2 Chronicles 31:8
6 And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.
7 In the third month they began building up the heaps, and they finished in the seventh month.
When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
9 Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and Levites about the heaps,
10 and Azariah, the chief priest of the household of Zadok, answered him, “Since the people began to bring their contributions into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat and there is plenty left over, because the LORD has blessed His people; this great abundance is what is left over.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
- KJV
- And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.
- WEB
- When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and his people Israel.
- ASV
- And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Jehovah, and his people Israel.
- DARBY
- And Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, and they blessed Jehovah, and his people Israel.
- BLB
- And the leaders came, and Hezekiah, and they saw the heaps, and they blessed YHWH and His people Israel.
- ÅB
- Og da Hiskia og høvdingene kom og så haugene, priste de Herren og hans folk Israel.
- OTB
- Da Hiskia og lederne kom og så haugene, priste de Herren og Hans folk Israel.
- B1930
- Og da Esekias og høvdingene kom og så haugene, priste de Herren og hans folk Israel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
Read in contextPsalms 144:15
Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 3:9
How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
Read in contextEzra 7:27
Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
Read in contextPhilippians 4:10
Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.
Read in context2 Samuel 6:18
When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.
Read in context1 Kings 8:55
And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:16
But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
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