They brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep They not only brought in the same tithe which the dwellers in Jerusalem did, namely, of corn, and wine, and oil, &c., which they had in their own storehouses in that city, but also oxen and sheep, which were more proper to the country; for under the term cities of Judah, are comprehended the suburbs and territories belonging to them. And the tithe of holy things That is, of all holy things, which were consecrated to the Lord Whether by vow, or voluntary promise, or otherwise; as the tithes of gain by merchandise, or spoils of war, Genesis 14:20; Genesis 28:22; Numbers 31:28. And laid them by heaps What the priests and Levites had occasion for, they made use of, and the overplus was laid in heaps. In the third month they began Of the sacred year, in which month their harvest began. And finished them in the seventh month In which their harvest ended, and the feast of tabernacles was kept.

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