2 Chronicles 31:10

10 Azariah the chief priest ¹of the house of Zadok said to him, "²Since the contributions began to be brought into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat with plenty left over, for the LORD has blessed His people, and this great quantity is left over."

2 Chronicles 31:10 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 31:10

And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered
him
Who was the high priest of the family of Eleazar, in the line of Zadok, made high priest in Solomon's time, when Abiathar was thrust out; Jarchi takes him to be the same Azariah that was in the days of Uzziah, ( 2 Chronicles 26:17 ) ,

and said, since the people began to bring the offerings into the house
of the Lord we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty;
which were now four mouths since; and the priests and Levites, and their families, had partaken of them, and eat to satiety, and yet there was great plenty remaining:

for the Lord hath blessed his people:
the Targum is,

``the Word of the Lord has blessed them,''

given them large crops this year, and a ready willing mind to bring in what is due for the service of the temple:

and that which is left is this great store;
the heaps the king and princes saw, and inquired about; or what is left is for the great multitude of the priests and Levites, and their families, both at Jerusalem, and in the cities in the country; so Kimchi interprets it.

2 Chronicles 31:10 In-Context

8 When Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.

9 Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

10 Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok said to him, "Since the contributions began to be brought into the house of the LORD , we have had enough to eat with plenty left over, for the LORD has blessed His people, and this great quantity is left over."

11 Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the LORD , and they prepared them.

12 They faithfully brought in the contributions and the tithes and the consecrated things; and Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them and his brother Shimei was second.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Chronicles 6:8, 9
• 2. Malachi 3:10

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "him, and he said"