Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
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- WEB Moreover he provided for himself cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him abundant posessions.
- BSB He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.
- NKJV Moreover he provided cities for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much property.
- NASB He made cities for himself and acquired flocks and herds in abundance, because God had given him very great wealth.
- NLT He built many towns and acquired vast flocks and herds, for God had given him great wealth.
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Quick answer
Hezekiah acquired cities and vast flocks and herds, for God had given him great possessions. His wealth is explicitly credited to God's gift.
Overview
The Chronicler is careful to attribute the king's abundance to God rather than to his own enterprise (cf. Deuteronomy 8:18). This guards against the very pride the narrative later condemns. Recognizing all good things as gifts from God remains the posture of grateful faith.
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- 1 Chr 29:12Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
- 1 Tim 6:17–18Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
- 1 Sam 2:7The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
- Prov 10:22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
- 1 Chr 27:29–31And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
- Job 1:9Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
- 2 Chr 26:10Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
- 2 Chr 25:9And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.
- Job 1:3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
- Gen 13:2–6And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
- Deut 8:18But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
- Job 42:12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
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