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31:1 When all <03605> this <02063> was over <03615>, the Israelites <03478> who were <04672> in the cities <05892> of Judah <03063> went out <03318> and smashed <07665> the sacred pillars <04676>, cut down <01438> the Asherah poles <0842>, and demolished <05422> all <03605> the high places <01116> and altars <04196> throughout <03605> Judah <03063>, Benjamin <01144>, Ephraim <0669>, and Manasseh <04519>. Then all <03605> the Israelites <03478> <01121> returned <07725> to their own <0272> homes in their cities <05892>. 31:2 Hezekiah <02396> appointed <05975> the divisions <04256> of the priests <03548> and Levites <03881> to do their assigned <06310> tasks <05656>– to offer burnt sacrifices <05930> and present offerings <08002> and to serve <08334>, give thanks <03034>, and offer praise <01984> in the gates <08179> of the Lord’s <03069> sanctuary <04264>. 31:3 The king <04428> contributed some <04521> of <04480> what he owned <07399> for burnt sacrifices <05930>, including the morning <01242> and evening <06153> burnt sacrifices <05930> and the burnt sacrifices <05930> made on Sabbaths <07676>, new moon <02320> festivals <04150>, and at other appointed times prescribed <03789> in the law <08451> of the Lord <03068>. 31:4 He ordered <0559> the people <05971> living <03427> in Jerusalem <03389> to contribute <05414> the portion prescribed <04521> for the priests <03548> and Levites <03881> so <04616> they might be obedient <02388> to the law <08451> of the Lord <03068>. 31:5 When the edict <01697> was issued <06555>, the Israelites <03478> <01121> freely contributed <07235> the initial portion <07225> of their grain <01715>, wine <08492>, olive oil <03323>, honey <01706>, and all <03605> the produce <08393> of their fields <07704>. They brought a tenth <04643> of everything <03605>, which added up <0935> to a huge amount <07230>. 31:6 The Israelites <03478> <01121> and people of Judah <03063> who lived <03427> in the cities <05892> of Judah <03063> also <01571> contributed a tenth <04643> of their cattle <01241> and sheep <06629>, as well as a tenth <04643> of the holy <06944> items consecrated <06942> to the Lord <03068> their God <0430>. They brought <0935> them and placed <05414> them in many heaps <06194> <06194>. 31:7 In the third <07992> month <02320> they began <02490> piling <03245> their contributions <03245> in heaps <06194> and finished <03615> in the seventh <07637> month <02320>. 31:8 When Hezekiah <02396> and the officials <08269> came <0935> and saw <07200> the heaps <06194>, they praised <01288> the Lord <03068> and pronounced blessings on his people <05971> Israel <03478>. 31:9 When Hezekiah <02396> asked <01875> the priests <03548> and Levites <03881> about the heaps <06194>, 31:10 Azariah <05838>, the head <07218> priest <03548> from the family <01004> of Zadok <06659>, said <0559> to him, “Since the contributions <08641> began <02490> arriving <0935> in the Lord’s <03068> temple <01004>, we have had plenty <07646> to eat <0398> and have a large quantity <07230> left over <03498>. For <03588> the Lord <03068> has blessed <01288> his people <05971>, and this <02088> large amount <01995> remains <03498>.”

• 2Ch 31:2-21 -- The People Contribute to the Temple

• TITHE

  [ebd] a tenth of the produce of the earth consecrated and set apart for special purposes. The dedication of a tenth to God was recognized as a duty before the time of Moses. Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek (Gen. 14:20; Heb. 7:6...
  [isbe] TITHE - tith (ma`aser; dekate): The custom of giving a 10th part of the products of the land and of the spoils of war to priests and kings (1 Macc 10:31; 11:35; 1 Sam 8:15,17) was a very ancient one among most nations. That ...
  

• TENT

  [isbe] TENT - tent ('ohel; skene; 'ohel is a derivative of 'ahal, "to be clear," "to shine"; hence, 'ohel, "to be conspicuous from a distance"): In the great stretches of uncultivated lands in the interior of Syria or Arabia, which...
  

• SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2

  [isbe] SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2 - V. The Mosaic Sacrificial System. 1. The Covenant Sacrifice: The fundamental function of Moses' work was to establish the covenant between Israel and God. This important transaction took ...
  

• Revivals

  [nave] REVIVALS. Religious Zech. 8:20-23. Prayer for, Hab. 3:2. Prophecies concerning, Isa. 32:15; Joel 2:28; Mic. 4:1-8; Hab. 3:2. Instances of Under Joshua, Josh. 5:2-9; Samuel, 1 Sam. 7:1-6; Elijah, 1 Kin. 18:17-40; Jehoas...
  

• QUESTION

  [isbe] QUESTION - kwes'-chun: The noun for dabhar, "word," in 1 Ki 10:3 parallel 2 Ch 9:2, with "hard question" for chidhah, "dark saying," "riddle," in 1 Ki 10:1 parallel 2 Ch 9:1. In the New Testament for zetema, the synonym zete...
  

