Hezekiah’s Wealth and Honor^(A)

²⁷ Hezekiah had very great riches and honor. And he made himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of desirable items;

⁵ Therefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah ^(A)gave presents to Jehoshaphat, ^(B)and he had riches and honor in abundance.

^27 (A)The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees ^(B)as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.

¹² wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as ^(A)none of the kings have had who were before you, nor shall any after you have the like.”

Other State Officials

²⁵ And Azmaveth the son of Adiel was over the king’s treasuries; and Jehonathan the son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses. ²⁶ Ezri the son of Chelub was over those who did the work of the field for tilling the ground. ²⁷ And Shimei the Ramathite was over the vineyards, and Zabdi the Shiphmite was over the produce of the vineyards for the supply of wine. ²⁸ Baal-Hanan the Gederite was over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowlands, and Joash was over the store of oil. ²⁹ And Shitrai the Sharonite was over the herds that fed in Sharon, and Shaphat the son of Adlai was over the herds that were in the valleys. ³⁰ Obil the Ishmaelite was over the camels, Jehdeiah the Meronothite was over the donkeys, ³¹ and Jaziz the ^(A)Hagrite was over the flocks. All these were the officials over King David’s property.