KJV + Strong's Idols are Destroyed 1Now when all this was finished,all Israelthat were presentwent outto the citiesof Judah,and brakethe imagesin pieces,and cut downthe groves,and threw downthe high placesand the altarsout of all Judahand Benjamin,in Ephraimalso and Manasseh,until they had utterly destroyedthem all. Then all the childrenof Israelreturned,every manto his possession,into their own cities. 2And Hezekiahappointedthe coursesof the priestsand the Levitesafter their courses,every manaccordingto his service,the priestsand Levitesfor burnt offeringsand for peace offerings,to minister,and to give thanks,and to praisein the gatesof the tentsof the LORD. Contributions for Worship 3[He appointed] also the king'sportionof his substancefor the burnt offerings,[to wit], for the morningand eveningburnt offerings,and the burnt offeringsfor the sabbaths,and for the new moons,and for the set feasts,as [it is] writtenin the lawof the LORD.4Moreover he commandedthe peoplethat dweltin Jerusalemto givethe portionof the priestsand the Levites,that they might be encouragedin the lawof the LORD.5And as soon as the commandmentcame abroad,the childrenof Israelbroughtin abundancethe firstfruitsof corn,wine,and oil,and honey,and of all the increaseof the field;and the titheof all [things] broughtthey in abundantly.6And [concerning] the childrenof Israeland Judah,that dweltin the citiesof Judah,they also brought inthe titheof oxenand sheep,and the titheof holy thingswhich were consecratedunto the LORDtheir God,and laid[them] by heaps.7In the thirdmonththey beganto lay the foundationof the heaps,and finished[them] in the seventhmonth.8And when Hezekiahand the princescameand sawthe heaps,they blessedthe LORD,and his peopleIsrael.9Then Hezekiahquestionedwith the priestsand the Levitesconcerning the heaps.10And Azariahthe chiefpriestof the houseof Zadokansweredhim, and said,Since [the people] beganto bringthe offeringsinto the houseof the LORD,we have had enoughto eat,and have leftplenty:for the LORDhath blessedhis people;and that which is left[is] this great store. Hezekiah Organizes the Priests 11Then Hezekiahcommandedto preparechambersin the houseof the LORD;and they prepared[them],12And brought inthe offeringsand the tithesand the dedicated[things] faithfully:over which Cononiahthe Levite[was] ruler,and Shimeihis brother[was] the next.13And Jehiel,and Azaziah,and Nahath,and Asahel,and Jerimoth,and Jozabad,and Eliel,and Ismachiah,and Mahath,and Benaiah,[were] overseersunder the handof Cononiahand Shimeihis brother,at the commandmentof Hezekiahthe king,and Azariahthe rulerof the houseof God.14And Korethe sonof Imnahthe Levite,the portertoward the east,[was] over the freewill offeringsof God,to distributethe oblationsof the LORD,and the mostholy things.15And next him [were] Eden,and Miniamin,and Jeshua,and Shemaiah,Amariah,and Shecaniah,in the citiesof the priests,in [their] set office,to giveto their brethrenbycourses,as well to the greatas to the small:16Beside their genealogyof males,from threeyearsoldand upward,[even] unto every one that enterethinto the houseof the LORD,his dailyportionfor their servicein their chargesaccording to their courses;17Both to the genealogyof the priestsby the houseof their fathers,and the Levitesfrom twentyyearsoldand upward,in their chargesby their courses;18And to the genealogyof all their little ones,their wives,and their sons,and their daughters,through all the congregation:for in their set officethey sanctifiedthemselves in holiness:19Also of the sonsof Aaronthe priests,[which were] in the fieldsof the suburbsof their cities,in every several city,the menthat were expressedby name,to giveportionsto all the malesamong the priests,and to all that were reckoned by genealogiesamong the Levites. The Sincerity of Hezekiah 20And thus didHezekiahthroughout all Judah,and wrought[that which was] goodand rightand truthbeforethe LORDhis God.21And in every workthat he beganin the serviceof the houseof God,and in the law,and in the commandments,to seekhis God,he did[it] with all his heart,and prospered. |
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