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27 Hezekiah was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made storehouses for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all his other valuable possessions. 28 He made storerooms for the harvest of grain, wine, and olive oil, and stalls for all his various kinds of livestock and his flocks.[a] 29 He built royal cities[b] and owned a large number of sheep and cattle, for God gave him a huge amount of possessions.

30 Hezekiah dammed up the source of the waters of the Upper Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the City of David.[c] Hezekiah succeeded in all that he did. 31 So when the envoys arrived from the Babylonian officials to visit him and inquire about the sign that occurred in the land,[d] God left him alone to test him, in order to know his true motives.[e]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 32:28 tn Heb “and stalls for all beasts and beasts, and flocks for the stalls.” The repetition of בְּהֵמָה (behemah, “beast”) here indicates various kinds of livestock.
  2. 2 Chronicles 32:29 tn Heb “and cities he made for himself.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 32:30 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
  4. 2 Chronicles 32:31 tn Heb “and when the envoys of the officials of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire concerning the sign which was in the land, [arrived].”
  5. 2 Chronicles 32:31 tn Heb “to know all [that was] in his heart.”

27 Now Hezekiah had abundant riches and honor; and he made for himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of desirable articles, 28 storehouses also for the produce of grain, wine, and oil, stalls for all kinds of cattle, and [a]sheepfolds for the flocks. 29 He also made cities for himself and acquired flocks and herds in abundance, for (A)God had given him exceedingly abundant [b]wealth. 30 And it was Hezekiah who (B)stopped the upper outlet of the waters of (C)Gihon and directed them to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah succeeded in all that he did. 31 Even in the matter of (D)the envoys of the rulers of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of (E)the miraculous sign that had happened in the land, God left him alone only (F)to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 32:28 As in ancient versions; Heb flocks for the sheepfolds
  2. 2 Chronicles 32:29 Lit possessions