2 Chronicles 31:3
in 2 Chronicles 31The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of the LORD.
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ASV
He appointed also the king’s portion of his substance for the burnt-offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt-offerings, and the burnt-offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of Jehovah.
KJV
He appointed also the king’s portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the Lord.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 31
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The king’s portion - Amid the general neglect of the observances commanded by the Law, the tithe system had naturally fallen into disuse. Hezekiah revived it; and, to encourage the people to give what was due, cheerfully set the example of paying the full proportion from his own considerable possessions (compare 2Ch 32:28-29). His tithe was, it seems, especially devoted to the purposes mentioned in this verse (compare the marginal reference).
This site's exposition
singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling
on 2 Chronicles 31:2-4
Hezekiah “reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites” that David had organized in 1 Chronicles 24 to 26. He funds the regular offerings “from his own possessions” before he asks anything of anyone else. Then he commands the people of Jerusalem to give the priests and Levites their share.
This site's exposition
from his own possessions
The list follows the calendar of Numbers 28 and 29: the daily burnt offerings, then the Sabbaths, New Moons and feasts. Albert Barnes notes that the tithe had fallen out of use in the years of neglect. The wealth listed in chapter 32 paid for it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
He appointed also the king's portion of his substance,....
It was a generous act of piety, wherein he consulted both God's honour and his people's ease, as a faithful servant to him and a tender father to them.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The first-fruits, even of some articles of produce that were unfit for sacrifice (Le 2:11), such as honey (Margin, "dates"), were appropriated to the priests (Nu 18:12, 13;
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The king’s portion of his substance for the burnt-offerings - It is conjectured that the Jewish kings, at least from the time of David, furnished the morning and evening sacrifice daily at their own expense, and several others also.
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמְנָת֩ | umenat | and [the] portion of | H4521 → | |
| הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| רְכוּשׁ֜וֹ | rekhusho | own property his | H7399 → | 28 times |
| לָעֹל֗וֹת | laolot | [was] for the burnt offerings | H5930 → | 287 times |
| לְעֹלוֹת֙ | leolot | for [the] burnt offerings of | H5930 → | 287 times |
| הַבֹּ֣קֶר | haboker | the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
| וְהָעֶ֔רֶב | vehaerev | and the evening | H6153 → | 134 times |
| וְהָ֣עֹל֔וֹת | vehaolot | and the burnt offerings | H5930 → | 287 times |
| לַשַּׁבָּת֖וֹת | lashabatot | for the sabbaths | H7676 → | 110 times |
| וְלֶחֳדָשִׁ֣ים | velechodashim | and for the new moons | H2320 → | 284 times |
| וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑ים | velamoadim | and for the appointed feasts | H4150 → | 223 times |
| כַּכָּת֖וּב | kakatuv | according to <the> [what] is written | H3789 → | 224 times |
| בְּתוֹרַ֥ת | betorat | in [the] law of | H8451 → | 219 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וּמְנָת֩and [the] portion of
umenatH4521 →
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
רְכוּשׁ֜וֹown property his
rekhushoH7399 →28 times
לָעֹל֗וֹת[was] for the burnt offerings
laolotH5930 →287 times
לְעֹלוֹת֙for [the] burnt offerings of
leolotH5930 →287 times
הַבֹּ֣קֶרthe morning
habokerH1242 →214 times
וְהָעֶ֔רֶבand the evening
vehaerevH6153 →134 times
וְהָ֣עֹל֔וֹתand the burnt offerings
vehaolotH5930 →287 times
לַשַּׁבָּת֖וֹתfor the sabbaths
lashabatotH7676 →110 times
וְלֶחֳדָשִׁ֣יםand for the new moons
velechodashimH2320 →284 times
וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםand for the appointed feasts
velamoadimH4150 →223 times
כַּכָּת֖וּבaccording to <the> [what] is written
kakatuvH3789 →224 times
בְּתוֹרַ֥תin [the] law of
betoratH8451 →219 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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
2 Chronicles 30:24For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 29:34
However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had been consecrated. For the Levites had…
- 2 Chronicles 35:7–8
From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.
- 2 Chronicles 29:34
Through
2 Chronicles 35:7From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 45:17
And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 8:63
And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 30:24
For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number…
- Ezekiel 45:17
Through
Ezekiel 45:17And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 46:4–12
The burnt offering that the prince presents to the LORD on the Sabbath day shall be six unblemished male lambs and an unblemished ram.
- Isaiah 66:23
From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
- Ezekiel 46:4–12
Through
1 Chronicles 26:26This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and…
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 8:11
and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—
- 2 Samuel 8:11
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.