2 Chronicles 31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Removal of Idolatry
31 When all this was completed, all Israel who had attended went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars(A) throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, to the last one.[a] Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own possession.
Offerings for Levites
2 Hezekiah reestablished the divisions(B) of the priests and Levites for the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord,(C) each division corresponding to his service among the priests and Levites. 3 The king contributed[b] from his own possessions(D) for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings, the burnt offerings of the Sabbaths, of the New Moons, and of the appointed feasts, as written in the law of the Lord.(E) 4 He told the people who lived in Jerusalem to give a contribution(F) for the priests and Levites so that they could devote their energy to the law of the Lord. 5 When the word spread, the Israelites gave liberally of the best of the grain, new wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance, a tenth(G) of everything. 6 As for the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah, they also brought a tenth of the cattle and sheep, and a tenth of the dedicated things that were consecrated to the Lord their God.(H) They gathered them into large piles. 7 In the third month they began building up the piles, and they finished in the seventh month. 8 When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the piles, they praised the Lord and His people Israel.
9 Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the piles. 10 Azariah, the chief priest of the household of Zadok,(I) answered him, “Since they began bringing the offering to the Lord’s temple, we eat and are satisfied and there is plenty left over because the Lord has blessed His people; this abundance is what is left over.”(J)
11 Hezekiah told them to prepare chambers(K) in the Lord’s temple, and they prepared them. 12 The offering, the tenth, and the dedicated things were brought faithfully. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.(L) 13 Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were deputies under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of God’s temple.
14 Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was over the freewill offerings to God to distribute the contribution to the Lord and the consecrated things.(M) 15 Eden,(N) Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests(O) were to faithfully distribute it under his authority to their brothers by divisions, whether large or small. 16 In addition, they distributed it to males registered by genealogy three[c](P) years old and above; to all who would enter the Lord’s temple for their daily duty,(Q) for their service in their responsibilities according to their divisions. 17 They distributed also to those recorded by genealogy of the priests by their ancestral families and the Levites 20 years old and above,(R) by their responsibilities in their divisions; 18 to those registered by genealogy—with all their infants, wives, sons, and daughters—of the whole assembly (for they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy); 19 and to the descendants of Aaron, the priests, in the common fields of their cities,(S) in each and every city. There were men who were registered by name(T) to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite recorded by genealogy.
20 Hezekiah did this throughout all Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the Lord his God.(U) 21 He was diligent in every deed that he began in the service of God’s temple, in the instruction and the commands, in order to seek his God, and he prospered.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 31:1 Lit Manasseh, until finishing
- 2 Chronicles 31:3 Lit The king’s portion
- 2 Chronicles 31:16 Or 30; 1Ch 23:3
2 Chronicles 31
New King James Version
The Reforms of Hezekiah(A)
31 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and (B)broke the sacred pillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the [a]high places and the altars—from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh—until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned to their own cities, every man to his possession.
2 And Hezekiah appointed (C)the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each man according to his service, the priests and Levites (D)for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the [b]camp of the Lord. 3 The king also appointed a [c]portion of his (E)possessions[d] for the burnt offerings: for the morning and evening burnt offerings, the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths and the New Moons and the set feasts, as it is written in the (F)Law of the Lord.
4 Moreover he commanded the people who dwelt in Jerusalem to contribute (G)support[e] for the priests and the Levites, that they might devote themselves to (H)the Law of the Lord.
5 As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance (I)the firstfruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the (J)tithe of everything. 6 And the children of Israel and Judah, who dwelt in the cities of Judah, brought the tithe of oxen and sheep; also the (K)tithe of holy things which were consecrated to the Lord their God they laid in heaps.
7 In the third month they began laying them in heaps, and they finished in the seventh month. 8 And when Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel. 9 Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. 10 And Azariah the chief priest, from the (L)house of Zadok, answered him and said, (M)“Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and have plenty left, for the Lord has blessed His people; and what is left is this great (N)abundance.”
11 Now Hezekiah commanded them to prepare (O)rooms[f] in the house of the Lord, and they prepared them. 12 Then they faithfully brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things; (P)Cononiah the Levite had charge of them, and Shimei his brother was the next. 13 Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the (Q)ruler of the house of God. 14 Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was over the (R)freewill offerings to God, to distribute the offerings of the Lord and the most holy things. 15 And under him were (S)Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, his faithful assistants in (T)the cities of the priests, to distribute (U)allotments to their brethren by divisions, to the great as well as the small.
16 Besides those males from three years old and up who were written in the genealogy, they distributed to everyone who entered the house of the Lord his daily portion for the work of his service, by his division, 17 and to the priests who were written in the genealogy according to their father’s house, and to the Levites (V)from twenty years old and up according to their work, by their divisions, 18 and to all who were written in the genealogy—their little ones and their wives, their sons and daughters, the whole company of them—for in their faithfulness they [g]sanctified themselves in holiness.
19 Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in (W)the fields of the common-lands of their cities, in every single city, there were men who were (X)designated by name to distribute portions to all the males among the priests and to all who were listed by genealogies among the Levites.
