2 Chronicles 31:5
in 2 Chronicles 31As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first-fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
KJV
And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
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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)
Honey - See the margin. It is doubtful whether bee-honey was liable to first-fruits. The sort here intended may therefore be that which, according to Josephus, was manufactured from dates.
This site's exposition
they brought in an abundance
on 2 Chronicles 31:5-7
The tithes are laid “in large heaps”. John Gill reads the two months by the feasts, the third holding the early harvest of Pentecost and the seventh the ingathering of Tabernacles. The heaps span the full harvest year, and a tithe that had lapsed under Ahaz returns in abundance.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And as soon as the commandment came abroad,....
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;
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens
Brought - the first-fruits - These were principally for the maintenance of the priests and Levites; they brought tithes of all the produce of the field, whether commanded or not, as we see in the instance of honey, which was not to be offered to the Lord, Lev 2:11, yet it appears it might be offered to the priests as first-fruits, or in the way of tithes.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכִפְרֹ֣ץ | vekhifrotz | and just as spread | H6555 → | 49 times |
| הַדָּבָ֗ר | hadavar | the word | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הִרְבּ֤וּ | hirbu | they multiplied | H7235 → | 227 times |
| בְנֵֽי־ | venei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| רֵאשִׁ֣ית | reshit | [the] first of | H7225 → | |
| דָּגָ֗ן | dagan | grain | H1715 → | |
| תִּיר֤וֹשׁ | tiroosh | new wine | H8492 → | |
| וְיִצְהָר֙ | veyitzhar | and fresh oil | H3323 → | |
| וּדְבַ֔שׁ | udevash | and honey | H1706 → | |
| וְכֹ֖ל | vekhol | and every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| תְּבוּאַ֣ת | tevuat | produce of | H8393 → | |
| שָׂדֶ֑ה | sadeh | [the] field | H7704 → | 334 times |
| וּמַעְשַׂ֥ר | uma'sar | and [the] tithe of | H4643 → | 32 times |
| הַכֹּ֛ל | hakol | <the> everything | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| לָרֹ֖ב | laro | to abundance | H7230 → | 149 times |
| הֵבִֽיאוּ׃ | heviu | they brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
וְכִפְרֹ֣ץand just as spread
vekhifrotzH6555 →49 times
הַדָּבָ֗רthe word
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
הִרְבּ֤וּthey multiplied
hirbuH7235 →227 times
בְנֵֽי־[the] people of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
רֵאשִׁ֣ית[the] first of
reshitH7225 →
דָּגָ֗ןgrain
daganH1715 →
תִּיר֤וֹשׁnew wine
tirooshH8492 →
וְיִצְהָר֙and fresh oil
veyitzharH3323 →
וּדְבַ֔שׁand honey
udevashH1706 →
וְכֹ֖לand every
vekholH3605 →5413 times
תְּבוּאַ֣תproduce of
tevuatH8393 →
שָׂדֶ֑ה[the] field
sadehH7704 →334 times
וּמַעְשַׂ֥רand [the] tithe of
uma'sarH4643 →32 times
הַכֹּ֛ל<the> everything
hakolH3605 →5413 times
לָרֹ֖בto abundance
laroH7230 →149 times
הֵבִֽיאוּ׃they brought
heviuH935 →2568 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
Exodus 35:5Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 9:7
Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
- Psalms 110:3
Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
- Exodus 25:2–7
“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.
- 2 Corinthians 9:7
Through
Nehemiah 13:31I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 13:14
Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
- Nehemiah 13:22
Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according…
- Psalms 106:4
Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,
- Nehemiah 13:14
Through
Nehemiah 13:12and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 10:37–39
Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of…
- Malachi 3:10
Bring 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…
- Nehemiah 10:37–39
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 and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).