Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them.
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- 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,
- BSB Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.
- NKJV Now 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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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 13:12–13Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the treasuries.
- Neh 10:38–39The priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes. The Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms, into the treasure house.
- Neh 13:5had prepared for him a great room, where before they laid the meal offerings, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, the singers, and the porters; and the wave offerings for the priests.
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