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2 Chronicles 31:2-21

31:2

And Hezekiah
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appointed
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the courses
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of the priests
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and the Levites
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after their courses
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every man
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according
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to his service
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the priests
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and Levites
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for burnt offerings
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and for peace offerings
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to minister
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and to give thanks
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and to praise
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in the gates
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of the tents
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of the LORD
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31:3

[He appointed] also the king's
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portion
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of his substance
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for the burnt offerings
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[to wit], for the morning
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and evening
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burnt offerings
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and the burnt offerings
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for the sabbaths
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and for the new moons
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and for the set feasts
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as [it is] written
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in the law
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of the LORD
<03068>_.

31:4

Moreover he commanded
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the people
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that dwelt
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in Jerusalem
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to give
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the portion
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of the priests
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and the Levites
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that they might be encouraged
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in the law
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of the LORD
<03068>_.

31:5

And as soon as the commandment
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came abroad
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the children
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of Israel
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brought
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in abundance
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the firstfruits
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of corn
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wine
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and oil
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and honey
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and of all the increase
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of the field
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and the tithe
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of all [things] brought
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they in abundantly
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{came...: Heb. brake forth} {honey: or, dates}

31:6

And [concerning] the children
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of Israel
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and Judah
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that dwelt
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in the cities
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of Judah
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they also brought in
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the tithe
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of oxen
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and sheep
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and the tithe
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of holy things
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which were consecrated
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unto the LORD
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their God
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and laid
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[them] by heaps
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{by heaps: Heb. heaps, heaps}

31:7

In the third
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month
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they began
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to lay the foundation
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of the heaps
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and finished
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[them] in the seventh
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month
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31:8

And when Hezekiah
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and the princes
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came
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and saw
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the heaps
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they blessed
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the LORD
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and his people
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Israel
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31:9

Then Hezekiah
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questioned
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with the priests
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and the Levites
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concerning the heaps
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31:10

And Azariah
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the chief
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priest
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of the house
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of Zadok
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answered
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him, and said
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Since [the people] began
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to bring
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the offerings
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into the house
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of the LORD
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we have had enough
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to eat
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and have left
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plenty
<07230>_:

for the LORD
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hath blessed
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his people
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and that which is left
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[is] this great store
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31:11

Then Hezekiah
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commanded
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to prepare
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chambers
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in the house
<01004>

of the LORD
<03068>_;

and they prepared
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[them], {chambers: or, storehouses}

31:12

And brought in
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the offerings
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and the tithes
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and the dedicated
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[things] faithfully
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over which Cononiah
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the Levite
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[was] ruler
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and Shimei
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his brother
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[was] the next
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31:13

And Jehiel
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and Azaziah
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and Nahath
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and Asahel
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and Jerimoth
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and Jozabad
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and Eliel
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and Ismachiah
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and Mahath
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and Benaiah
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[were] overseers
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under the hand
<03027>

of Cononiah
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and Shimei
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his brother
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at the commandment
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of Hezekiah
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the king
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and Azariah
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the ruler
<05057>

of the house
<01004>

of God
<0430>_.

{under...: Heb. at the hand}

31:14

And Kore
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the son
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of Imnah
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the Levite
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the porter
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toward the east
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[was] over the freewill offerings
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of God
<0430>_,

to distribute
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the oblations
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of the LORD
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and the most
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holy things
<06944>_.

31:15

And next him [were] Eden
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and Miniamin
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and Jeshua
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and Shemaiah
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Amariah
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and Shecaniah
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in the cities
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of the priests
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in [their] set office
<0530>_,

to give
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to their brethren
<0251>

by
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courses
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as well to the great
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as to the small
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{next...: Heb. at his hand} {set...: or, trust}

31:16

Beside their genealogy
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of males
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from three
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years
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old
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and upward
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[even] unto every one that entereth
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into the house
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of the LORD
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his daily
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portion
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for their service
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in their charges
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according to their courses
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31:17

Both to the genealogy
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of the priests
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by the house
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of their fathers
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and the Levites
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from twenty
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years
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old
<01121>

and upward
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in their charges
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by their courses
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31:18

And to the genealogy
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of all their little ones
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their wives
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and their sons
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and their daughters
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through all the congregation
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for in their set office
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they sanctified
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themselves in holiness
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{set...: or, trust}

31:19

Also of the sons
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of Aaron
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the priests
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[which were] in the fields
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of the suburbs
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of their cities
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in every several city
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the men
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that were expressed
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by name
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to give
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portions
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to all the males
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among the priests
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and to all that were reckoned by genealogies
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among the Levites
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31:20

And thus did
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Hezekiah
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throughout all Judah
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and wrought
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[that which was] good
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and right
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and truth
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before
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the LORD
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his God
<0430>_.

31:21

And in every work
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that he began
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in the service
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of the house
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of God
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and in the law
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and in the commandments
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to seek
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his God
<0430>_,

he did
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[it] with all his heart
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and prospered
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