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Bible in Basic English
And when the order was made public, straight away the children of Israel gave, in great amounts, the first-fruits of their grain and wine and oil and honey, and of the produce of their fields; and they took in a tenth part of everything, a great store.
New American Standard Bible
As soon as the
King James Version
And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
Holman Bible
When the word spread, the Israelites gave liberally of the best of the grain, new wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance, a tenth
International Standard Version
As the word spread around, the people of Israel gave generously for the first fruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, and all of the produce of the fields. They generously gave a tithe of everything.
A Conservative Version
And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the sons of Israel gave in abundance the first-fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field. And they brought in the tithe of all things abundantly.
American Standard Version
And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first-fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
Amplified
As soon as the king’s order spread, the Israelites gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, [olive] oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in the tithe of everything abundantly.
Darby Translation
And as soon as the commandment was published, the children of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of corn, new wine and oil and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of all things.
Julia Smith Translation
And when the word broke forth, the sons of Israel increased the first-fruits of the grain, the new wine and the new oil, and honey, and all the produce of the field; and the tenth of all they brought in for abundance.
King James 2000
And as soon as the commandment was spread abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of grain, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the word spread. The Israelites gave abundantly [from] the firstfruits of grain, new wine, olive oil, honey, and all [kinds of] grains from the field. And they brought tithes of everything in abundance.
Modern King James verseion
And as the command spread, the sons of Israel brought plentifully of the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field. And the tithe of all things they brought in abundance.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And as soon as the word came abroad the children of Israel brought abundance of first fruits of corn, wine, oil and honey, and of all manner of fruits of the field: and the tithes of all manner of things brought they in plenteously.
NET Bible
When the edict was issued, the Israelites freely contributed the initial portion of their grain, wine, olive oil, honey, and all the produce of their fields. They brought a tenth of everything, which added up to a huge amount.
New Heart English Bible
As soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
The Emphasized Bible
And, as soon as the thing spread abroad, the sons of Israel caused to abound the firstfruit of corn, new wine, and oil, and honey, and all the increase of the field,-yea, the tithe of all - in abundance, brought they in.
Webster
And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the first-fruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things they brought in abundantly.
World English Bible
As soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.
Youngs Literal Translation
and at the spreading forth of the thing have the sons of Israel multiplied the first-fruit of corn, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field, and the tithe of the whole in abundance they have brought in.
Themes
Church and state » State superior to religion » Hezekiah, in reorganizing temple service
First fruits » First ripe of fruits, grain, oil, wine, and first of fleece, required as an offering
First fruits » Different kinds of » Honey
hezekiah » King of judah » Restores the true forms of worship
Honey » First fruits of, offered to God
the Levites » The tithes given to, for their support
Liberality » Instances of » hezekiah
Oil » First-fruits of, given to God
Palm trees » The fruit of, called dates
Priest » Benefits of » Regulations by hezekiah concerning benefits to the priests
Sheep » Tithe of, given to the levites
Tithe » The pious governors of israel caused the payment of
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 31:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hezekiah Organizes The Priesthood
4 In addition, he gave orders to the people of Jerusalem to give to the priests and Levites that part which was theirs by right, so that they might be strong in keeping the law of the Lord. 5 And when the order was made public, straight away the children of Israel gave, in great amounts, the first-fruits of their grain and wine and oil and honey, and of the produce of their fields; and they took in a tenth part of everything, a great store. 6 And the children of Israel and Judah, who were living in the towns of Judah came with the tenth part of their oxen and sheep, and a tenth of all the holy things which were to be given to the Lord their God, and put them in great masses.
Cross References
Nehemiah 13:12
Then all Judah came with the tenth part of the grain and wine and oil and put it into the store-houses.
Numbers 18:12
All the best of the oil and the wine and the grain, the first-fruits of them which they give to the Lord, to you have I given them.
Exodus 22:29
Do not keep back your offerings from the wealth of your grain and your vines. The first of your sons you are to give to me.
Exodus 23:19
The best of the first-fruits of your land are to be taken into the house of the Lord your God. The young goat is not to be cooked in its mother's milk
Exodus 34:22
And you are to keep the feast of weeks when you get in the first-fruits of the grain, and the feast at the turn of the year when you take in the produce of your fields.
Exodus 34:26
Take the first-fruits of your land as an offering to the house of the Lord your God. Let not the young goat be cooked in its mother's milk
Exodus 35:5
Take from among you an offering to the Lord; everyone who has the impulse in his heart, let him give his offering to the Lord; gold and silver and brass;
Exodus 35:20-29
And all the children of Israel went away from Moses.
Exodus 36:5-6
And said to Moses, The people are giving much more than is needed for the work which the Lord has given us orders to do.
2 Chronicles 24:10-11
And all the chiefs and all the people came gladly and put their money into the chest, till they had all given.
Nehemiah 10:35-39
And to take the first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of every sort of tree, year by year, into the house of the Lord;
Nehemiah 12:44
And on that day certain men were put over the rooms where the things which had been given were stored, for the lifted offerings and the first-fruits and the tenths, and to take into them the amounts, from the fields of every town, fixed by the law for the priests and the Levites: for Judah was glad on account of the priests and the Levites who were in their places.
Nehemiah 13:31
And for the wood offering, at fixed times, and for the first fruits. Keep me in mind, O my God, for good.
Proverbs 3:9
Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:
1 Corinthians 15:20
But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.
2 Corinthians 8:2-5
How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.
James 1:18
Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.
Revelation 14:4
These are they who have not made themselves unclean with women; for they are virgins. These are they who go after the Lamb wherever he goes. These were taken from among men to be the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.