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2 Chronicles 31:5

Israel
Generosity

3 He appointed also the king’s portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD.

4 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.

And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.

6 And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps.

7 In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.

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BSB
As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.
KJV
And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
WEB
As soon as the commandment went out, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, oil, honey, and of all the increase of the field; and they brought in the tithe of all things abundantly.
ASV
And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first-fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
DARBY
And as soon as the commandment was published, the children of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of corn, new wine and oil and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of all [things].
BLB
And at the spreading forth of the word, the sons of Israel multiplied the firstfruits of grain, and wine, and oil, and honey, and all the produce of the field; and they brought in the tithe of all the abundance.
ÅB
Da denne befaling ble kjent, gav Israels barn førstegrøde i rikelig mengde, både av korn og most og olje og honning og av all annen grøde på marken, og de kom med tiende av alt sammen i rikelig mengde.
OTB
Så snart ordren spredte seg, ga Israels barn rikelig av førstegrøden av sitt korn, nye vin, olje, honning, og av all markens grøde, og de brakte inn rikelig tienden av alt.
B1930
Da denne befaling blev kjent, gav Israels barn førstegrøde i rikelig mengde, både av korn og most og olje og honning og av all annen grøde på marken, og de kom med tiende av alt sammen i rikelig mengde.

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  • Nehemiah 13:12

    Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.

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  • Nehemiah 13:31

    And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

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  • Nehemiah 10:35–39

    And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD:

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  • Proverbs 3:9

    Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

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  • 2 Chronicles 24:10–11

    And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

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  • Nehemiah 12:44

    And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.

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  • Exodus 35:20–29

    And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.

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  • Exodus 35:5

    Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,

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