2 Chronicles Chapter 31
So when it was all wrapped up, the crew in Israel dipped to Judah, smashed the idols, tore down the groves, and totally wrecked the high places and altars in Judah and Benjamin, plus in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they were completely gone. Afterward, all the peeps from Israel bounced back to their own spots, heading straight to their cities.
Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. {present: Heb. found} {images: Heb. statues} {until...: Heb. until to make an end}
Hezekiah was like, 'Let’s set up the priests and Levites,' giving each their roles, with the priests and Levites handling burnt offerings and peace offerings, to vibe, show thanks, and get praise on at the gates of the Lord's tents.
And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.
He also tossed out the king's share for the burnt offerings, you know, for the morning and evening sacrifices, as well as for the sabbaths, new moons, and set feasts, just like it says in the Lord's law.
{He appointed} also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, {to wit}, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as {it is} written in the law of the LORD.
Plus, he told the peeps in Jerusalem to hook it up for the priests and Levites so they could stay hyped on the Lord's law.
Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD.
As soon as the word spread, the kids of Israel brought in serious firstfruits of corn, wine, oil, honey, and all the harvest; they brought the tithe of everything like it was no cap.
And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all {things} brought they in abundantly. {came...: Heb. brake forth} {honey: or, dates}
And the folks from Israel and Judah living in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the holy stuff set apart for the Lord, stacking it up in serious heaps.
And {concerning} the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid {them} by heaps. {by heaps: Heb. heaps, heaps}
In the third month, they kicked off laying down the foundation for the heaps, and wrapped it up in the seventh month.
In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished {them} in the seventh month.
When Hezekiah and the princes rolled up and peeped the heaps, they blessed the Lord and his crew, Israel.
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.
Then Hezekiah hit up the priests and Levites about the heaps.
Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.
Azariah, the chief priest from the Zadok fam, responded, saying, "Since the people started bringing offerings to the Lord's house, we've been eating well and even have leftovers; the Lord has blessed his people, and what’s left is a whole lot."
And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since {the people} began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and that which is left {is} this great store.
Then Hezekiah told them to prepare some chambers in the Lord's house, and they got that done real quick.
Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared {them}, {chambers: or, storehouses}
They brought in the offerings, tithes, and dedicated stuff like champs: Cononiah the Levite was in charge, and his bro Shimei was right there with him.
And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated {things} faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite {was} ruler, and Shimei his brother {was} the next.
Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were the overseers under Cononiah and Shimei, all on Hezekiah's orders, and Azariah was the head honcho of the house of God.
And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, {were} overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. {under...: Heb. at the hand}
Kore, son of Imnah the Levite, was the east-side porter, handling the freewill offerings for God, distributing the Lord's gifts and the holy stuff.
And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, {was} over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.
Next to him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the priests' cities, doing their thing to give to their crew by courses, from the big dogs to the little ones:
And next him {were} Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in {their} set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: {next...: Heb. at his hand} {set...: or, trust}
Besides their male genealogy, from three years old and up, everyone entering the Lord's house got their daily portion for their service according to their roles;
Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, {even} unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;
Both for the priests' genealogy by their fams, and the Levites from twenty years and up, doing their thing by their courses;
Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;
And for all their little ones, wives, sons, and daughters, through the whole congregation: they set themselves apart in holiness for their roles;
And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness: {set...: or, trust}
Also, from the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields by their city limits, every city had the men named to give portions to all the males among the priests and those counted in the Levites' genealogies.
Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, {which were} in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.
And Hezekiah did this all over Judah, doing what was solid, right, and true before the Lord his God.
And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought {that which was} good and right and truth before the LORD his God.
And in every project he kicked off in the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he went all in with his heart, and things really popped off.
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did {it} with all his heart, and prospered.