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2 Chronicles 31:11
Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Hezekiah issues a command to his officials to prepare storage facilities in the temple, immediately after Azariah reports that contributions have created a surplus. The words — The verse centers on לְהָכִין (lehaḵîn, “to prepare”) and לְשָׁכֹת (ləšāḵōṯ, “rooms”), noting that Hezekiah ordered the action and the officials promptly executed it (וַיָּכִינוּ, wayyāḵînû). The thread — This administrative step aligns with later temple restoration efforts recorded in Nehemiah 13:5 and Nehemiah 13:12. Why it lands — The text demonstrates that faithful giving required practical infrastructure, demanding readers to support both the spiritual and logistical dimensions of worship.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord; and they prepared them,
Cross-references
- Nehemiah 10:38 A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God.
- Nehemiah 13:5 and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.
- Nehemiah 13:12 and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.