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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/31.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/31.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They began doing this in the third month and finished in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They began piling them up in late spring, and the heaps continued to grow until early autumn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In the third month they began to pile up the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the third month they began building up the heaps, and they finished in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished <i>them</i> in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the third month they began laying them in heaps, and they finished in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the third month they began to make the heaps, and they finished <i>them</i> by the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In the third month they began to make the heaps, and finished them by the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In the third month they began to make the heaps, and finished <i>them</i> by the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In the third month they began to make the heaps, and completed <i>them</i> by the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the third month [at the end of wheat harvest] they began to make the heaps, and they finished them in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the third month they began building up the piles, and they finished in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the third month they began building up the piles, and they finished in the seventh month. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The people started bringing their offerings to Jerusalem in the third month, and the last ones arrived four months later. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In the third month they started piling them up, and in the seventh month they finished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The gifts started arriving in the third month and continued to pile up for the next four months. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They began to make these piles of gifts during the third month, and it took them until the seventh month to finish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In the third month they began piling their contributions in heaps and finished in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the third month they began building up the heaps, and they finished in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the third month, they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In the third month they have begun to lay the foundation of the heaps, and in the seventh month they have finished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> in the third month they have begun to lay the foundation of the heaps, and in the seventh month they have finished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the third month the heaps began to be founded, and in the seventh month they were finished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the third month they began to lay the foundations of the heaps, and in the seventh month, they finished them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In the third month, they began to lay out the foundations of the stacks. And in the seventh month, they finished them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It was in the third month that they began to establish these heaps, and they completed them in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the third month they began to pile up the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the tithe supplies, and in the seventh month Hezekiah took it and distributed it among the priests and the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in the third month the first fruits were found that was a great abundance, and in the seventh month Hezekiah took and distributed it to the Priests and to the Levites.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In the third month the heaps began to be piled, and in the seventh month they were finished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=8161" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/31.htm">Contributions for Worship</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: haš·šə·li·šî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">In the third</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ba·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: hê·ḥêl·lū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">they began</a> <a href="/hebrew/3245.htm" title="3245: lə·yis·sō·wḏ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to set; intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. Settle, consult.">building up</a> <a href="/hebrew/6194.htm" title="6194: hā·‘ă·rê·mō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A heap. (Jer. 50:26) or (feminine) aremah; from aram; a heap; specifically, a sheaf.">the heaps,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kil·lū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">and they finished</a> <a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">in the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ū·ḇa·ḥō·ḏeš (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-35.htm">Nehemiah 10:35-37</a></span><br />We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year. / And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God. / Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a></span><br />Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">Deuteronomy 14:28-29</a></span><br />At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates. / Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-21.htm">Numbers 18:21-24</a></span><br />Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. / No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. / The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">Leviticus 27:30-33</a></span><br />Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD. / If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value. / Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-12.htm">Nehemiah 13:12</a></span><br />and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-31.htm">2 Chronicles 29:31-36</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings. / The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. / And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-24.htm">2 Chronicles 30:24</a></span><br />For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number of priests consecrated themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-6.htm">1 Chronicles 29:6-9</a></span><br />Then the leaders of the families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly. / Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron. / Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Exodus 23:19</a></span><br />Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-12.htm">Deuteronomy 26:12-15</a></span><br />When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates. / Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments. / I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-37</a></span><br />There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, / and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need. / Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement), ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-1.htm">1 Corinthians 16:1-2</a></span><br />Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia: / On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6-11</a></span><br />Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. / Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. / And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-18.htm">Philippians 4:18</a></span><br />I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/23-16.htm">Leviticus 23:16-24</a></b></br> Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/27-24.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">First</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-5.htm">Foundation</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-6.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-25.htm">Masses</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">Month</a> <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Pile</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-1.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-12.htm">Store</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-5.htm">Third</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/3-6.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/ezra/4-12.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">First</a> <a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Foundation</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-8.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-12.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/job/15-28.htm">Masses</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/ezra/6-11.htm">Pile</a> <a href="/ezra/3-1.