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Bishop's Bible

2 Chronicles 31:8

And when Hezekia and the lordes came and sawe the heapes, they blessed the Lorde, and his people Israel.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church and State;   Hezekiah;   Liberality;   Priest;   Tithes;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jehiel (2);   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Araunah;   Chronicles, I;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hezekiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the piles, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
When Hizkiyahu and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Yisra'el.
King James Version
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord , and his people Israel.
English Standard Version
When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel.
New Century Version
When Hezekiah and his officers came and saw the piles, they praised the Lord and his people, the people of Israel.
New English Translation
When Hezekiah and the officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and pronounced blessings on his people Israel.
Amplified Bible
When Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
New American Standard Bible
When Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
World English Bible
When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Yahweh, and his people Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Hezekiah and the princes came, and saw the heapes, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw the heaps, and they blessed Yahweh and His people Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
Contemporary English Version
When Hezekiah and his officials saw these offerings, they thanked the Lord and the people.
Complete Jewish Bible
When Hizkiyahu and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed Adonai and his people Isra'el.
Darby Translation
And Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, and they blessed Jehovah, and his people Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
When Hezekiah and the leaders came, they saw the piles of things that were collected. They praised the Lord and his people, the Israelites.
George Lamsa Translation
And when Hezekiah and the princes saw that the tithe of the priests was so abundant, they blessed the LORD and prayed for Israel.
Good News Translation
When King Hezekiah and his officials saw how much had been given, they praised the Lord and praised his people Israel.
Lexham English Bible
When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Yahweh and his people Israel.
Literal Translation
And Hezekiah and the leaders came in and saw the heaps, and blessed Jehovah and His people Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha Ezechias with the rulers wente in, and sawe the heapes, they praysed the LORDE, and his people of Israel.
American Standard Version
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Jehovah, and his people Israel.
Bible in Basic English
And when Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw all the store of goods, they gave praise to the Lord and to his people Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and His people Israel.
King James Version (1611)
And when Hezekiah and the princes came, and saw the heapes, they blessed the Lord, and his people Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Ezekias and the princes came and saw the heaps, and blessed the Lord, and his people Israel.
English Revised Version
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Ezechie and hise princes hadden entrid, thei siyen the heepis, and blessiden the Lord, and the puple of Israel.
Update Bible Version
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Yahweh, and his people Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.
New King James Version
And when Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
New Living Translation
When Hezekiah and his officials came and saw these huge piles, they thanked the Lord and his people Israel!
New Life Bible
And when Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw all the things, they praised the Lord and His people Israel.
New Revised Standard
When Hezekiah and the officials came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Hezekiah and the rulers came, and saw the heaps, - and blessed Yahweh, and his people Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Ezechias and his princes came in, they saw the heaps, and they blessed the Lord and the people of Israel.
Revised Standard Version
When Hezeki'ah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and his people Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
And Hezekiah and the heads come in and see the heaps, and bless Jehovah and His people Israel,
THE MESSAGE
When Hezekiah and his leaders came and saw the extent of the mounds of gifts, they praised God and commended God's people Israel. Hezekiah then consulted the priests and Levites on how to handle the abundance of offerings.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.

Contextual Overview

1 And when all these thinges were finished, all they of Israel that were present in the cities of Iuda, went out and brake the images, and cut downe the idol groues, and all to brake the high places and aulters throughout al Iuda and Beniamin, in Ephraim also and Manasse, vntil they had vtterly destroyed them all: And all the children of Israel returned euery man to his possessions, and to their owne cities. 2 And Hezekia appoynted sundry companies of the priestes and Leuites after the diuersitie of their ministrations, euery man according to his office both priestes and Leuites, for the burnt offering and peace offringes, to minister and to geue thankes and praise in the gates of the hoast of the Lorde. 3 And the kinges portion of his substaunce that he gaue, were dayly burnt offringes in the morning and euening, and burnt offringes for the Sabbath dayes, newe moones, & solempe feastes, according as it is written in the lawe of the Lorde. 4 And he bade the people that dwelt in Hierusalem, to geue a parte to the priestes and Leuites, that they might substancially applie them selues to the lawe of the Lorde. 5 And assoone as the kinges commaundement came abrode, the children of Israel brought aboudance of first fruites, of corne, wine, oyle, hony, and of all maner of fruites of the fielde, & the tythes of all maner of thinges brought they in plenteously. 6 And the children of Israel and Iuda that dwelt in the cities of Iuda, they also brought in the tithes of oxen and sheepe, & other holy tithes which were consecrate vnto the Lorde their God, they did offer and brought them all by heapes. 7 In the third moneth, they began to lay the heapes in maner of a foundation, and finished them in the seuenth moneth. 8 And when Hezekia and the lordes came and sawe the heapes, they blessed the Lorde, and his people Israel. 9 And Hezekia questioned with the priestes and the Leuites concerning the heapes. 10 And Azaria the chiefe priest of the house of Zador, aunswered him and saide: Since the people began to bryng the heaue offringes into the house of the Lorde, we also haue had inough to eate, there remayned so much: for the Lorde hath blessed his people, and this heape is left.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

blessed: Genesis 14:20, Judges 5:9, 1 Kings 8:14, 1 Kings 8:15, 1 Chronicles 29:10-20, Ezra 7:27, 2 Corinthians 8:16, Ephesians 1:3, Philippians 4:10, Philippians 4:19, 1 Thessalonians 3:9, 1 Peter 1:3

and his people: 2 Chronicles 6:3, Genesis 14:19, 2 Samuel 6:18, 1 Kings 8:55

Cross-References

Genesis 30:32
I wyll go about all thy flockes this day, and seperate from them all the cattell that are spotted & of diuers colours: and all the blacke among the sheepe, & the partie & spotted amongst the kiddes [the same] shalbe my rewarde.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps,.... Of the tithes and firstfruits:

they blessed the Lord; for the great increase of the fruits of the earth, and for making the people so willing to bring in the dues to the priests and Levites:

and his people Israel; wished all happiness and prosperity to them, being found in the way of their duty.


 
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