2 Chronicles 34:9
in 2 Chronicles 34So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites at the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, Judah, and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they came to Hilkiah the high priest, and delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
KJV
And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 34
Commentary
2 notes on this verseAnd they returned to Jerusalem - Instead of וישבו vaiyashubu, “they returned,” we should read יושבי yoshebey, “the inhabitants;” a reading which is supported by many MSS., printed editions, and all the versions, as well as by necessity and common sense. See the note on 2Ch 19:8, where a similar mistake is rectified.
This site's exposition
in the eighteenth year of his reign
on 2 Chronicles 34:8-9
The eighteenth year is where Kings begins its account of the reform outright, so the two books converge here after Chronicles has already told six years the other book leaves untold. Three officials are sent to repair the temple, and the money comes in from Manasseh and Ephraim and all the remnant of Israel as well as Judah and Benjamin, the same all-Israel reach the purge has already shown. Barnes reads the houses needing repair as the temple's chambers or outbuildings left to decay under Manasseh and Amon, the two reigns this whole chapter answers.
The words behind it
27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ | vaiyavou | and they went | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ׀ | chilkiyahu | Hilkiah | H2518 → | 34 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֣ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| הַגָּד֗וֹל | hagadol | <the> great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| וַֽיִּתְּנוּ֮ | vaiyitenu | and they gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכֶּסֶף֮ | hakesef | the money | H3701 → | 403 times |
| הַמּוּבָ֣א | hamuva' | which had been brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בֵית־ | veit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אֱלֹהִים֒ | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אָסְפֽוּ־ | ʾasefu- | they had gathered | H622 → | 200 times |
| הַלְוִיִּם֩ | halviyim | the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| שֹׁמְרֵ֨י | shomerei | [the] keepers of | H8104 → | 468 times |
| הַסַּ֜ף | hasaf | the threshold | H5592 → | 32 times |
| מִיַּ֧ד | miyad | from [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
| וְאֶפְרַ֗יִם | veefrayim | and Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| וּמִכֹּל֙ | umikol | and from all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שְׁאֵרִ֣ית | sheerit | [the] remnant of | H7611 → | |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וּמִכָּל־ | umikol- | and from all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יְהוּדָ֖ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן | uvinyamin | and Benjamin | H1144 → | 166 times |
| וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ | veyoshevei | and they returned of | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| יְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
וַיָּבֹ֜אוּand they went
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ׀Hilkiah
chilkiyahuH2518 →34 times
הַכֹּהֵ֣ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
הַגָּד֗וֹל<the> great
hagadolH1419 →526 times
וַֽיִּתְּנוּ֮and they gave
vaiyitenuH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכֶּסֶף֮the money
hakesefH3701 →403 times
הַמּוּבָ֣אwhich had been brought
hamuva'H935 →2568 times
בֵית־[the] house of
veit-H1004 →2046 times
אֱלֹהִים֒God
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אָסְפֽוּ־they had gathered
ʾasefu-H622 →200 times
הַלְוִיִּם֩the Levites
halviyimH3881 →291 times
שֹׁמְרֵ֨י[the] keepers of
shomereiH8104 →468 times
הַסַּ֜ףthe threshold
hasafH5592 →32 times
מִיַּ֧דfrom [the] hand of
miyadH3027 →1618 times
מְנַשֶּׁ֣הManasseh
menashehH4519 →146 times
וְאֶפְרַ֗יִםand Ephraim
veefrayimH669 →180 times
וּמִכֹּל֙and from all
umikolH3605 →5413 times
שְׁאֵרִ֣ית[the] remnant of
sheeritH7611 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וּמִכָּל־and from all
umikol-H3605 →5413 times
יְהוּדָ֖הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וּבִנְיָמִ֑ןand Benjamin
uvinyaminH1144 →166 times
וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּand they returned of
veyosheveiH7725 →1056 times
יְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 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 Chronicles 30:18A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD,…
it leads to
- James 5:15–16
And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
- 1 Corinthians 11:28
Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
- 2 Chronicles 6:21
Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.
- Numbers 9:10–14
“Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD.
- Daniel 9:19
O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”
- James 5:15–16
Through
2 Chronicles 30:10And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people scorned and mocked them.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 36:16
But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
- 2 Chronicles 36:16
Through
2 Kings 23:4Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 21:7
Manasseh even took the carved Asherah pole he had made and set it up in the temple, of which the LORD had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in…
- 2 Kings 21:3
For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped…
- 2 Kings 21:7
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About 2 Chronicles

Who and where
4 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonLate monarchyManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the cause of 586…
- PlaceJudeaEphraimThe town near the wilderness where Jesus withdrew with His disciples before the last Passover (John 11:54).
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
