2 Chronicles 31:6 BSB

2 Chronicles 31:6

And 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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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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:

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבְנֵ֧י	u.ve.Nei	and [the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וִֽיהוּדָ֗ה	vi.hu.Dah	and Judah	H3063 →
הַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֮	hai.yo.she.Vim	who dwelt	H3427 →
בְּעָרֵ֣י	be.'a.Rei	in [the] cities of	H5892 →
יְהוּדָה֒	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
גַּם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
הֵ֗ם	Hem	they	H1992 →
מַעְשַׂ֤ר	ma'.Sar	a tithe of	H4643 →
בָּקָר֙	ba.Kar	herd[s]	H1241 →
וָצֹ֔אן	va.Tzon	and flock[s]	H6629 →
וּמַעְשַׂ֣ר	u.ma'.Sar	and a tithe of	H4643 →
קָֽדָשִׁ֔ים	ka.da.Shim	holy things	H6944 →
הַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖ים	ham.ku.da.Shim	which were consecrated	H6942 →
לַיהוָ֣ה	la.Yah.weh	to Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם	'e.lo.hei.Hem	God their	H430 →
הֵבִ֕יאוּ	he.Vi.'u	they brought	H935 →
וַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּ	vai.yi.te.Nu	and they made	H5414 →
עֲרֵמ֥וֹת	a.re.Mot	heaps	H6194 →
עֲרֵמֽוֹת׃ ס	a.re.Mot	heaps	H6194 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Leviticus 27:30
Thus 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.
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.
Through
Deuteronomy 14:28
At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates.
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.