2 Chronicles 31:6
in 2 Chronicles 31And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.
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ASV
And 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 dedicated things which were consecrated unto Jehovah their God, and laid them by heaps.
KJV
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 their God, and laid them by heaps.
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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)
By “the children of Israel” in 2Ch 31:5, seem to be intended the inhabitants of Jerusalem only (see 2Ch 31:4); by “the children of Israel and Judah that dwelt in the cities of Judah” in this verse, seem to be meant the Jews of the country districts and the Israelites who dwelt among them 2Ch 30:
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.
This site's exposition
who lived in the cities of Judah
Verse 5 speaks of the people of Jerusalem, and this verse turns to the country towns. Albert Barnes takes the Israelites here as northern families living in Judah, like the guests at the Passover of chapter 30. Both groups gave.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah,....
All harvest-time they were increasing these heaps, as the fruits of the earth were gathered in; for God was to have his dues out of them all. Though a prescription may be pleaded for a modus decimandi--tenth proportion, yet it cannot be pleaded pro non decminado--for the omission of the tenth.
The words behind it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֧י | uvenei | and [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וִֽיהוּדָ֗ה | vihudah | and Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| הַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֮ | haiyoshevim | who dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּעָרֵ֣י | bearei | in [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| יְהוּדָה֒ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| גַּם־ | gam- | also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| הֵ֗ם | hem | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| מַעְשַׂ֤ר | ma'sar | a tithe of | H4643 → | 32 times |
| בָּקָר֙ | bakar | herd[s] | H1241 → | 183 times |
| וָצֹ֔אן | vatzon | and flock[s] | H6629 → | 274 times |
| וּמַעְשַׂ֣ר | uma'sar | and a tithe of | H4643 → | 32 times |
| קָֽדָשִׁ֔ים | kadashim | holy things | H6944 → | 469 times |
| הַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖ים | hamkudashim | which were consecrated | H6942 → | 171 times |
| לַיהוָ֣ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם | ʾeloheihem | God their | H430 → | 2601 times |
| הֵבִ֕יאוּ | heviu | they brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּ | vaiyitenu | and they made | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עֲרֵמ֥וֹת | aremot | heaps | H6194 → | 11 times |
| עֲרֵמֽוֹת׃ ס | aremot | heaps | H6194 → | 11 times |
וּבְנֵ֧יand [the] people of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וִֽיהוּדָ֗הand Judah
vihudahH3063 →819 times
הַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֮who dwelt
haiyoshevimH3427 →1079 times
בְּעָרֵ֣יin [the] cities of
beareiH5892 →1090 times
יְהוּדָה֒Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
גַּם־also
gam-H1571 →769 times
הֵ֗םthey
hemH1992 →553 times
מַעְשַׂ֤רa tithe of
ma'sarH4643 →32 times
בָּקָר֙herd[s]
bakarH1241 →183 times
וָצֹ֔אןand flock[s]
vatzonH6629 →274 times
וּמַעְשַׂ֣רand a tithe of
uma'sarH4643 →32 times
קָֽדָשִׁ֔יםholy things
kadashimH6944 →469 times
הַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖יםwhich were consecrated
hamkudashimH6942 →171 times
לַיהוָ֣הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑םGod their
ʾeloheihemH430 →2601 times
הֵבִ֕יאוּthey brought
heviuH935 →2568 times
וַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּand they made
vaiyitenuH5414 →2011 times
עֲרֵמ֥וֹתheaps
aremotH6194 →11 times
עֲרֵמֽוֹת׃ סheaps
aremotH6194 →11 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
Leviticus 27:30Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
it leads to
- Matthew 23:23
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced…
- Genesis 28:22
And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
- Nehemiah 13:12
and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.
- Nehemiah 10:37–38
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…
- 2 Chronicles 31:12
And they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and dedicated gifts. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.
- Matthew 23:23
Through
Deuteronomy 14:28At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 14:22
You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.
- Deuteronomy 26:12–15
When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and…
- Amos 4:4
“Go to Bethel and transgress; rebel even more at Gilgal! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.
- Deuteronomy 14:22
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.