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.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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;
- 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;
- 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 10:22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- 1 Chr 27:25–31Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.
- 2 Chr 17:5So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
- 2 Chr 9:27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
- 2 Chr 1:12therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”
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