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2 Chronicles 31:9

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What does 2 Chronicles 31:9 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.
2 Chronicles 31:9 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 31

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6And the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated unto Jehovah their God, and laid them by heaps.
7In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
8And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Jehovah, and his people Israel.
9Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.
10And Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, Since [the people] began to bring the oblations into the house of Jehovah, we have eaten and had enough, and have left plenty: for Jehovah hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
11Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Jehovah; and they prepared them.
12And they brought in the oblations and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: and over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.] How they came to be so large, or why they let them lie where they did.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps--The object of his enquiries was to ascertain whether the supplies afforded the prospect of a sufficient maintenance for the members of the sacred order.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
““Hezekiah questioned” in order to know whether the ministering priests and Levites had had their maintenance out of the tithes, and whether the accumulation which he saw was clear surplus. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Questioned - How it came to pass that no more of their provision was spent and that there yet remained such great heaps of it. 2 Chronicles 31:14”
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