20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he (Y)did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he (Z)prospered.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 31:1 Places for pagan worship
- 2 Chronicles 31:2 Temple
- 2 Chronicles 31:3 share
- 2 Chronicles 31:3 property
- 2 Chronicles 31:4 the portion due
- 2 Chronicles 31:11 storerooms
- 2 Chronicles 31:18 consecrated
2 Crônicas 31
Nova Versão Transformadora
As reformas religiosas de Ezequias
31 Quando a festa terminou, os israelitas que haviam participado saíram pelas cidades de Judá, Benjamim, Efraim e Manassés e despedaçaram todas as colunas sagradas, derrubaram os postes de Aserá e removeram os santuários e altares idólatras. Depois disso, voltaram para suas cidades e casas.
2 Ezequias organizou os sacerdotes e os levitas em divisões, para oferecerem os holocaustos e as ofertas de paz e para servirem, darem graças e louvarem ao Senhor junto às portas da habitação do Senhor. 3 O rei também contribuiu pessoalmente com animais para os holocaustos diários da manhã e da tarde e para os holocaustos dos sábados, das festas da lua nova e das festas anuais prescritas pela lei do Senhor.
4 Além disso, ordenou ao povo de Jerusalém que trouxesse uma parte de seus bens para os sacerdotes e os levitas, a fim de que pudessem se dedicar inteiramente à lei do Senhor.
5 Quando os israelitas souberam dessa exigência, responderam generosamente e trouxeram a primeira porção de seus cereais, do vinho novo, do azeite, do mel e de tudo que os campos produziam. Trouxeram uma grande quantidade, o dízimo de tudo que haviam produzido. 6 Os habitantes de Israel que tinham se mudado para Judá, e os próprios habitantes de Judá, trouxeram o dízimo do gado, das ovelhas, bem como das coisas que haviam sido consagradas ao Senhor, seu Deus, e juntaram tudo em vários montões. 7 Começaram a amontoar as ofertas no terceiro mês e terminaram no sétimo.[a] 8 Quando Ezequias e seus oficiais viram esses montões, agradeceram ao Senhor e a seu povo, Israel.
9 “De onde veio tudo isto?”, perguntou Ezequias aos sacerdotes e aos levitas.
10 Azarias, o sumo sacerdote, da família de Zadoque, respondeu: “Desde que o povo começou a trazer ofertas para o templo do Senhor, temos alimento suficiente e ainda tem sobrado muito. O Senhor abençoou seu povo, e tudo isto é o que sobra”.
11 Ezequias mandou preparar depósitos no templo do Senhor. Quando estavam prontos, 12 o povo trouxe fielmente as ofertas, os dízimos e os objetos consagrados para serem usados no templo. O levita Conanias foi encarregado desses depósitos, e seu irmão Simei era seu auxiliar. 13 Os supervisores subordinados a eles eram Jeiel, Azazias, Naate, Asael, Jerimote, Jozabade, Eliel, Ismaquias, Maate e Benaia. As nomeações foram feitas pelo rei Ezequias e por Azarias, o principal encarregado do templo de Deus.
14 Coré, filho do levita Imna, guarda da porta do Leste, foi encarregado de distribuir as ofertas voluntárias feitas a Deus, as contribuições e os objetos consagrados ao Senhor. 15 Seus assistentes fiéis eram Éden, Miniamim, Jesua, Semaías, Amarias e Secanias. Distribuíam as ofertas entre as famílias dos sacerdotes em suas cidades, de acordo com suas divisões, e as repartiam por igual entre idosos e jovens. 16 Distribuíam as ofertas a todos os homens e meninos, de 3 anos para cima, que constavam dos registros genealógicos. A distribuição incluía todos que vinham ao templo do Senhor para realizar suas tarefas diárias, de acordo com suas divisões. 17 Repartiam as ofertas entre os sacerdotes que estavam listados nos registros genealógicos, de acordo com suas famílias, e entre os levitas de 20 anos para cima, anotados de acordo com suas tarefas e divisões. 18 Também entregavam porções de alimento às famílias de todos que estavam listados nos registros genealógicos, incluindo as crianças pequenas, as esposas, os filhos e as filhas, pois toda a comunidade havia sido fiel ao se purificar.
19 Quanto aos sacerdotes, os descendentes de Arão, que viviam nos campos ao redor das cidades, foram nomeados homens para distribuir em porções a todos os sacerdotes e a todos os levitas listados nos registros genealógicos.
20 Assim, o rei Ezequias organizou a distribuição em todo o Judá, e fez o que era bom, certo e verdadeiro aos olhos do Senhor, seu Deus. 21 Em tudo que fez no serviço do templo de Deus e em seus esforços para obedecer à lei e aos mandamentos de Deus, Ezequias buscou seu Deus de todo o coração. Como resultado, foi muito bem-sucedido.
Footnotes
- 31.7 O terceiro mês do antigo calendário lunar hebraico normalmente caía entre maio e junho; o sétimo mês, entre setembro e outubro.
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