2 Chronicles 31:15

And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Eden	עֵ֣דֶן 'E.den	H5731	Eden · proper noun, a man's name
Miniamin	וּ֠מִנְיָמִן U.min.ya.min	H4509	Minjamin · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Jeshua	וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ ve.ye.Shu.a'	H3442	Jeshua · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
Shemaiah	וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּ u.she.ma'.Ya.hu	H8098	Shemajah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Amariah	אֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ 'a.mar.Ya.hu	H568	Amarjah · proper noun, a man's name
Shecaniah	וּשְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּ u.she.khan.Ya.hu	H7935	Shekanjah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
cities	בְּעָרֵ֥י be.'a.Rei	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים ha.ko.ha.Nim	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
office	בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה be.'e.mu.Nah	H530	literally firmness · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
give	לָתֵ֤ת la.Tet	H5414	to give · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
brethren	לַאֲחֵיהֶם֙ la.'a.chei.Hem	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
by	יָד֡וֹ ya.Do	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
courses	בְּמַחְלְק֔וֹת be.mach.le.Kot	H4256	a section (of Levites · preposition + noun, common feminine plural absolute
great	כַּגָּד֖וֹל ka.ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · preposition with the article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
small	כַּקָּטָֽן ka.ka.Tan	H6996	abbreviated · preposition with the article + adjective, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Joshua 21:9-19 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mention…
1 Chronicles 6:54-60 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for t…
1 Chronicles 9:22 All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages…
1 Chronicles 25:8 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
2 Chronicles 29:12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kis…
2 Chronicles 31:13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseer…

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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 31:15

And Miniamin - Instead of מנימן, Miniamin, בנימן, Benjamin, is the reading of three of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS.; and this is the reading of the Vulgate, Syriac, Septuagint, and Arabic.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 31:15

And next to him were Eden and Mijamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah,.... As Kore was the principal, and his business lay chiefly with the priests in the temple, and in Jerusalem, these men under him were employed in distributing to the priests: in the cities of the priests; in the several parts of the country: in their set office; or faithfully: to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small; to communicate of the stores under their hands, according to their several courses, both priests and Levites, and to all in their families, small and great.

Dictionary and topics

Amariah — Said by Jehovah. (1.) One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar (1 Chr. 6:7, 52). He was probably the last of the high priests of Eleazar’s line prior to the transfer of that office to Eli, of the…
Eden — Delight. (1.) The garden in which our first parents dewlt (Gen. 2:8-17). No geographical question has been so much discussed as that bearing on its site. It has been placed in Armenia, in the region…
Jeshua — (1.) Head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); called also Jeshuah (1 Chr. 24:11). (2.) A Levite appointed by Hezekiah to distribute offerings in the priestly cities (2 Chr. 31:15). (3.) Ezra…
Miniamin — (from the right hand).
Shecaniah — One intimate with Jehovah. (1.) A priest to whom the tenth lot came forth when David divided the priests (1 Chr. 24:11). (2.) One of the priests who were set “to give to their brethren by courses” of…
Shechaniah — (dweller with Jehovah). (dweller with Jehovah).
Shemaiah — Whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). (2.) Neh. 3:29. (3.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (4.) A priest (Neh. 12:42). (5.) A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16). (6.) 1 Chr.…
Amariah · 4. A Levite, who assisted in distributing temple gifts — 4. A Levite, who assisted in distributing temple gifts
Church And State · .Hezekiah, in reorganizing temple service — .Hezekiah, in reorganizing temple service
Eden · 4. A Levite — 4. A Levite
Hezekiah · .Restores the true forms of worship — .Restores the true forms of worship
Jeshua · 2. A Levite who had charge of the tithes

2 Chronicles 31:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 31:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 31:11

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 31:15

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 31:15

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 31:15

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 31:15

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 31:15

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 31:2–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 31:14-19

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 31:11