2 Chronicles 31:4

31:4 He ordered ¹  the people living in Jerusalem ²  to contribute the portion prescribed for the priests and Levites so they might be obedient ³  to the law of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 10:16

10:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David – no share in the son of Jesse! ⁴  Return to your homes, O Israel! ⁵  Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” ⁶  So all Israel returned to their homes. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 28:21

28:21 Ahaz gathered riches ⁸  from the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and the officials and gave them to the king of Assyria, but that did not help.

2 Chronicles 31:16

31:16 They made disbursements to all the males three years old and up who were listed in the genealogical records – to all who would enter the Lord’s temple to serve on a daily basis and fulfill their duties as assigned to their divisions. ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 31:3

31:3 The king contributed ¹⁰  some of what he owned for burnt sacrifices, including the morning and evening burnt sacrifices and the burnt sacrifices made on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other appointed times prescribed ¹¹  in the law of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 30:22

30:22 Hezekiah expressed his appreciation to all the Levites, ¹²  who demonstrated great skill in serving the Lord. ¹³  They feasted for the seven days of the festival, ¹⁴  and were making peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 31:5

31:5 When the edict was issued, ¹⁵  the Israelites freely contributed ¹⁶  the initial portion of their grain, wine, olive oil, honey, and all the produce of their fields. They brought a tenth of everything, which added up to a huge amount.

¹ tn Heb “said to.”

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³ tn Heb “might hold firmly.”

⁴ sn The people’s point seems to be that they have no familial relationship with David that brings them any benefits or places upon them any obligations. They are being treated like outsiders.

⁵ tn Heb “each one to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶ tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

⁷ tn Heb “went to their tents.”

⁷ tn Heb “divided up,” but some read חִלֵּץ (khillets, “despoiled”).

¹⁰ tn Heb “in addition enrolling them by males from a son of three years and upwards, to everyone who enters the house of the Lord for a matter of a day in its day, for their service by their duties according to their divisions.”

¹³ tn Heb “the portion of the king [was].”

¹⁴ tn Heb “as written.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “and Hezekiah spoke to the heart of all the Levites.” On the meaning of the idiom “speak to the heart of” here, see HALOT 210 s.v. II דבר 8.d.

¹⁷ tn Heb “who demonstrated skill [with] good skill for the Lord.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “and they ate [during] the appointed time [for] seven days.” מוֹעֵד (mo’ed, “appointed time”) is probably an adverbial accusative of time referring to the festival. However, some understand it as metonymically referring to the food eaten during the festival. See BDB 417 s.v.

¹⁹ tn Heb “and when the word spread out.”

²⁰ tn Heb “the sons of Israel multiplied.”