When Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Yahweh and his people Israel.
- KJV And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.
- BSB When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
- NKJV And when Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel.
- NLT When Hezekiah and his officials came and saw these huge piles, they thanked the Lord and his people Israel!
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When Hezekiah and the princes saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel. It matters because the leaders gave God the glory for the people's generosity.
Overview
Seeing the abundant gifts, the king and officials responded with praise to God and blessing on the people. They recognized the offerings as evidence of God's blessing working through willing hearts. This grateful acknowledgment models how leaders should attribute spiritual fruit to the Lord rather than to themselves.
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- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
- Ps 144:15Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.
- 1 Kgs 8:14–15The king turned his face around, and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.
- 2 Sam 6:18When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of Armies.
- 1 Th 3:9For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;
- 2 Chr 6:3The king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.
- Phil 4:10But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.
- Gen 14:19–20He blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth:
- Judg 5:9My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Yahweh!
- Phil 4:19My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
- 2 Cor 8:16But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.
- 1 Chr 29:10–20Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, “You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
- Ezra 7:27Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem;
- 1 Kgs 8:55He stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
- 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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