2 Tawarikh 31:5-10

31:5 When the edict was issued, ¹  the Israelites freely contributed ²  the initial portion of their grain, wine, olive oil, honey, and all the produce of their fields. They brought a tenth of everything, which added up to a huge amount. 31:6 The Israelites and people of Judah ³  who lived in the cities of Judah also contributed a tenth of their cattle and sheep, as well as a tenth of the holy items consecrated to the Lord their God. They brought them and placed them in many heaps. ⁴  31:7 In the third month they began piling their contributions in heaps ⁵  and finished in the seventh month. 31:8 When Hezekiah and the officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and pronounced blessings on his people Israel. ⁶ 

31:9 When Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the heaps, 31:10 Azariah, the head priest from the family of Zadok, said to him, “Since the contributions began arriving in the Lord’s temple, we have had plenty to eat and have a large quantity left over. For the Lord has blessed his people, and this large amount remains.”

[31:5]  ¹ tn Heb “and when the word spread out.”

[31:5]  ² tn Heb “the sons of Israel multiplied.”

[31:6]  ³ tn Heb “and the sons of Israel and Judah.”

[31:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “heaps, heaps.” Repetition of the noun draws attention to the large number of heaps.

[31:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “they began the heaps, to establish.”

[31:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “they blessed the Lord and his people Israel.”