2 Chronicles 31:11

Contemporary English Version

So the king gave orders for storerooms to be built in the temple, and when they were completed,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Hezekiah told them to prepare chambers in the Lord’s temple, and they prepared them.

Hebrew Names Version
Then Hizkiyahu commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them.

King James Version
Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord ; and they prepared them,

English Standard Version
Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord , and they prepared them.

New Century Version
Then Hezekiah commanded the priests to prepare the storerooms in the Temple of the Lord . So this was done.

New English Translation
Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the Lord 's temple. When this was done,

Amplified Bible
Then Hezekiah told them to prepare rooms [for storage] in the house of the LORD, and they prepared them.

New American Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the LORD, and they prepared them.

World English Bible
Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Yahweh; and they prepared them.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lorde: and they prepared them,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah ordered them to prepare rooms in the house of Yahweh, and they prepared them.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then Hizkiyahu ordered storerooms prepared in the house of Adonai . After preparing them,

Darby Translation
And Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Jehovah; and they prepared [them],

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Hezekiah commanded the priests to make storerooms ready in the Lord 's Temple. So this was done.

George Lamsa Translation
Then Hezekiah commanded that storehouses be prepared in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them,

Good News Translation
On the king's orders they prepared storerooms in the Temple area

Lexham English Bible
And Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Yahweh, and they were prepared.

Literal Translation
And Hezekiah ordered them to build rooms in the house of Jehovah; and they prepared,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then commaunded the kynge, that they shulde prepare chestes in the house of the LORDE. And they prepared them,

American Standard Version
Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Jehovah; and they prepared them;

Bible in Basic English
Then Hezekiah said that store-rooms were to be made ready in the house of the Lord; and this was done.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Hezekia bade prepare the chambers in the house of the Lord: And they did prepare them,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them.

King James Version (1611)
Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Ezekias told them yet farther to prepare chambers for the house of the Lord; and they prepared them,

English Revised Version
Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Ezechie comaundide, that thei schulden make redi bernes in the hows of the Lord; and whanne thei hadden do this thing,

Update Bible Version
Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Yahweh; and they prepared them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared [them],

New King James Version
Now Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the LORD, and they prepared them.

New Living Translation
Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the Temple of the Lord . When this was done,

New Life Bible
Then Hezekiah told them to make rooms ready in the house of the Lord, and they made them ready.

New Revised Standard
Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare store-chambers in the house of the Lord ; and they prepared them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then Hezekiah gave word to prepare chambers, in the house of Yahweh, and they prepared them;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Ezechias commanded to prepare storehouses in the house of the Lord. And when they had done so,

Revised Standard Version
Then Hezeki'ah commanded them to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them.

Young's Literal Translation
And Hezekiah saith to prepare chambers in the house of Jehovah, and they prepare,

THE MESSAGE
Hezekiah then ordered storerooms to be prepared in The Temple of God . When they were ready, they brought in all the offerings of tithes and sacred gifts. They put Conaniah the Levite in charge with his brother Shimei as assistant. Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were project managers under the direction of Conaniah and Shimei, carrying out the orders of King Hezekiah and Azariah the chief priest of The Temple of God. Kore son of Imnah the Levite, security guard of the East Gate, was in charge of the Freewill-Offerings of God and responsible for distributing the offerings and sacred gifts. Faithful support out in the priestly cities was provided by Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah. They were even-handed in their distributions to their coworkers (all males thirty years and older) in each of their respective divisions as they entered The Temple of God each day to do their assigned work (their work was all organized by divisions). The divisions comprised officially registered priests by family and Levites twenty years and older by job description. The official family tree included everyone in the entire congregation—their small children, wives, sons, and daughters. The ardent dedication they showed in bringing themselves and their gifts to worship was total—no one was left out.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the LORD, and they prepared them.

Contextual Overview

¹¹ So the king gave orders for storerooms to be built in the temple, and when they were completed, ¹²all the extra offerings were taken there. Hezekiah and Azariah then appointed Conaniah the Levite to be in charge of these storerooms. His brother Shimei was his assistant, and the following Levites worked with them: Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah. ¹⁴ Kore son of Imnah was assigned to guard the East Gate, and he was put in charge of receiving the offerings voluntarily given to God and of dividing them among the priests and Levites. ¹⁵He had six assistants who were responsible for seeing that all the priests in the other towns of Judah also got their share of these offerings. They were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah. Every priest and every Levite over thirty years old who worked daily in the temple received part of these offerings, according to their duties. ¹⁷ The priests were listed in the official records by clans, and the Levites twenty years old and older were listed by their duties. ¹⁸ The official records also included their wives and children, because they had also been faithful in keeping themselves clean and acceptable to serve the Lord . ¹⁹ Hezekiah also appointed other men to take food and supplies to the priests and Levites whose homes were in the pastureland around the towns of Judah. But the priests had to be descendants of Aaron, and the Levites had to be listed in the official records. ²⁰Everything Hezekiah did while he was king of Judah, including what he did for the temple in Jerusalem, was right and good. He was a successful king, because he obeyed the Lord God with all his heart.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

chambers: or, store-houses, Nehemiah 10:38, Nehemiah 10:39, Nehemiah 13:5, Nehemiah 13:12, Nehemiah 13:13

Reciprocal: Numbers 3:25 - the charge 1 Kings 6:5 - built 1 Chronicles 23:28 - for the service 1 Chronicles 26:20 - dedicated things 2 Chronicles 31:13 - at the commandment Nehemiah 10:37 - to the chambers Nehemiah 12:44 - some Jeremiah 35:2 - into one Ezekiel 40:7 - General Ezekiel 40:17 - there were Ezekiel 40:29 - the little Malachi 3:10 - the storehouse

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
One hot summer afternoon Abraham was sitting by the entrance to his tent near the sacred trees of Mamre, when the Lord appeared to him.

Genesis 18:17
The Lord said to himself, "I should tell Abraham what I am going to do,

Genesis 22:1
Some years later God decided to test Abraham, so he spoke to him. Abraham answered, "Here I am, Lord ."

Genesis 31:5
and he told them: Your father isn't as friendly with me as he used to be, but the God my ancestors worshiped has been on my side.

Genesis 31:7
and that he keeps cheating me by changing my wages time after time. But God has protected me.

Genesis 31:13
and I am the God you worshiped at Bethel, when you poured olive oil on a rock and made a promise to me. Leave here right away and return to the land where you were born."

Genesis 31:15
He treats us like foreigners and has even cheated us out of the bride price that should have been ours.

Genesis 31:16
Now do whatever God tells you to do. Even the property God took from our father and gave to you really belongs to us and our children.

Exodus 3:4
When the Lord saw Moses coming near the bush, he called him by name, and Moses answered, "Here I am."

1 Samuel 3:4
when the Lord called out Samuel's name. "Here I am!" Samuel answered.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord,.... Either to build new ones, or fit up those that were built:

and they prepared [them]; got them ready to lay up the stores in.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 31:11. To prepare chambers — To make granaries to lay up this superabundance.