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2 Chronicles 31:14

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was over the freewill offerings to God to distribute the contribution to the Lord and the consecrated things.

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I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses the priest Shelemiah, the scribe Zadok, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy.  They were responsible for the distribution to their colleagues.


and all the silver and gold you receive throughout the province of Babylon, together with the freewill offerings given by the people and the priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.


After that, they offered the regular burnt offering and the offerings for the beginning of each month  , and for all the Lord’s appointed holy occasions, as well as the freewill offerings brought to  the Lord.


Let every survivor,  wherever he resides, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.’


There were six Levites each day  on the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and at the storehouses they were posted in pairs.


The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah.  They also cast lots for his son Zechariah, an insightful counsellor, and his lot came out for the north gate.


These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in the Lord’s temple, just as their relatives did.


You are to celebrate the Festival of Weeks  to the Lord your God with a freewill offering  that you give in proportion to how the Lord your God has blessed you.


Within your city gates you may not eat the tenth of your grain, new wine, or fresh oil; the firstborn of your herd or flock; any of your vow offerings that you pledge; your freewill offerings; or your personal contributions.


You are to bring there your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tenths and personal contributions,  your vow offerings and freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.


‘Offer these to the Lord at your appointed times in addition to your vow and freewill offerings, whether burnt, grain, drink, or fellowship offerings.’


‘Nothing that a man permanently sets apart to the Lord from all he owns, whether a person, an animal, or his inherited landholding, can be sold or redeemed; everything set apart is especially holy to the Lord.


These are in addition to the offerings for the Lord’s Sabbaths, your gifts, all your vow offerings, and all your freewill offerings that you give to the Lord.


‘Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them: Any man of the house of Israel or of the resident foreigners  in Israel who presents his offering   #– #whether they present payment of vows or freewill gifts to the Lord as burnt offerings #– #


But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons;  it is the holiest part of the food offerings to the Lord.


Asher’s sons:  Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malchiel.


Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were officers under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of God’s temple.


Eden,  Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests  were to distribute it faithfully under his authority to their brothers by divisions, whether large or small.





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