31:14 Kore son of Imnah, a Levite and the guard on the east side, was in charge of the voluntary offerings made to God and disbursed the contributions made to the Lord and the consecrated items. 31:15 In the cities of the priests, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully assisted him in making disbursements to their fellow priests 6 according to their divisions, regardless of age. 7
1 tn Heb “and you, hear [from] heaven and act and judge your servants by repaying the guilty, to give his way on his head, and to declare the innocent to be innocent, to give to him according to his innocence.”
2 tn Heb “said to.”
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Heb “might hold firmly.”
3 tn Heb “also in Judah the hand of God was to give to them one heart to do the command of the king and the officials by the word of the
4 tn Heb “to their brothers.”
5 tn Heb “like great, like small” (i.e., old and young alike).
5 tn Heb “hand.”
6 tn Heb “Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to die by hunger and thirst, saying, ‘The
6 tn Heb “house.”
7 tn Or “covenant.”
8 tn Heb “which he made to David, just as he had promised to give him and his sons a lamp all the days.” Here “lamp” is metaphorical, symbolizing the Davidic dynasty.
7 tn Heb “said to the man of God.”
8 tn Heb “man of God.”
8 tn Heb “the priests in the fields of the pastureland of their cities in every city and city.”
9 tn Heb “designated by names.”