage in secular occupations. Compare Neh 13:10-14.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv4–6 Portion. Literally, "parts," (H.) first-fruits and tithes. M. ---…
Portion. Literally, "parts," (H.) first-fruits and tithes. M. --- Lord, without being taken off by worldly cares. It would be well if Christian princes would make an adequate provision for the ministers of religion: (v. 16.; T.) as the law of nature dictates, that those who serve the public should be supported by it. D.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v6 and laid them by heaps--The contributions began to be…
and laid them by heaps--The contributions began to be sent in shortly after the celebration of the passover, which had taken place in the middle of the second month. Some time would elapse before the king's order reached all parts of the kingdom. The wheat harvest occurred in the third month, so that the sheaves of that grain, being presented before any other, formed "the foundation," an under-layer in the corn stores of the temple. The first-fruits of their land produce which were successively sent in all the summer till the close of the fruit and vintage season, that is, the seventh month, continued to raise heap upon heap.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv4, 6 4. The portion of the priests and the Levites…
4. The portion of the priests and the Levites — That which was secured to them by the provisions of the law. Num_18:9-24.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv4–6 4. be encouraged in] R.V. give themselves to. Cp.…
4. be encouraged in] R.V. give themselves to. Cp. Neh_13:10-13.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv4–6 (4) Moreover.—Literally, And he said to the people, to…
(4) Moreover.—Literally, And he said to the people, to wit, to the dwellers in Jerusalem. (Comp. 2Ch_24:8; 1Ch_21:17.)
The portion of the priests and the Levites.—The firstfruits and tithes, ordained in Exo_23:19; Lev_27:30-33; Num_18:12; Num_18:20-24; Deufc. 26
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That they might be encouraged in the law.—Rather, that they might stick fast unto the law. For this use of châdzaq, comp. 2Sa_18:9, “his head stuck fast in the terebinth.” The meaning is, that they might be enabled to devote themselves wholly and solely to their religious duties, without being distracted by any secular anxieties. (See Neh_13:10, “And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given, for the Levites and the singers that did the work were fled every one to his field.”)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv4–6 He commanded to give the portion of the priests…
He commanded to give the portion of the priests that they might be encouraged. Hezekiah"s object was to send impulses of energy through the whole nation. The portions here spoken of are described originally in Exo_23:19; Num_18:11-27; Deu_14:22, Deu_14:23. After our word "encouraged," we may probably supply the words "to teach;" for see our ell 17:9.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv4, 6 As soon as the command was sent out
As soon as the command was sent out
This can stated in active form. AT: "As soon as the people heard the command" (See: Active or Passive)
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a tithe of everything
"a tenth of all their crops"
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life
obey
Israel
firstfruits
grain
wine
oil
honey
harvest
tenth
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v6 31:6 The tithes of the animals that piled .…
31:6 The tithes of the animals that piled . . . up in great heaps might refer to the proceeds from the sale of animals rather than the animals themselves. The law permitted the people to exchange the yield of the field for money (Deut 14:24-26) and to consume the meat at their homes (Deut 12:15).
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