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2Chronicles 31
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Idols are Eliminated from Judah

31At the conclusion of all of these activities, everybody in Israel who was in attendance traveled throughout the cities of Judah, broke down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim, and broke down the high places and altars throughout the territories of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh until they had eliminated all of them. Then the people of Israel went back to their cities and back to their work.H3615H3478H4672H3318H5892H3063H7665H4676H7665H1438H842H5422H1116H4196H3063H1144H669H4519H3615H1121H3478H7725H376H272H5892

Hezekiah Continues His Reforms

2Hezekiah appointed the priestly divisions and the Levite divisions, each according to their service duties, including both priests and Levites who offered morning and evening burnt offerings, peace offerings, general ministry, thanksgiving, and praise in the gateways to the Lord's campgrounds.H3169H5975H4256H3548H3881H4256H376H6310H5656H3548H3881H5930H8002H8334H3034H1984H8179H4264H3068
3He also gave a portion of his own income for both morning and evening burnt offerings, for burnt offerings on the Sabbath, new moons, and for the scheduled festivals, as is recorded in the Lord's Law.H4428H4521H7399H5930H1242H6153H5930H5930H7676H2320H4150H3789H8451H3068
4Hezekiah also directed the people who lived in Jerusalem to give what was due to the priests and Levites, so they could be strengthened in the Lord's Law.H559H5971H3427H3389H5414H4521H3548H3881H2388H8451H3068
5As the word spread around, the people of Israel gave generously for the first fruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, and all of the produce of the fields. They generously gave a tithe of everything.H1697H6555H1121H3478H935H7235H7225H1715H8492H3323H1706H8393H7704H4643H935H7230
6The descendants of Israel and Judah who lived throughout the cities of Judah also brought tithes of cattle and sheep, as well as tithes of gifts that had been dedicated to the Lord their God. As these gifts were given, they were laid in piles.H1121H3478H3063H3427H5892H3063H935H4643H1241H6629H4643H6944H6942H3068H430H5414H6194H6194
7They began to make these piles of gifts during the third month, and it took them until the seventh month to finish.H7992H2320H2490H3245H6194H3615H7637H2320
8When Hezekiah and the officials arrived and saw the piles of gifts, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel,H3169H8269H935H7200H6194H1288H3068H5971H3478
9and Hezekiah quizzed the priests and the Levites about the piles of gifts.H3169H1875H3548H3881H6194
10Azariah replied, "Since they began to bring their gifts into the Lord's temple, we have eaten and have been satisfied. Now we still have plenty left, because the Lord has blessed his people so that we have all of this left over."H5838H7218H3548H1004H6659H559H559H2490H935H8641H1004H3068H7646H398H3498H7230H3068H1288H5971H3498H1995

The Priests and Descendants of Levi Reorganized

11Hezekiah gave an order to prepare storerooms in the Lord's temple, and so they did.H3169H559H3559H3957H1004H3068H3559
12They faithfully brought in the gifts, tithes, and consecrated materials, and Conaniah the Levite was placed in charge of them. His brother Shimei was second in command,H935H8641H4643H6944H530H3562H3881H5057H8096H251H4932
13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nathah, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah served as supervisors under Conaniah and his brother Shimei, who had been appointed by King Hezekiah. Azariah served as senior officer of God's temple.H3171H5812H5184H6214H3406H3107H447H3253H4287H1141H6496H3027H3562H8096H251H4662H3169H4428H5838H5057H1004H430
14Imnah the Levite's son Kore, keeper of the eastern gate, was in charge of voluntary offerings to God, apportioning contributions for the Lord and the most holy things.H6981H1121H3232H3881H7778H4217H5071H430H5414H8641H3068H6944H6944
15Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah served in the priestly cities, making sure contributions were distributed faithfully to their relatives division by division, no matter how large or how small,H5731H4509H3442H8098H568H7935H5892H3548H530H5414H251H3027H4256H1419H6996
16without regard to genealogical enrollment, to every male 30 years old and older - that is, to everyone who entered the Lord's temple as their duty obligations required - for their work and duties according to their divisionsH3187H2145H7969H8141H1121H4605H935H1004H3068H3117H3117H1697H5656H4931H4256
17as well as the priests who were enrolled in the genealogies according to their ancestral households.H3187H3548H1004H1H3881H6242H8141H1121H4605H4931H4256
18These genealogical enrollments also included all of their little children, their wives, and their sons and daughters for the entire assembly, because they were being faithful to consecrating themselves in holiness.H3187H2945H802H1121H1323H6951H530H6942H6944
19Furthermore, with respect to the descendants of Aaron, that is, the priests who lived out in the country away from the cities, or who lived in each and every city, men were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to everyone who had been enrolled by genealogy among the Levites.H1121H175H3548H7704H4054H5892H5892H582H5344H8034H5414H4490H2145H3548H3187H3881
20Hezekiah did this throughout all of Judah, and he acted well, doing what the Lord his God considered to be right and true.H6213H3169H3063H6213H2896H3477H571H6440H3068H430
21Everything that Hezekiah began in the service of God's temple was done according to the Law and to the commandments as he sought his God, worked with all of his heart, and became successful.H4639H2490H5656H1004H430H8451H4687H1875H430H6213H3824H6743


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