Moreover he provided cities for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much property.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moreover he provided for himself cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him abundant posessions.
- KJV Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
- BSB He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.
- 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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Cross-references · 12
- 1 Chr 29:12Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all! In your hand is power and might! It is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all!
- 1 Tim 6:17–18Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;
- 1 Sam 2:7Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.
- Prov 10:22Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to 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 Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
- 2 Chr 26:10He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock; in the lowland also, and in the plain. He had farmers and vineyard keepers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields, for he loved farming.
- 2 Chr 25:9Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel?” The man of God answered, “Yahweh is able to give you much more than this.”
- Job 1:3His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
- Gen 13:2–6Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
- Deut 8:18But you shall remember Yahweh your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as it is today.
- Job 42:12So Yahweh blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.
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