2 Chronicles 31:8

8 Hezekiah and his officials came and saw the piles. When they did, they praised the Lord. And they blessed 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 lived in the towns of Judah brought a tenth of their herds and flocks. They also brought a tenth of the holy things they had set apart to the LORD their God. They put them in piles.

7 They began doing it in the third month. They finished in the seventh month.

8 Hezekiah and his officials came and saw the piles. When they did, they praised the Lord. And they blessed his people Israel.

9 Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the piles.

10 The chief priest Azariah answered him. He said, "The people have been bringing their gifts to the LORD's temple. Ever since they began to bring them, we've had enough to eat. We have even had plenty to spare. That's because the LORD has blessed his people. So we have a large amount left over." Azariah was from the family line of Zadok.