• PRIEST, HIGH

  [isbe] PRIEST, HIGH - (ha-kohen, ho hiereus; ha-kohen ha-mashiach, ho hiereus ho christos; ha-kohen ha-gadhol, ho hiereus ho megas; kohen ha-ro'sh, ho hiereus hegoumenos; New Testament archiereus): I. INSTITUTION OF THE HIGH-PRIEST...
  

• OIL

  [isbe] OIL - oil (shemen; elaion): 1. Terms 2. Production and Storage 3. Uses (1) As a Commodity of Exchange (2) As a Cosmetic (3) As a Medicine (4) As a Food (5) As an Illuminant (6) In Religious Rites (a) Consecration (b) Offerin...
  

• MANASSEH (2)

  [isbe] MANASSEH (2) - 1. Son of Joseph: Following the Biblical account of Manasseh (patriarch, tribe, and territory) we find that he was the eider of Joseph's two sons by Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On (Gen 41:51...
  

• Liberality

  [nave] LIBERALITY. Ex. 22:29, 30 Ex. 13:2, 12. Ex. 23:15 Ex. 34:20. Ex. 25:1-8; Ex. 35:4-29; Ex. 36:3-6; Ex. 38:8; Lev. 19:5 Lev. 22:29; Num. 35:8. Deut. 12:11, 12, 17-19; Deut. 14:27-29; Deut. 15:7-18; Deut. 16:10, 17; Deut. 18:1...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Influence

  [nave] INFLUENCE. Evil 1 Kin. 11:3, 4; 1 Kin. 15:25, 26; 1 Kin. 21:25; 1 Kin. 22:51-53; 2 Kin. 8:16-18, 25-27; 2 Kin. 17:21, 22; 2 Kin. 21:9; 2 Chr. 21:5, 6; 2 Chr. 22:3-5; 2 Chr. 33:9; Prov. 22:24, 25; Prov. 29:12; Jer. 17:1, 2;...
  

• IDOLATRY

  [smith] strictly speaking denotes the worship of deity in a visible form, whether the images to which homage is paid are symbolical representations of the true God or of the false divinities which have been made the objects of worshi...
  

• Hezekiah

  [ebd] whom Jehovah has strengthened. (1.) Son of Ahaz (2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chr. 29:1), whom he succeeded on the throne of the kingdom of Judah. He reigned twenty-nine years (B.C. 726-697). The history of this king is contained in 2 Ki...
  [nave] HEZEKIAH 1. King of Judah, 2 Kin. 16:20; 18:1, 2; 1 Chr. 3:13; 2 Chr. 29:1; Matt. 1:9. Religious zeal of, 2 Chr. 29; 30; 31. Purges the nation of idolatry, 2 Kin. 18:4; 2 Chr. 31:1; 33:3. Restores the true forms of worshi...
  

• HONEY

  [isbe] HONEY - hun'-i (debhash; meli): One familiar with life in Palestine will recognize in debhash the Arabic dibs, which is the usual term for a sweet syrup made by boiling down the juice of grapes, raisins, carob beans, or date...
  

• HEAP

  [isbe] HEAP - hep (`aremah, gal, nedh, tel): "Heap" appears (1) in the simple sense of a gathering or pile, as the translation of `aremah, a "heap," in Ruth 3:7 of grain; Neh 4:2 of stones; in 2 Ch 31:6, etc., of the tithes, etc.; ...
  

• Encamp

  [ebd] An encampment was the resting-place for a longer or shorter period of an army or company of travellers (Ex. 13:20; 14:19; Josh. 10:5; 11:5). The manner in which the Israelites encamped during their march through the wilderne...
  

• DATES

  [isbe] DATES - dats (debhash): Arabic, dibbs (2 Ch 31:5, King James Version margin); English Versions of the Bible HONEY (which see). See also PALM TREE.
  [smith] (2 Chronicles 31:5) marg. [PALM TREE TREE]
  

• Courses

  [ebd] When David was not permitted to build the temple, he proceeded, among the last acts of his life, with the assistance of Zadok and Ahimelech, to organize the priestly and musical services to be conducted in the house of God. ...
  

• CONSECRATE; CONSECRATION

  [isbe] CONSECRATE; CONSECRATION - kon'-se-krat, kon-se-kra'-shun. 1. In the Old Testament: In the Old Testament for several Hebrew words of different meanings: (1) charam: "I will consecrate (the Revised Version (British and Americ...
  

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

  [isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
  

• Hezekiah's Cultic Reforms

  

• What is the significance of numbers in Scripture?
  The following material from The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia should be helpful here: III. Significant numbers Numbers are also used with a symbolical or theological significance. One is used to convey th...
• What Are Tithes?
  The question of tithing has been frequently discussed and is ever a fruitful one. A tithe is a tenth of the increase over and above all administrative expenses and not a tenth of the principal. In early days, when agriculture...

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