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Good News Translation

2 Chronicles 31:8

When King Hezekiah and his officials saw how much had been given, they praised the Lord and praised 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.
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Hezekia and the lordes came and sawe the heapes, they blessed the Lorde, and 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 After the festival ended, all the people of Israel went to every city in Judah and broke the stone pillars, cut down the symbols of the goddess Asherah, and destroyed the altars and the pagan places of worship. They did the same thing throughout the rest of Judah, and the territories of Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh; then they all returned home. 2 King Hezekiah reestablished the organization of the priests and Levites, under which they each had specific duties. These included offering the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, taking part in the Temple worship, and giving praise and thanks in the various parts of the Temple. 3 From his own flocks and herds he provided animals for the burnt offerings each morning and evening, and for those offered on the Sabbath, at the New Moon Festival, and at the other festivals which are required by the Law of the Lord . 4 In addition, the king told the people of Jerusalem to bring the offerings to which the priests and the Levites were entitled, so that they could give all their time to the requirements of the Law of the Lord . 5 As soon as the order was given, the people of Israel brought gifts of their finest grain, wine, olive oil, honey, and other farm produce, and they also brought the tithes of everything they had. 6 All the people who lived in the cities of Judah brought tithes of their cattle and sheep, and they also brought large quantities of gifts which they dedicated to the Lord their God. 7 The gifts started arriving in the third month and continued to pile up for the next four months. 8 When King Hezekiah and his officials saw how much had been given, they praised the Lord and praised his people Israel. 9 The king spoke to the priests and the Levites about these gifts, 10 and Azariah the High Priest, a descendant of Zadok, said to him, "Since the people started bringing their gifts to the Temple, there has been enough to eat and a large surplus besides. We have all this because the Lord has blessed his people."

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
Let me go through all your flocks today and take every black lamb and every spotted or speckled young goat. That is all the wages I want.

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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