2 Chronicles 31:5-12

31:5 When the edict was issued, 1  the Israelites freely contributed 2  the initial portion of their grain, wine, olive oil, honey, and all the produce of their fields. They brought a tenth of everything, which added up to a huge amount. 31:6 The Israelites and people of Judah 3  who lived in the cities of Judah also contributed a tenth of their cattle and sheep, as well as a tenth of the holy items consecrated to the Lord their God. They brought them and placed them in many heaps. 4  31:7 In the third month they began piling their contributions in heaps 5  and finished in the seventh month. 31:8 When Hezekiah and the officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and pronounced blessings on his people Israel. 6 

31:9 When Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the heaps, 31:10 Azariah, the head priest from the family of Zadok, said to him, “Since the contributions began arriving in the Lord’s temple, we have had plenty to eat and have a large quantity left over. For the Lord has blessed his people, and this large amount remains.” 31:11 Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the Lord’s temple. When this was done, 7  31:12 they brought in the contributions, tithes, 8  and consecrated items that had been offered. 9  Konaniah, a Levite, was in charge of all this, assisted by his brother Shimei.

1 tn Heb “and when the word spread out.”

2 tn Heb “the sons of Israel multiplied.”

3 tn Heb “and the sons of Israel and Judah.”

4 tn Heb “heaps, heaps.” Repetition of the noun draws attention to the large number of heaps.

5 tn Heb “they began the heaps, to establish.”

6 tn Heb “they blessed the Lord and his people Israel.”

7 tn Heb “and they prepared.”

8 tn Heb “tenth.”

9 tn Heb “and holy things in faithfulness.”