"And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:"
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Verse 2 Chronicles 31:15. _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, Se...
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THE CITIES OF THE PRIESTS - i. e. the Levitical cities (compare
marginal reference). Of these, some had gone to decay, while others,
as Libnah and Beth-shemesh 2 Chronicles 21:10; 2 Chronicles 28:18,...
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CHAPTER 31 THE RESULTS OF THE REVIVAL
_ 1. The destruction of the false worship (2 Chronicles 31:1)_
2. The king's appointments (2 Chronicles 31:2)
All was done by Hezekiah for the orderly continua...
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2 Chronicles 29:1 to 2 Chronicles 32:33. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (see
notes on 2 Kings 18:2 f., 2 Kings 18:13; 2 Kings 18:19; 2 Kings 20:1).
The Chronicler in this long section writes, from his own poin...
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EDEN. Compare 2 Chronicles 29:12.
SET OFFICE. office of trust....
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_next him_ R.V. UNDER HIM.
_in the cities_ The persons mentioned in 2 Chronicles 31:12-14 were in
Jerusalem itself. The priestly cities are given 1 Chronicles 6:54-60.
_in_their _set office_ R.V. mg...
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14. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (29-32)
TEXT
2 Chronicles 29:1. Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty
years old; and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: and his
mother's name was A...
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_AND BROUGHT IN THE OFFERINGS AND THE TITHES AND THE DEDICATED THINGS
FAITHFULLY: OVER WHICH CONONIAH THE LEVITE WAS RULER, AND SHIMEI HIS
BROTHER WAS THE NEXT._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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31:15 him (a-3) Lit. 'under his hand.' trust, (b-24) Or 'priests,
faithfully to ...' distributions (c-27) Lit. 'to give.'...
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REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (CONTINUED)
This chapter gives an account of Hezekiah's reorganisation of the
Temple service....
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2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE
The *Kingdom called Judah
2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 31
HEZEKIAH ORGANISES *SACRIFICES AND GIFTS – 2 CHRONICLES 31:1-21
V1...
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NEXT HIM. — _By his hand_ (‘al _yâdô_). (Comp. 1 Chronicles
25:2.) The meaning is, “subordinate to him.”
The six Levites here named as under the direction of Korê had the
duty of distributing a prope...
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וְ עַל ־יָדֹ֡ו עֵ֣דֶן וּ֠ מִנְיָמִן וְ
יֵשׁ֨וּעַ וּֽ שְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּ
אֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ וּ שְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּ בְּ...
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HEZEKIAH: THE RELIGIOUS VALUE OF MUSIC
2 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 30:1; 2 Chronicles 31:1; 2 Chronicles
32:1
THE bent of the chronicler's mind is well illustrated by the
proportion of space ass...
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ORDER AND PROSPERITY
2 Chronicles 31:11
There are several noticeable expressions in this paragraph. We are
told that they brought in the dedicated things faithfully, 2
Chronicles 31:12; and that the...
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The observance of the feast was followed by reorganization of the
nation. The remnant gathered from Israel became the pioneers in
destroying all that remained of idolatry throughout the cities of
Juda...
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The liberal supply which both the king and people made for the
maintenance of the priests and Levites, is another proof how much the
service of the sanctuary lay in the hearts of the people. Those onl...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 27 THROUGH 31.
Jotham, the son of Uzziah, walks uprightly; and he avoids his father's
fault; but the people are still corrupt. Nevertheless the faithfulness...
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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,
t...
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And next him [were] Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah,
Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in [their] set
office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the grea...
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_The porter toward the east_ At the east gate of the Lord's house; of
which see 2 Chronicles 23:5. _To distribute the oblations _
To the priests and Levites, to whom they were appropriated by God;
_a...
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1 The people is forward in destroying idolatry.
2 Hezekiah ordereth the courses of the priests and Leuites, and
prouideth for their worke and maintenance.
5 The peoples forwardnesse in offerings and...
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THE TITHES AND THE DEDICATED THINGS...
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HEZEKIAH'S WORK OF REFORMATION
(vv.1-21)
When Hezekiah had taken positive action to give God His true place of
authority in the Passover feast, he rightly followed this up with the
negative work of...
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NEXT HIM:
_ Heb._ at his hand
SET OFFICE:
Or, trust...
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These were intrusted with the receiving and distributing of the
several portions belonging to the priests who abode in their several
cities, whilst their brethren came up to Jerusalem....
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2 Chronicles 31:15 Eden H5731 Miniamin H4509 Jeshua H3442 Shemaiah
H8098 Amariah H568 Shecaniah H7935 assistants H530 cities H5892
priests H3548 distribute H5414 (H8800) brethren H251 by H3027
divisio...
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CONTENTS: Idols destroyed and other reforms of Hezekiah.
CHARACTERS: God, Hezekiah, Azariah, Cononiah, Kore.
CONCLUSION: Vital communion with God on the ground of the shed blood
will kindle in us a...
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2 Chronicles 31:1. _In Ephraim and Manasseh,_ for many of these had
attended the passover, and placed themselves again under David's
house.
2 Chronicles 31:21. _He did it with all his heart._ King He...
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2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 31:2 The final stage in
Hezekiah’s reforms is the restoration of the temple services, which
evidently ceased when Ahaz closed the temple (2 Chronicles 28:24).
This re...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] Destruction of idolatry (2 Chronicles 31:1); H.
appoints courses and contributions (2 Chronicles 31:2); and arranges
the chambers and officers (2 Chronicles 31:11).
_2 Chronicles 31:1...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter, after its first verse (which holds an intermediate place
with relation to the enthusiastic devoutness of the people recorded in
the last verse of the former chapter, and what...
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Now when all this was finished, all of Israel and those that were
present went out to the cities of Judah, and they broke the images in
pieces, they cut down the groves, they threw down the high place...
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1 Chronicles 25:8; 1 Chronicles 6:54; 1 Chronicles 9:22; 2 Chronicles
31:13; Joshua 21:9...
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And next, &c. — These were intrusted with receiving and distributing
the several portions belonging to the priests who abode in their
several cities, whilst their brethren came up to Jerusalem....