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2 Chronicles 31:4

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Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to the law of Jehovah.

KJV

Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the Lord.

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 31

Commentary

3 notes on this verse
That they might be encouraged ... - i. e. to devote themselves wholly to their proper work, the service of the sanctuary and the teaching of God’s Law 2Ch 17:7-9, and not engage in secular occupations. Compare Neh 13:10-14.

This site's exposition

in the gates of the tents of the Lord

on 2 Chronicles 31:2-4

Hezekiah restores the courses of priests and Levites David had organized in 1 Chr 24-26, so the temple service runs again in its old order, every man knowing his work and his place. He funds the regular offerings from his own portion before he asks anything of anyone else, then commands the people of Jerusalem to give the priests and Levites their due share so they can give themselves wholly to the law. The king's own giving is the first act of the law he then requires.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This had been long neglected, which made the work to be neglected (for a scandalous maintenance makes a scandalous ministry); but Hezekiah, having himself been liberal, might with a good grace require his subjects to be just to the temple service.

The words behind it

12 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • לָעָם֙to the people

    laamH5971 →1873 times

  • לְיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יto [the] inhabitants of

    leyosheveiH3427 →1079 times

  • יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalem

    yerushalimH3389 →643 times

  • לָתֵ֕תto give

    latetH5414 →2011 times

  • מְנָ֥ת[the] portion of

    menatH4521 →

  • הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priests

    hakohanimH3548 →750 times

  • וְהַלְוִיִּ֑םand the Levites

    vehalviyimH3881 →291 times

  • לְמַ֥עַןso that

    lemaanH4616 →272 times

  • יֶחֶזְק֖וּthey may be strong

    yechezkuH2388 →291 times

  • בְּתוֹרַ֥תin [the] law of

    betoratH8451 →219 times

  • יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

14 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.6 worksNumbers 18:8–21Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.5 worksNehemiah 13:10–13I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.3 works1 Corinthians 9:9–14For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?3 worksNumbers 18:26–28“Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe.3 worksGalatians 6:6Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.3 works
The other 8 cross-references, with their words ▾
Deuteronomy 18:8They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his father’s estate.3 worksMalachi 3:8–10Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.2 works2 Chronicles 31:16In addition, they distributed portions to the males registered by genealogy who were three years of age or older—to all who would enter the house of the LORD for their daily duties for service in the responsibilities of their divisions—2 worksLeviticus 27:30–33Thus 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.2 works2 Chronicles 31:13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei, by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of the house of God.2 works2 Chronicles 34:14While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD written by Moses.2 works2 Kings 12:3Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.2 worksNumbers 18:19All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”2 works

The walk

5 stops

Each 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

    Malachi 2:7

    For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

    it leads to

    • 2 Timothy 2:24–25

      And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.

    • Leviticus 10:11

      so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”

    • Deuteronomy 21:5

      And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every…

    • 2 Corinthians 5:20

      Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.

    • 1 Thessalonians 4:8

      Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

About 2 Chronicles

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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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 and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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