2 Chronicles 31:8

8 When Hezekiah and the leaders saw the heaps, they praised the LORD and his people Israel.

2 Chronicles 31:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 31:8

And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps,
&c.] Of the tithes and firstfruits:

they blessed the Lord;
for the great increase of the fruits of the earth, and for making the people so willing to bring in the dues to the priests and Levites:

and his people Israel;
wished all happiness and prosperity to them, being found in the way of their duty.

2 Chronicles 31:8 In-Context

6 The people of Israel and Judah who were living in the cities of Judah brought a tenth of their cattle and sheep and a tenth of the holy things they had dedicated to the LORD their God. They piled these holy things in heaps.

7 In the third month they started piling them up, and in the seventh month they finished.

8 When Hezekiah and the leaders saw the heaps, they praised the LORD and his people Israel.

9 Hezekiah asked the priests and the Levites about the heaps.

10 The chief priest Azariah from Zadok's family said, "Since the people started to bring the offerings to the LORD's temple, we have had all we wanted to eat and plenty to spare. The LORD has blessed his people, and there's a lot left over."