2 Chronicles 31:5 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary
2 Chronicles 31:5
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.
honey (from its stickiness) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
increase
תְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'At
H8393
income · noun, common feminine singular construct
field
שָׂדֶ֑הsa.Deh
H7704
a field (as flat) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
tithe
וּמַעְשַׂ֥רu.ma'.Sar
H4643
a tenth · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
brought
בּוֹאbôwʼ
H935
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
abundantly
לָרֹ֖בla.Ro
H7230
abundance (in any respect) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
Nehemiah 13:12 Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
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 silv…
Exodus 35:20-29 And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.
Exodus 36:5-6 And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.
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.
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:
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 gat…
Nehemiah 13:31 And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 31:1-10
We have here an account of what was done after the passover. What was wanting in the solemnities of preparation for it before was made up in that which is better, a due improvement of it after. When the religious exercises of a Lord's day or a communion are finished we must not think that then the work is done. No, then the hardest part of our work begins, which is to exemplify the impressions of the ordinance upon our minds in all the instances of a holy conversation. So it was here; when all this was finished there was more to be done.
I. They applied themselves with vigour to destroy all the monuments of idolatry, Ch2 31:1. The king had done what he could of this kind (Kg2 18:4), but the…
Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests, &c.--The king now turned his attention to provide for the orderly performance of the temple-worship--arranging the priests and Levites in their courses, assigning to every one his proper place and functions--and issuing edicts for the regular payment of those dues from which the revenues of the sanctuary were derived. To set a proper example to his subjects, his own proportion was announced in the first instance, for to the king it belonged, out of his privy purse, to defray the expenses of the altar, both stated and occasional (Num 28:3-4, Num 28:9, Num 28:11, Num 28:19); and in making this contribution from his own means, Hezekiah followed the…
Brought - the first-fruits - These were principally for the maintenance of the priests and Levites; they brought tithes of all the produce of the field, whether commanded or not, as we see in the instance of honey, which was not to be offered to the Lord, Lev 2:11, yet it appears it might be offered to the priests as first-fruits, or in the way of tithes.
John Gill on 2 Chronicles 31:5
Dictionary and topics
Dates — (2 Chronicles 31:5) marg. [Palm Tree TREE]
Tithe — A tenth of the produce of the earth consecrated and set apart for special purposes. The dedication of a tenth to God was recognized as a duty before the time of Moses. Abraham paid tithes to…
Church And State · .Hezekiah, in reorganizing temple service — .Hezekiah, in reorganizing temple service
Date · A fruit, (margin) — A fruit, (margin)
First Fruits · required as an offering — required as an offering
First Fruits, The · Different kinds of: Honey — Different kinds of: Honey
Hezekiah · .Restores the true forms of worship — .Restores the true forms of worship
Honey · First fruits of, offered to God — First fruits of, offered to God
Levites, The · The tithes given to, for their support — The tithes given to, for their support
Oil · First-fruits of, given to God — First-fruits of, given to God
Palm Tree, The · The fruit of, called dates — The fruit of, called dates
Sheep · Tithe of, given to the Levites — Tithe of, given to the Levites
Tithe · The pious governors of Israel caused the payment of
And as soon as the commandment came abroad,.... Not only was published in the city of Jerusalem, but the report of it, or rather that itself, was spread throughout the cities of Judah:
the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey; the three first of these are expressed in the law, Deuteronomy 18:4 but not honey; wherefore the Targum here, and the Jewish writers in general, interpret it of the "dubsa" of the palm tree, as they call it, the fruit and liquor of that, which is of a sweet taste, and which the Scenite Arabs called "dabusa", as Pliny (w) from Juba relates; for so it should be read, and not "dabulan" or "dablan", as in some copies: b…
Restoration of order in the public worship, and of the temple revenues and those of the priests. - Ch2 31:2. Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and Levites according to their courses, each according to the measure of his service (cf. Num 7:5, Num 7:7), viz., the priests and Levites (ולל לכה are subordinated to אישׁ in apposition by ל), for burnt-offerings and thank-offerings, to serve (to wait upon the worship), and to praise and thank (by song and instrumental music) in the gates of the camp of Jahve, i.e., in the temple and court of the priests; see on Ch1 9:18.
Ch2 31:3
And the portion of the king from his possession was for the burnt-offerings, etc.; that is, the material for…
Provisions for the Temple came from both the king and his subjects. Israel united in its support of the Temple, and the response was far greater than anticipated or required.
Rashi on 2 Chronicles 31:5
And when the word burst forth from the king’s mouth to give a portion to the priests and the Levites, the Children of Israel increased the first of corn, wine, oil, honey date honey.
and all the increase of the field But all these [aforementioned] are not of the grain of the field, but so it is explained in Tractate Nedarim, in the chapter, “Whoever vows [to abstain] from herbs, is permitted to partake of pumpkins,” (55a): Rav Josef questioned: “And when the word burst forth, the Children of Israel increased, etc.” Now if you say that all these [i.e., all plants that are stacked up] are included in the term דָּגָן, what is the meaning of “when the word burst forth”? Replied Abbaye: This is…
— The pious governors of Israel caused the payment of
Tithes · Payment of, resumed in Hezekiah’ s reign — Payment of, resumed in Hezekiah’ s reign
Wine · First fruits of, to be offered to God — First fruits of, to be offered to God
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
