And [concerning] the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things (f) which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid [them] by (g) heaps.
(f) Which they had dedicated to the Lord by a vow.
(g) For the relief of the priests, Levites, widows, pupils, fatherless, strangers, and such as were in need.
By “the children of Israel” in 2 Chronicles 31:5, seem to be intended the inhabitants of Jerusalem only (see 2 Chronicles 31:4); by “the children of Israel and Judah that dwelt in the cities of Judah”...
CHAPTER 31 THE RESULTS OF THE REVIVAL _ 1. The destruction of the false worship (2 Chronicles 31:1)_ 2. The king's appointments (2 Chronicles 31:2) All was done by Hezekiah for the orderly continuan...
2 Chronicles 29:1 to 2 Chronicles 32:33. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (see notes on 2 Kings 18:2 f., 2 Kings 18:13;...
TITHE. Authorized Version, 1611, read "tithes" (plural) GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. BY HEAPS. Hebrew "heaps, heaps". great heaps. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._...
_And_concerning _the children_ R.V. AND THE CHILDREN. Cp. 2 Chronicles 11:16. _holy_things] R.V. DEDICATED THINGS (as 2 Chronicles 31:12)....
14. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (29-32) TEXT 2 Chronicles 29:1. Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old; and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was A...
_AND CONCERNING THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH, THAT DWELT IN THE CITIES OF JUDAH, THEY ALSO BROUGHT IN THE TITHE OF OXEN AND SHEEP, AND THE TITHE OF HOLY THINGS WHICH WERE CONSECRATED UNTO THE LORD...
REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (CONTINUED) This chapter gives an account of Hezekiah's reorganisation of the Temple service....
THAT DWELT IN THE CITIES OF JUDAH] The provincial population, as distinguished from the inhabitants of the capital. THE TITHE OF HOLY THINGS] The words tithe of have been accidentally repeated from th...
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 31 HEZEKIAH ORGANISES *SACRIFICES AND GIFTS – 2 CHRONICLES 31:1-21...
CONCERNING. — Omit. THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH, THAT DWELT IN THE CITIES OF JUDAH. — Contrasted with “the children of Israel” who dwelt in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 31:5). “The children of Israel...
וּ בְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל וִֽ יהוּדָ֗ה הַ יֹּֽושׁ
HEZEKIAH: THE RELIGIOUS VALUE OF MUSIC 2 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 30:1; 2 Chronicles 31:1;...
ABUNDANT GIVING TO GOD 2 Chronicles 31:1 This Passover left a permanent impression on the nation, and led to the complete overthrow of idolatry. The pure worship of God was now established throughout...
The observance of the feast was followed by reorganization of the nation. The remnant gathered from Israel became the pioneers in destroying all that remained of idolatry throughout the cities of Juda...
_Things, out of which the Levites had to give tithes to the priests. Lyranus) Num. xviii. 26. M. --- Vowed. Heb. "consecrated to....God, and laid them in heaps." H._...
The liberal supply which both the king and people made for the maintenance of the priests and Levites, is another proof how much the service of the sanctuary lay in the hearts of the people. Those onl...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 27 THROUGH 31. Jotham, the son of Uzziah, walks uprightly; and he avoids his father's fault; but the people are still corrupt. Nevertheless the faithfulness...
AND CONCERNING THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH, THAT DWELT IN THE CITIES OF JUDAH,.... As for the supplement "concerning", I see no need of it; the sense is, that when the king's edict was known by t...
And [concerning] the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LOR...
_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 st...
1 The people is forward in destroying idolatry. 2 Hezekiah ordereth the courses of the priests and Leuites, and prouideth for their worke and maintenance. 5 The peoples forwardnesse in offerings and...
And concerning the children of Israel and Judah that dwelt in the cities of Judah, who owned no farms or orchards, THEY ALSO BROUGHT IN THE TITHE OF OXEN AND SHEEP, for there were pastures in the neig...
PROVISION MADE FOR THE LEVITES...
HEZEKIAH'S WORK OF REFORMATION (vv.1-21) When Hezekiah had taken positive action to give God His true place of authority in the Passover feast, he rightly followed this up with the negative work of...
BY HEAPS: _ Heb._ heaps heaps...
ALSO THE TITHE OF OXEN AND SHEEP; they brought in not only the same tithes which the dwellers in Jerusalem did, to wit, of _corn, and wine, and oil_, &c., which they had in their own storehouses in th...
2 Chronicles 31:6 children H1121 Israel H3478 Judah H3063 dwelt H3427 (H8802) cities H5892 Judah H3063 brought...
CONTENTS: Idols destroyed and other reforms of Hezekiah. CHARACTERS: God, Hezekiah, Azariah, Cononiah, Kore. CONCLUSION: Vital communion with God on the ground of the shed blood will kindle in us a...
2 Chronicles 31:1. _In Ephraim and Manasseh,_ for many of these had attended the passover, and placed themselves again under David's house. 2 Chronicles 31:21. _He did it with all his heart._ King He...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 31:2 The final stage in Hezekiah’s reforms is the restoration of the temple services, which evidently ceased when Ahaz closed the temple (2 Chronic
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 31:5 The FIRSTFRUITS were for the priests (Numbers 18:12) and the tithes were for the Levites ...
CRITICAL NOTES.] Destruction of idolatry (2 Chronicles 31:1); H. appoints courses and contributions (2 Chronicles 31:2); and arranges the chambers and officers (2 Chronicles 31:11)....
EXPOSITION This chapter, after its first verse (which holds an intermediate place with relation to the enthusiastic devoutness of the people recorded in the last verse of the former chapter, and what...
Now when all this was finished, all of Israel and those that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and they broke the images in pieces, they cut down the groves, they threw down the high place...
2 Chronicles 11:16; 2 Chronicles 11:17; Deuteronomy 14:28; Leviticus 27:30...
By heaps — What the priests and the Levites had occasion for, they made use of, and the overplus was laid in heaps....