Hezekiah had exceedingly much riches and honor. He provided himself with treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of valuable vessels;
Parallel translations
- KJV And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
- BSB Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.
- ESV And Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made for himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of costly vessels;
- NKJV Hezekiah had very great riches and honor. And he made himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of desirable items;
- NASB Now Hezekiah had immense riches and honor; and he made for himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles,
- NLT Hezekiah was very wealthy and highly honored. He built special treasury buildings for his silver, gold, precious stones, and spices, and for his shields and other valuable items.
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Quick answer
Hezekiah enjoyed great wealth and honor, building treasuries for his silver, gold, jewels, and valuables. God blessed his faithful reign with abundance.
Overview
The Chronicler catalogs Hezekiah's prosperity as evidence of God's favor on a king who, despite a lapse, walked faithfully. Such blessing recalls the prosperity of David and Solomon. While material abundance is a gift, the surrounding narrative cautions that it can feed pride, reminding believers to hold earthly riches loosely (cf. Matthew 6:19-21).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Prov 10:22Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
- 1 Chr 27:25–31Over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the treasures in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah;
- 2 Chr 17:5Therefore Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand. All Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance.
- 2 Chr 9:27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars to be as abundant as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
- 2 Chr 1:12therefore wisdom and knowledge is granted to you. I will give you riches, wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had who have been before you had, and none after you will have.”
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