2 Chronicles 31:5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 31:1-21

Hezekiah’s religious reforms (29:1-31:21)Immediately he became king, Hezekiah began a thorough reformation of Judah’s religion. This was prompted partly by the preaching of the prophet Micah (Jeremiah 26:17-19; see notes on 2 Kings 18:1-12).The Chronicler gives a detailed account of Hezekiah’s work, particularly that part of it which affected the temple, the priests and the Levites. Hezekiah called a meeting of priests and Levites and told them plainly that neglect of the temple was the reason... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 31:2-21

3. Re-establishment of proper worship 31:2-21The king organized the priests and Levites again into the divisions David had specified. Evidently Hezekiah’s predecessors had not observed these divisions. He also instituted tithing again as the Mosaic Law commanded (cf. Leviticus 27:30; Numbers 18:8; Deuteronomy 14:28). Because the people responded obediently, there was an abundance of money for temple maintenance and for its servants (2 Chronicles 31:10). The principle these reforms illustrate is... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 31:1-21

Reign of Hezekiah (continued)This chapter gives an account of Hezekiah’s reorganisation of the Temple service.2. Appointed the courses] The succession (see 1 Chronicles 23-26) had been suspended during the idolatry of the previous reigns, and required to be rearranged. The tents of the Lord] The phrase is borrowed from the conditions that prevailed in the wilderness.3. The king’s portion, etc.] The king set an example to his subjects by providing for the Sacrifices named, for which see Numbers... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 31:5

(5) And . . . came abroad.—Literally, And when the word broke forth—i.e., spread abroad.The children of Israel.—Here the people of Jerusalem, who in the chronicler’s day had a preeminent right to the name. (See on next verse.) The firstfruits were for the priests (Numbers 18:12, seq., where the oil, wine, and wheat are specified).And the tithe . . . abundantly.—For the Levites (Numbers 18:21-24). read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 31:1-21

HEZEKIAH: THE RELIGIOUS VALUE OF MUSIC2 Chronicles 29:1-36; 2 Chronicles 30:1-27; 2 Chronicles 31:1-21; 2 Chronicles 32:1-33THE bent of the chronicler’s mind is well illustrated by the proportion of space assigned to ritual by him and by the book of Kings respectively. In the latter a few lines only are devoted to ritual, and the bulk of the space is given to the invasion of Sennacherib, the embassy from Babylon, etc., while in Chronicles ritual occupies about three times as many verses as... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 31:1-21

CHAPTER 31 The Results of the Revival 1. The destruction of the false worship (2 Chronicles 31:1 ) 2. The king’s appointments (2 Chronicles 31:2-21 ) All was done by Hezekiah for the orderly continuance of the service in the house of the LORD. The order of the courses of the priests, after David’s arrangement, which had been abandoned during the preceding apostasy, was once more settled. What was needed for the public sacrifices of the congregation was willingly given, as well as other... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 31:1-21

HEZEKIAH'S WORK OF REFORMATION (vv.1-21) When Hezekiah had taken positive action to give God His true place of authority in the Passover feast, he rightly followed this up with the negative work of destroying the idolatrous pillars, images, high places and altars that had been introduced by earlier kings. The many people who had been present for the Passover carded out this destruction in the Cities of Judah, but also in Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh (v.1) before returning to their own... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 31:1-21

MANASSEH TO THE CAPTIVITY MANASSEH AND AMON (2 Chronicles 33:0 ) The history of the first-named is divided into three parts: (1) the outline of his character and reign down to the crisis of his punishment (2 Chronicles 33:1-10 ); (2) his affliction and repentance in Babylon (2 Chronicles 33:11-13 ); and (3) his later career and death (2 Chronicles 33:14-20 ). The first part was considered in Kings. For the reference to “groves” and “the host of heaven,” compare Deuteronomy 16:21 ;... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Chronicles 31:1-21

2 Chronicles 31:0 "Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all" ( 2Ch 31:1 ). The Prosperity of Hezekiah THIS enthusiasm is well balanced. It prayed well, struck well; it was noble in homage, it is majestic in assault. It does not strike with... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Chronicles 31:2-19

The liberal supply which both the king and people made for the maintenance of the priests and Levites, is another proof how much the service of the sanctuary lay in the hearts of the people. Those only can have a real sense of the value of ordinances who have been deprived of them. I cannot pass over this long account of the liberality of the people towards their priests, without remarking the grateful conduct of Azariah the chief priest upon the occasion. We have not only had enough to eat... read more

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