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2 Chronicles 31:5 Explained in Context
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Verse 5. 5And 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.
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Quick Meaning
This verse advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence: “And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Festival participants destroy cult sites and bring contributions.”
Read It With
- 2 Chronicles 31:1–8
Read 2 Chronicles 31:5 with 31:1–8. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: The gathered Israelites remove pillars, groves, and high places across several regions; Hezekiah organizes priestly service and calls for portions, and abundant firstfruits and tithes accumulate in heaps.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Festival participants destroy cult sites and bring contributions,” 2 Chronicles 31:5 advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence through the wording “And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The Passover's energy becomes regional religious reform and sustained material support for temple workers. 2 Chronicles 30:23–27 has just established this prior movement: The assembly agrees to another seven days, leaders supply more offerings, Judah and visiting priests, Levites, strangers, and northerners rejoice, and the priestly prayer reaches heaven. Together those details explain why “Festival participants destroy cult sites and bring contributions” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 2 Chronicles 31:1–8 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Chronicles 31:1–8 forms the complete movement “Festival participants destroy cult sites and bring contributions”: The gathered Israelites remove pillars, groves, and high places across several regions; Hezekiah organizes priestly service and calls for portions, and abundant firstfruits and tithes accumulate in heaps.
Verse 1. 1 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.
Verse 2. 2 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.
Verse 3. 3 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.
Verse 4. 4 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.
Verse 5. 5 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.
Verse 6. 6 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.
Verse 7. 7 In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
Verse 8. 8 And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.
Follow the Context
- The gathered Israelites remove pillars, groves, and high places across several regions; Hezekiah organizes priestly service and calls for portions, and abundant firstfruits and tithes accumulate in heaps.
- The Passover's energy becomes regional religious reform and sustained material support for temple workers.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
2 Chronicles 31:5 does not permit the wording “And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of…” to be read apart from the selected verse's context. The destruction does not authorize attacks on living religious minorities or property today, and tithes do not justify coercive enrichment.
What Remains True
Reform joins worship, generosity, welcome, administration, practical preparation, prayer, humility, and truthful limits; neither prosperity nor deliverance proves permanent immunity. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: The gathered Israelites remove pillars, groves, and high places across several regions; Hezekiah organizes priestly service and calls for portions, and abundant firstfruits and tithes accumulate in heaps. In 2 Chronicles 31:5, the concrete line “And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of….” Pair worship and prayer with safe facilities, inclusive teaching, transparent distribution, verified crisis preparation, truthful communication, and humility after success. This response follows from the unit's own movement: The gathered Israelites remove pillars, groves, and high places across several regions; Hezekiah organizes priestly service and calls for portions, and abundant firstfruits and tithes accumulate in heaps.
Teach It Back
Explain why 2 Chronicles 31:5 brings abundant firstfruits, produce, honey, and tithes after the command. Use 31:1–8, paraphrase “And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of…,” state one source or reconstruction limit, identify one person or group power can obscure, and reject one conclusion this verse does not authorize.
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Biblical text
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Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
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NET Bible Full Notes: 2 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
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