2 Chronicles 31:12
in 2 Chronicles 31And 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and they brought in the oblations and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully. And over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second;
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 31
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Private individuals brought their own first-fruits to the temple; but the tithes were levied by the Levites, who kept a faithful account of them in their several places of abode and transmitted the allotted proportion to the priests.
This site's exposition
prepare chambers in the house
on 2 Chronicles 31:11-13
Storage has to be built for what devotion produced, so Hezekiah orders chambers made ready in the temple to hold the heaps. Cononiah the Levite is set over them with his brother Shimei next under him, and ten further men are named as overseers beneath them by the king's own commandment. Chronicles keeps the names because the reform's success is carried by faithful hands, not by the king's zeal standing alone.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And brought in the offerings, and the tithes, and the dedicated things, faithfully,.... Kept nothing back for their own private use, but faithfully delivered in and laid up the whole that was brought which remained; this was done by the priests and Levites, in whose hands and care they were: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next; these two had the charge and care of the whole, the one as deputy to the other.
The laying up in store what was brought in was an encouragement to people to pay in their contributions. That will be given cheerfully by the public which appears to be well husbanded. That they should be faithfully laid out, according to the uses they were intended for.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Shimei - was the next - He was assistant to Cononiah.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
to prepare the chambers in the House of the Lord in which to deposit the heave-offerings.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבִ֨יאוּ | vaiyaviu | and they brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַתְּרוּמָ֧ה | haterumah | the contribution | H8641 → | 76 times |
| וְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛ר | vehamaaser | and the tithe | H4643 → | 32 times |
| וְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים | vehakodashim | and the holy things | H6944 → | 469 times |
| בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה | beemunah | in faithfulness | H530 → | 49 times |
| וַעֲלֵיהֶ֤ם | vaaleihem | and [was] over them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| נָגִיד֙ | nagid | an officer | H5057 → | 45 times |
| כָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּ | konanyahu | Konaniah | H3562 → | 3 times |
| הַלֵּוִ֔י | halevi | the Levite | H3881 → | 291 times |
| וְשִׁמְעִ֥י | veshimi | and Shimei | H8096 → | 43 times |
| אָחִ֖יהוּ | ʾachihu | brother his | H251 → | 630 times |
| מִשְׁנֶֽה׃ | mishneh | [was] second in command | H4932 → | 35 times |
וַיָּבִ֨יאוּand they brought
vaiyaviuH935 →2568 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַתְּרוּמָ֧הthe contribution
haterumahH8641 →76 times
וְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛רand the tithe
vehamaaserH4643 →32 times
וְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםand the holy things
vehakodashimH6944 →469 times
בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הin faithfulness
beemunahH530 →49 times
וַעֲלֵיהֶ֤םand [was] over them
vaaleihemH5921 →5755 times
נָגִיד֙an officer
nagidH5057 →45 times
כָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּKonaniah
konanyahuH3562 →3 times
הַלֵּוִ֔יthe Levite
haleviH3881 →291 times
וְשִׁמְעִ֥יand Shimei
veshimiH8096 →43 times
אָחִ֖יהוּbrother his
ʾachihuH251 →630 times
מִשְׁנֶֽה׃[was] second in command
mishnehH4932 →35 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 Kings 12:15No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 22:7
But they need not account for the money put into their hands, since they work with integrity.”
- 2 Chronicles 34:12
And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,
- Nehemiah 7:2
Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2–3
Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
- Matthew 24:45
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
- 2 Kings 22:7
Through
2 Chronicles 35:9Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, donated to the Levites 5,000 Passover offerings and 500 bulls.
it leads to
- Isaiah 1:10–15
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
- Jeremiah 7:21–28
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!
- Micah 6:6–8
With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
- Isaiah 1:10–15
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.