2 Chronicles 31:5

Easy To Read Version

People all around the country heard about this command. So the people of Israel gave the first part of their harvest of grain, grapes, oil, honey, and all the things they grew in their fields. They brought one tenth of all these many things.

Cross References

Nehemiah 12:44

Men were chosen to be in charge of the storerooms on that day. People brought their firstfruits and a tenth of their crops. So the men in charge put those things in the storerooms. The Jewish people were very happy about the priests and Levites on duty. So they brought many things to be put in the storerooms.

Nehemiah 13:12

Then, everyone in Judah brought their tenth of grain, new wine, and oil to the temple. Those things were put into the storerooms.

Nehemiah 13:31

And I made sure that people will bring gifts of wood and firstfruits at the right times.

Exodus 22:29

“At harvest time you should give me the first grain and the first juice from your fruit. Don’t wait until late in the year.

Exodus 23:19

“When you gather your crops at harvest time, you should bring the first of everything you harvest to the house [150] of the Lord your God.

Exodus 34:22

“Celebrate the Festival of Weeks. [348] Use the first grain from the wheat harvest for this festival. And in the fall [349] celebrate the Festival of Harvest. [350]

Exodus 34:26

“Give the Lord the very first crops that you harvest. Bring those things to the house [353] of the Lord your God.

Exodus 35:5

Gather special gifts for the Lord. Each of you should decide in your heart what you will give. And then you should bring that gift to the Lord. Bring gold, silver, and bronze [356] ;

Proverbs 3:9

Honor the Lord with your wealth. Give him the best you have.

Leviticus 27:30

“A tenth of all crops belong to the Lord. This means the crops from fields and the fruit from trees—a tenth belongs to the Lord.

Numbers 18:12

“And I give you all the best olive oil and all the best new wine and grain. These are the things that the people of Israel give to me, the Lord. These are the first things that they gather in their harvest.

Numbers 18:13

When the people gather a harvest, they bring all the first things to the Lord. So these things I will give to you. And every person in your family that is clean [237] may eat it.

Numbers 18:8

Then the Lord said to Aaron, “I myself gave you responsibility over all the special gifts people give to me. All the holy [235] gifts that the people of Israel give to me, I give to you. You and your sons can share in these gifts. They will always belong to you.

Romans 8:23

Not only the world, but we also have been waiting with pain inside us. We have the Spirit {\cf2\super [67]} as the first part of God’s promise. So we are waiting for God to finish making us his own children. I mean we are waiting for our bodies to be made free.

1 Corinthians 15:20

But Christ has truly been raised from death—the first one of all those \{believers\} who will be raised from death.

James 1:18

God decided to give us life through the word of truth. He wanted us to be the most important of all the things he made.

Revelation 14:4

These 144,000 people are the ones who did not do wrong things with women. They kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb every place he goes. These 144,000 were redeemed (saved) from among the people of the earth. They are the first people to be offered to God and the Lamb.