Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord ,.... Either to build new ones, or fit up those that were built: and they prepared them ; got them ready to lay up the stores in. read more
And brought in the offerings, and the tithes, and the dedicated things, faithfully ,.... Kept nothing back for their own private use, but faithfully delivered in and laid up the whole that was brought which remained; this was done by the priests and Levites, in whose hands and care they were: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next ; these two had the charge and care of the whole, the one as deputy to the other. read more
And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother ,.... These ten were assistants to the other two, were under them, and at their command, and were to be ready at hand to do what they should order and direct them: at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God ; these were fixed in their post under the other two... read more
And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter towards the east ,.... At the east gate of the temple; see 1 Chronicles 26:17 . was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the Lord ; to the priests and Levites, for whose use they were; or to deliver out the fine flour, oil, and wine, and frankincense, for the meat and drink offerings: and the most holy things ; which belonged to the priests only to eat of, as the remainder of the meat offerings, the sin... read more
And next to him were Eden and Mijamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah ,.... As Kore was the principal, and his business lay chiefly with the priests in the temple, and in Jerusalem, these men under him were employed in distributing to the priests: in the cities of the priests ; in the several parts of the country: in their set office ; or faithfully: to give to their brethren by courses , as well to the great as to the small; to communicate of the stores under... read more
To prepare chambers - To make granaries to lay up this superabundance. read more
Shimei - was the next - He was assistant to Cononiah. read more
And Miniamin - Instead of מנימן , Miniamin , בנימן , Benjamin , is the reading of three of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS.; and this is the reading of the Vulgate, Syriac, Septuagint, and Arabic. read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 31:11-21
Here we have, I. Two particular instances of the care of Hezekiah concerning church matters, having put them into good order, to keep them so. The tithes and other holy things being brought in, he provided, 1. That they should be carefully laid up, and not left exposed in loose heaps, liable to be wasted and embezzled. He ordered chambers to be made ready in some of the courts of the temple for store-chambers (2 Chron. 31:11), and into them the offerings were brought and there kept under lock... read more