2 Chronicles 31:10
in 2 Chronicles 31and Azariah, the chief priest of the household of Zadok, answered him, “Since the people began to bring their contributions into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat and there is plenty left over, because the LORD has blessed His people; this great abundance is what is left over.”
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ASV
And Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, Since the people began to bring the oblations into the house of Jehovah, we have eaten and had enough, and have left plenty: for Jehovah hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
KJV
And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the Lord hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 31
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
If this Azariah was the same as he who resisted Uzziah 2Ch 26:17-20, he must have held his office at least 33 years. Compare 2Ch 27:1; 2Ch 28:1. The Lord hath blessed his people - i. e. God has made the harvest unusually abundant, and hence the great amount of tithes and first-fruits.
This site's exposition
they blessed the LORD
on 2 Chronicles 31:8-10
When Hezekiah and his officials see the heaps, “they blessed the LORD and His people Israel”. Then Azariah gives the answer: “we have had enough to eat and there is plenty left over, because the LORD has blessed His people”. The surplus shows that the reform reached the people’s hands.
This site's exposition
Azariah, the chief priest
If this Azariah is the priest who stood against Uzziah at 26:17 to 20, Albert Barnes reckons he had served at least 33 years. His answer traces the surplus to the harvest itself. The LORD had blessed the fields, and the tithe grew with them.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
They did not hoard these heaps for covetousness, but to show what plentiful provision God by his law had made for them, if they could but have it collected and brought in, and that those who conscientiously give God his dues out of their estates bring a blessing upon all they have: Since they began to bring in the offerings the Lord has blessed his people.
And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
to prepare the chambers in the House of the Lord in which to deposit the heave-offerings.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
27 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלָ֗יו | ʾelav | to him | H413 → | 5510 times |
| עֲזַרְיָ֧הוּ | ʾazaryahu | Azariah | H5838 → | 49 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֛ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| הָרֹ֖אשׁ | harosh | the head | H7218 → | 599 times |
| לְבֵ֣ית | leveit | of [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| צָד֑וֹק | tzadok | Zadok | H6659 → | |
| וַ֠יֹּאמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מֵהָחֵ֨ל | mehachel | from when began | H2490 → | 143 times |
| הַתְּרוּמָ֜ה | haterumah | the contribution | H8641 → | 76 times |
| לָבִ֣יא | lavi' | to bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בֵית־ | veit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אָכ֨וֹל | ʾakhol | we have eaten | H398 → | 810 times |
| וְשָׂב֤וֹעַ | vesavoa' | and we have been satisfied | H7646 → | |
| וְהוֹתֵר֙ | vehoter | and we have had more than enough | H3498 → | 106 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| לָר֔וֹב | larov | to abundance | H7230 → | 149 times |
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בֵּרַ֣ךְ | berakh | he has blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַמּ֔וֹ | amo | people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| וְהַנּוֹתָ֖ר | vehanotar | and <the> [what] remains | H3498 → | 106 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הֶהָמ֥וֹן | hehamon | the abundance | H1995 → | 83 times |
| הַזֶּֽה׃ ס | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֵלָ֗יוto him
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
עֲזַרְיָ֧הוּAzariah
ʾazaryahuH5838 →49 times
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
הָרֹ֖אשׁthe head
haroshH7218 →599 times
לְבֵ֣יתof [the] house of
leveitH1004 →2046 times
צָד֑וֹקZadok
tzadokH6659 →
וַ֠יֹּאמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
מֵהָחֵ֨לfrom when began
mehachelH2490 →143 times
הַתְּרוּמָ֜הthe contribution
haterumahH8641 →76 times
לָבִ֣יאto bring
lavi'H935 →2568 times
בֵית־[the] house of
veit-H1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אָכ֨וֹלwe have eaten
ʾakholH398 →810 times
וְשָׂב֤וֹעַand we have been satisfied
vesavoa'H7646 →
וְהוֹתֵר֙and we have had more than enough
vehoterH3498 →106 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
לָר֔וֹבto abundance
larovH7230 →149 times
כִּ֤יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בֵּרַ֣ךְhe has blessed
berakhH1288 →330 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עַמּ֔וֹpeople his
amoH5971 →1873 times
וְהַנּוֹתָ֖רand <the> [what] remains
vehanotarH3498 →106 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הֶהָמ֥וֹןthe abundance
hehamonH1995 →83 times
הַזֶּֽה׃ ס<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Malachi 3:10Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of…
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–8
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
- Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Proverbs 3:9–10
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
- Psalms 37:3
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- Deuteronomy 28:12
The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow…
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–8
Through
Haggai 2:18Consider carefully from this day forward—from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, the day the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid—consider carefully:
it leads to
- Zechariah 8:9
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the…
- Zechariah 8:9
Through
1 Chronicles 6:8Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 15:27
The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.
- 2 Samuel 8:17
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
- 2 Samuel 15:27
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.