2 Chronicles 31:12

And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
in	וַיָּבִ֨יאוּ vai.ya.Vi.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
offerings	הַתְּרוּמָ֧ה ha.te.ru.Mah	H8641	a present (as offered up) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
tithes	וְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛ר ve.ha.ma.'a.Ser	H4643	a tenth · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
dedicated	וְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים ve.ha.ko.da.Shim	H6944	a sacred place or thing · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
faithfully	בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה be.'e.mu.Nah	H530	literally firmness · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Cononiah	כָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּ ko.nan.ya.hu	H3562	Conanjah · proper noun, a man's name
Levite	הַלֵּוִ֔י ha.le.Vi	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
ruler	נָגִיד֙ na.Gid	H5057	a commander (as occupying the front) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Shimei	וְשִׁמְעִ֥י ve.shim.'I	H8096	Shimi · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
brother	אָחִ֖יהוּ 'a.Chi.hu	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
next	מִשְׁנֶֽה mish.Neh	H4932	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 35:9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites fo…
2 Kings 12:15 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
1 Chronicles 26:20-26 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 31:11–end

Here we have, I. Two particular instances of the care of Hezekiah concerning church matters, having put them into good order, to keep them so. The tithes and other holy things being brought in, he provided, 1. That they should be carefully laid up, and not left exposed in loose heaps, liable to be wasted and embezzled. He ordered chambers to be made ready in some of the courts of the temple for store-chambers (Ch2 31:11), and into them the offerings were brought and there kept under lock and key, Ch2 31:12, Ch2 31:13. Treasures or store-keepers were appointed, who had the oversight of them, to see that moth and rust did not corrupt them nor thieves break through to steal. This wisdom of layi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 31:11

HEZEKIAH APPOINTS OFFICERS TO DISPOSE OF THE TITHES. (Ch2 31:11-19) Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord--storehouses, granaries, or cellars; either the old ones, which had been allowed through neglect to fall into decay, were to be repaired, or additional ones built. Private individuals brought their own first-fruits to the temple; but the tithes were levied by the Levites, who kept a faithful account of them in their several places of abode and transmitted the allotted proportion to the priests. Officers were appointed to distribute equal rations to all in the cities of the priests who, from age or other reasons, could not repair to the temple. With the exceptio…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 31:12

Shimei - was the next - He was assistant to Cononiah.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 31:12

And brought in the offerings, and the tithes, and the dedicated things, faithfully,.... Kept nothing back for their own private use, but faithfully delivered in and laid up the whole that was brought which remained; this was done by the priests and Levites, in whose hands and care they were: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next; these two had the charge and care of the whole, the one as deputy to the other.

Dictionary and topics

Azariah — Whom Jehovah helps. (1.) Son of Ethan, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:8). (2.) Son of Ahimaaz, who succeeded his grandfather Zadok as high priest (1 Chr. 6:9; 1 Kings 4:2) in the days of Solomon. He…
Cononiah — (appointed by the Lord), a Levite, ruler of the offerings and tithes in the time of Hezekiah. (2 Chronicles 31:12,13) (B.C. 726.)
Shimei — Famous. (1.) A son of Gershon, and grandson of Levi (Num. 3:18; 1 Chr. 6:17, 29); called Shimi in Ex. 6:17. (2.) A Benjamite of the house of Saul, who stoned and cursed David when he reached Bahurim…
Church And State · .Hezekiah, in reorganizing temple service — .Hezekiah, in reorganizing temple service
Cononiah · Name of two Israelites — Name of two Israelites
Dedication · Things dedicated to God: Special chambers prepared for — Things dedicated to God: Special chambers prepared for
Faithfulness · Exhibited in: The care of dedicated things — Exhibited in: The care of dedicated things
Hezekiah · .Restores the true forms of worship — .Restores the true forms of worship
Levites, The · Services of: Taking charge of the tithes, offerings, &c — Services of: Taking charge of the tithes, offerings, &c
Offerings · Laid up in the temple — Laid up in the temple
Shimei · .Treasurer of tithes and offerings during the time of Hezekiah — .Treasurer of tithes and offerings during the time of Hezekiah

2 Chronicles 31:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 31:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 31:11

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 31:12

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 31:12

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 31:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 31:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 31:11

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 31:12

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 31:12

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 31:2–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 31:10

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 31:11