2 Chronicles 31:11

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.

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],

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,

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

Contextual Overview

¹¹Hezekiah 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. ¹⁹ The Aaronites, the priests who lived out on the pastures that belonged to the priest-cities, had reputable men on hand to distribute regular rations to every priest—everyone listed in the official family tree of the Levites. ²⁰Hezekiah carried out this work and kept it up everywhere in Judah. He was the very best—good, right, and true before his God . Everything he took up, whether it had to do with worship in God's Temple or the carrying out of God's Law and Commandments, he did well in a spirit of prayerful worship. He was a great success.

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
God appeared to Abraham at the Oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. It was the hottest part of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing. He ran from his tent to greet them and bowed before them.

Genesis 18:17
Then God said, "Shall I keep back from Abraham what I'm about to do? Abraham is going to become a large and strong nation; all the nations of the world are going to find themselves blessed through him. Yes, I've settled on him as the one to train his children and future family to observe God 's way of life, live kindly and generously and fairly, so that God can complete in Abraham what he promised him."

Genesis 22:1
After all this, God tested Abraham. God said, "Abraham!" "Yes?" answered Abraham. "I'm listening."

Exodus 3:4
God saw that he had stopped to look. God called to him from out of the bush, "Moses! Moses!" He said, "Yes? I'm right here!"

1 Samuel 3:4
Then God called out, "Samuel, Samuel!" Samuel answered, "Yes? I'm here." Then he ran to Eli saying, "I heard you call. Here I am." Eli said, "I didn't call you. Go back to bed." And so he did.

1 Samuel 3:6
God called again, "Samuel, Samuel!" Samuel got up and went to Eli, "I heard you call. Here I am." Again Eli said, "Son, I didn't call you. Go back to bed." (This all happened before Samuel knew God for himself. It was before the revelation of God had been given to him personally.)

1 Samuel 3:8
God called again, "Samuel!"—the third time! Yet again Samuel got up and went to Eli, "Yes? I heard you call me. Here I am." That's when it dawned on Eli that God was calling the boy. So Eli directed Samuel, "Go back and lie down. If the voice calls again, say, ‘Speak, God . I'm your servant, ready to listen.'" Samuel returned to his bed.

1 Samuel 3:16
But then Eli summoned Samuel: "Samuel, my son!" Samuel came running: "Yes? What can I do for you?"

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.