2 Chronicles 31:11

Easy-to-Read Version

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

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.

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

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],

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 Then Hezekiah commanded the priests to make storerooms ready in the Lord 's Temple. So this was done. ¹² Then the priests brought the offerings, tithes, and other things that were to be given only to God. All these things collected were put in the storerooms in the Temple. Conaniah the Levite was in charge of everything that was collected. Shimei was second in charge of these things. Shimei was Conaniah's brother. ¹³ Conaniah and his brother Shimei were supervisors of these men: Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah. King Hezekiah and Azariah the official in charge of God's Temple chose these men. ¹⁴ Kore was in charge of the offerings that the people freely gave to God. He was responsible for giving out the collections that were given to the Lord . And he was responsible for giving out the gifts that had been made holy. Kore was the gatekeeper at the East Gate. His father's name was Imnah the Levite. ¹⁵ Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah helped Kore. These men served faithfully in the towns where the priests were living. They gave the collection of things to their relatives in each group of priests. They gave the same things to the more important people and to the less important. ¹⁶ These men also gave the collection of things to the males three years old and older who had their names in the Levite family histories. All these males were to enter the Lord 's Temple for daily service to do the things they were responsible to do. Each group of Levites had their own responsibility. ¹⁷ The priests were given their part of the collection. This was done by families, in the way they were listed in the family histories. The Levites who were 20 years old and older were given their part of the collection, according to their groups and responsibilities. ¹⁸ The Levites' babies, wives, sons, and daughters also got part of the collection. This was done for all the Levites who were listed in the family histories. This was because the Levites were faithful to always keep themselves holy and ready for service. ¹⁹ Some of Aaron's descendants, the priests, lived in the towns or on farms near the towns where the Levites were living. Men were chosen by name in each of these towns to give part of the collection to these descendants of Aaron. All the males and those named in the family histories of the Levites got part of the collection. ²⁰ So King Hezekiah did those good things in all Judah. He did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God.

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
Later, the Lord again appeared to Abraham near the oak trees of Mamre. It was the hottest part of the day, and Abraham was sitting at the door of his tent.

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

Genesis 22:1
After these things God decided to test Abraham's faith. God said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Yes!"

Genesis 31:5
He said to them, "I have noticed that your father is not as friendly with me as he used to be. But the God of my father has been with me.

Genesis 31:7
But he cheated me. He has changed my pay ten times. But during all this time, God protected me from all of Laban's tricks.

Genesis 31:13
I am the God who came to you at Bethel, and there you made an altar, poured olive oil on it, and made a promise to me. Now I want you to be ready to go back to the country where you were born.'"

Genesis 31:15
He treated us like strangers. He sold us to you, and then he spent all the money that should have been ours.

Genesis 31:16
God took all this wealth from our father, and now it belongs to us and our children. So you should do whatever God told you to do."

Exodus 3:4
The Lord saw Moses was coming to look at the bush. So he called to him from the bush. He said, "Moses, Moses!" Moses said, "Yes, Lord."

1 Samuel 3:4
The Lord called Samuel, and Samuel answered, "Here I am."

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.