2 Chronicles 31:9

9 Hezekiah then consulted the priests and Levites on how to handle the abundance of offerings.

2 Chronicles 31:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 31:9

Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites
concerning the heaps.
] How they came to be so large, or why they let them lie where they did.

2 Chronicles 31:9 In-Context

7 They started doing this in the third month and didn't finish until the seventh month.
8 When Hezekiah and his leaders came and saw the extent of the mounds of gifts, they praised God and commended God's people Israel.
9 Hezekiah then consulted the priests and Levites on how to handle the abundance of offerings.
10 Azariah, chief priest of the family of Zadok, answered, "From the moment of this huge outpouring of gifts to The Temple of God, there has been plenty to eat for everyone with food left over. God has blessed his people - just look at the evidence!"
11 Hezekiah then ordered storerooms to be prepared in The Temple of God. When they were ready,
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