And ... came abroad. — Literally, And when the word broke forthi.e., spread abroad.

The children of Israel. — Here the people of Jerusalem, who in the chronicler’s day had a preeminent right to the name. (See on next verse.) The firstfruits were for the priests (Numbers 18:12, seq., where the oil, wine, and wheat are specified).

And the tithe... abundantly. — For the Levites (Numbers 18:21).

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