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-8.htm">Store</a> <a href="/ezra/6-15.htm">Third</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">The people go forward in destroying idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">Hezekiah orders the courses of the priests and Levites, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-4.htm">and provides for their work and maintenance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">The people's forwardness in offerings and tithes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-11.htm">Hezekiah appoints officers to dispose of the tithes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-20.htm">The sincerity of Hezekiah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In the third month</b><br>The third month in the Hebrew calendar is Sivan, which corresponds to late May and early June. This period is significant as it follows the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot), a time of harvest and thanksgiving. The timing indicates that the people were bringing in the firstfruits of their harvest, a practice commanded in the Law of Moses (<a href="/exodus/23-16.htm">Exodus 23:16</a>, <a href="/leviticus/23-15.htm">Leviticus 23:15-21</a>). This act of obedience reflects a renewed commitment to the covenant and the Law under King Hezekiah's reforms.<p><b>they began building up the heaps</b><br>The heaps refer to the piles of offerings brought by the Israelites, consisting of grain, new wine, oil, honey, and all the produce of the field. This abundance signifies the people's generosity and the blessings of God upon the land. The act of building up heaps symbolizes a collective effort to restore proper worship and support the Levitical priesthood, as prescribed in the Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/14-22.htm">Deuteronomy 14:22-29</a>). It also demonstrates the people's response to Hezekiah's call for religious reform and revival.<p><b>and they finished in the seventh month</b><br>The seventh month, Tishri, corresponds to September and October. This month is marked by significant religious observances, including the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles (<a href="/leviticus/23-23.htm">Leviticus 23:23-44</a>). The completion of the heaps by this time suggests a period of sustained dedication and effort by the people. It also aligns with the agricultural cycle, as the end of the harvest season would naturally conclude with the final gathering of produce. This period of completion underscores the themes of repentance, renewal, and celebration of God's provision, paralleling the spiritual renewal under Hezekiah's leadership.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms, including the restoration of temple worship and the reinstitution of tithes and offerings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Hezekiah reigned and implemented his reforms.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_third_month.htm">The Third Month</a></b><br>Corresponds to the month of Sivan in the Hebrew calendar, a time of harvest and the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost).<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_seventh_month.htm">The Seventh Month</a></b><br>Corresponds to the month of Tishri, which includes significant Jewish festivals such as the Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Feast of Tabernacles.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/heaps.htm">Heaps</a></b><br>Refers to the piles of offerings and tithes brought by the people in response to Hezekiah's reforms, symbolizing abundance and obedience to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Hezekiah's reforms and the people's response demonstrate the importance of aligning our lives with God's instructions. Obedience leads to blessings and spiritual renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generosity_and_provision.htm">Generosity and Provision</a></b><br>The heaps of offerings signify the people's generosity and God's provision. When we give faithfully, God provides abundantly for our needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_timing_in_god's_plan.htm">The Importance of Timing in God's Plan</a></b><br>The specific months mentioned highlight the significance of God's timing. Recognizing and aligning with God's calendar can lead to spiritual growth and blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_collective_worship.htm">Community and Collective Worship</a></b><br>The collective action of the people in bringing their tithes and offerings underscores the power of community in worship and obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_leadership.htm">Faithfulness in Leadership</a></b><br>Hezekiah's leadership was pivotal in guiding the people back to God. Faithful leadership can inspire and direct others towards righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_tithes_form_'heaps'_for_months.htm">In 2 Chronicles 31:9-10, how plausible is it that the abundance of tithes was so great it formed 'heaps' for months, given the limited agricultural capacity of the region?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_chron_18_4_vs_2_sam_8_4__7,000_or_1,700.htm">In 1 Chronicles 18:4, how do we reconcile the figure of 7,000 horsemen with 2 Samuel 8:4, which mentions 1,700 instead?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_david's_temple_ban_reason_given.htm">Why does God forbid David from building the temple in 1 Chronicles 22:8 but never give that explicit reason in the parallel accounts (e.g., 2 Samuel 7)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">In the third month.</span>--And so at the end of wheat-harvest, the third month (Sivan) answering to our May--June. Pentecost, the Feast of Harvest, or Firstfruits, fell in this month.<p><span class= "bld">To lay the foundation.</span>--<span class= "ital">To found,</span> or <span class= "ital">lay.</span> Heb., <span class= "ital">lisod,</span> a curious form only met with here. (Comp. <span class= "ital">lisod,</span> <a href="/isaiah/51-16.htm" title="And I have put my words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say to Zion, You are my people.">Isaiah 51:16</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">In the seventh month.</span>--Tisri (September to October), in which was held the great Feast of Tabernacles, after all the fruits had been gathered in, and the vintage was over.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The third month... the heaps... the seventh month.</span> The grain harvest closed with the Feast of Weeks, about the sixth day of the third month so that tithe in kind would be paid. The seventh month brought the Feast of Ingathering, when the vintage was over. For illustration of the despatch with which Hezekiah proceeded in his reforming works, comp. our <a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">2 Chronicles 29:3</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/30-2.htm">2 Chronicles 30:2, 13</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In the third</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·li·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> </span><span class="str2">Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">month</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they began</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵחֵ֥לּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hê·ḥêl·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">building up</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיִסּ֑וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yis·sō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3245.htm">Strong's 3245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heaps,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֲרֵמ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ă·rê·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6194.htm">Strong's 6194: </a> </span><span class="str2">A heap, a sheaf</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they finished</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּלּֽוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(kil·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the seventh</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seventh (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">month.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇa·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">2 Chronicles 31:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">2 Chronicles 31:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">2 Chronicles 31:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">2 Chronicles 31:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">2 Chronicles 31:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">2 Chronicles 31:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">2 Chronicles 31:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">2 Chronicles 31:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">2 Chronicles 31:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">2 Chronicles 31:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 31:7 In the third month they began (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 31:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 31:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 31:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 31:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>