2 Chronicles 31:8
in 2 Chronicles 31When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
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ASV
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Jehovah, and his people Israel.
KJV
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord, and his people Israel.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 31
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis 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.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The Maintenance of the Priests. 11 Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the L ORD ; and they prepared them, 12 And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — scripture-overlap:92%@v10-12
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps,.... Of the tithes and firstfruits: they blessed the Lord; for the great increase of the fruits of the earth, and for making the people so willing to bring in the dues to the priests and Levites: and his people Israel; wished all happiness and prosperity to them, being found in the way of their duty.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | vaiyavou | and they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ | yechizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| וְהַשָּׂרִ֔ים | vehasarim | and the officials | H8269 → | 421 times |
| וַיִּרְא֖וּ | vaiyiru | and they saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָעֲרֵמ֑וֹת | haaremot | the heaps | H6194 → | 11 times |
| וַֽיְבָרֲכוּ֙ | vayvarakhu | and they blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַמּ֥וֹ | amo | people his | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they came
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּHezekiah
yechizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
וְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםand the officials
vehasarimH8269 →421 times
וַיִּרְא֖וּand they saw
vaiyiruH7200 →1300 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָעֲרֵמ֑וֹתthe heaps
haaremotH6194 →11 times
וַֽיְבָרֲכוּ֙and they blessed
vayvarakhuH1288 →330 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
עַמּ֥וֹpeople his
amoH5971 →1873 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 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
Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- 2 Corinthians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
- Ephesians 2:6
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
- Genesis 22:18
And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
- Revelation 5:9–14
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
- 1 Peter 1:3
Through
2 Samuel 6:18When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 16:2
When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 16:2
Through
1 Kings 8:55And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:
it leads to
- 1 Kings 8:14
And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
- 2 Samuel 6:18
When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.
- 1 Kings 8:14
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.