Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in Yahweh’s house, and they prepared them.
- KJV Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them,
- ESV Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD, and they prepared them.
- NKJV Now Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them.
- NASB Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them.
- NLT Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the Temple of the Lord. When this was done,
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Quick answer
Hezekiah ordered storerooms prepared in the temple, and they were made ready. It matters because the abundant offerings needed proper places to be kept.
Overview
To handle the surplus responsibly, the king commanded that chambers be prepared in the house of the Lord. This practical step ensured the gifts would be safely stored and rightly distributed. Such ordered stewardship reflects faithfulness in managing what belongs to God.
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Cross-references · 3
- Neh 13:12–13and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.
- Neh 10:38–39A 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.
- Neh 13:5and 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.
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