14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; and it was made into utensils for the house of the Lord, utensils for the service and the burnt offerings, and pans and utensils of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually, all the days of Jehoiada.

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14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the Lord’s temple: articles for the service and for the burnt offerings, and also dishes and other objects of gold and silver. As long as Jehoiada lived, burnt offerings were presented continually in the temple of the Lord.

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The sons of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and (A)the tithe of [a]sacred gifts which were consecrated to the Lord their God, and placed them in heaps. In the third month they began to [b]make the heaps, and they finished them by the seventh month. When Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and (B)His people Israel. Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. 10 Azariah, the chief priest (C)of the house of Zadok, said to [c]him, “(D)Since the contributions started coming into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat with plenty left over, for the Lord has blessed His people, and this great quantity is left over.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 31:6 Lit consecrated things
  2. 2 Chronicles 31:7 Lit lay
  3. 2 Chronicles 31:10 Lit him, and he said

The people of Israel and Judah who lived in the towns of Judah also brought a tithe(A) of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things dedicated to the Lord their God, and they piled them in heaps.(B) They began doing this in the third month and finished in the seventh month.(C) When Hezekiah and his officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and blessed(D) his people Israel.

Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the heaps; 10 and Azariah the chief priest, from the family of Zadok,(E) answered, “Since the people began to bring their contributions to the temple of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and plenty to spare, because the Lord has blessed his people, and this great amount is left over.”(F)

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