All the officials and all the people gladly brought their silver and threw it into the chest until it was full.

<p class="bodytext">The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the <sc>Lordsc> to its assigned<n id="1" /> place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubs.

The Israelites seized from their brothers 200,000 wives, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a huge amount of plunder and took it<n id="1" /> back to Samaria.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, so they consecrated themselves and brought burnt sacrifices to the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.

they brought in the contributions, tithes,<n id="1" /> and consecrated items that had been offered.<n id="2" /> Konaniah, a Levite, was in charge of all this, assisted by his brother Shimei.

Huram sent him ships and some of his sailors, men who were well acquainted with the sea. They sailed with Solomon&#8217;s men to Ophir,<n id="1" /> and took from there 450 talents<n id="2" /> of gold, which they brought back to King Solomon.p>

<p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians<n id="1" /> defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus.<n id="2" /> He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him.<n id="3" />

They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah.<n id="1" /> The king<n id="2" /> told the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer burnt sacrifices on the altar of the <sc>Lordsc>.

Hezekiah said, &#8220;Now you have consecrated yourselves<n id="1" /> to the <sc>Lordsc>. Come and bring sacrifices and thank offerings<n id="2" /> to the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.&#8221; So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and whoever desired to do so<n id="3" /> brought burnt sacrifices.p>