2 Chronicles 35:8 Cross References - Thomson

⁸ His chiefs also made dedications for the people, and for the priests, and for the Levites. And Chelkias and Zacharias, and Jeiel, the chiefs, gave for the priests of the house of God; they gave for the passover two thousand six hundred sheep, lambs and kids, and three hundred beeves,

²⁰ And Phineas son of Eleazar was the ruler over them, and these were his assistants;

⁴ And as the Eleazarites were found to be more numerous for chiefs of mighty men than the sons of Ithamar, therefore he distributed them; for the sons of Eleazar sixteen chiefs for houses of families, and for the sons of Ithamar chiefs for eight houses of families. ⁵ These he distributed by lot, one with the other. Because there were chiefs of the holies, and chiefs of the Lord, among the sons of Eleazar and among the sons of Ithamar,

⁶ Thereupon the chiefs of families, and the chiefs of the sons of Israel, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the overseers of the king's works and his builders, were liberally disposed, ⁷ and gave for the works of the house of the Lord five thousand talents and ten thousand pieces of gold, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron. ⁸ And they who had precious stones gave them for the treasures of the house of the Lord which were under the care of Jeiel the Gersonite. ⁹ And the people were rejoiced at this readiness, for with a per 10 feet heart they gave liberally to the Lord. And David the king was exceedingly rejoiced,

¹⁷ As I know, O Lord, that thou triest hearts and lovest righteousness, I have with singleness of heart freely offered all these things, and have now seen with joy all thy people who are here present freely offering to thee.

³¹ Then Ezekias addressing the people, said, As you have now filled your hands for the Lord, present and bring the sacrifices of thanksgiving for the household of the Lord. Thereupon the congregation brought up sacrifices and thank offerings for the household of the Lord, and every one liberally disposed brought whole burnt offerings. ³² And the number for the whole burnt offerings, which the congregation offered, was seventy young bulls, a hundred rams, two hundred lambs. All these were for a whole burnt offering to the Lord. ³³ And there were hallowed six hundred young bulls and three thousand sheep.

¹⁴ Now when they were carrying out the money, which had been brought into the house of the Lord, Chelkias the priest found a book of the law of the Lord, by the hand of Moses. ¹⁵ Whereupon Chelkias addressing Saphan the scribe said, I have found a book of the law in the house of the Lord. Chelkias gave the book to Saphan, ¹⁶ and Saphan carried it to the king. Now he had given him also for the king, an account intitled, All the money delivered to thy servants the workmen. ¹⁷ For when they had melted the silver found in the house of the Lord, they gave it into the hand of the overseers and into the hand of them who executed the work. ¹⁸ So when Saphan the scribe had explained the account to the king, he said, Chelkias the priest hath given me a book. And Saphan read it before the king. ¹⁹ And when the king heard the words of the law, he rent his clothes. ²⁰ Then the king gave orders to Chelkias, and to Achikam, son of Saphan, and to Abdom son of Michaias, and to Saphan the scribe, and Asaias the king's servant, saying,

⁶ And all who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with furniture and with cattle, and with presents, exclusive of free will offerings.

⁶⁸ Now some of the chiefs of families when they came to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, offered free will offerings for the house of God, to raise it on its foundations. ⁶⁹ According: to their ability they contributed to the treasure for the work, sixty one thousand mnas of pure gold, and five thousand mnas of silver, and a hundred garments for the priests.

¹⁶ procure in all the country of Babylon, with the free will offerings of the people and the priests who make free will offerings to the house of God which is at Jerusalem;

²⁵ and I weighed out to them the silver and the gold, and the vessels which were dedicated to the house of our God, which the king and his counsellors, and his chiefs, and all the Israelites there, had dedicated; ²⁶ I weighed into their hands six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and a hundred vessels of silver and a hundred talents of gold, ²⁷ and twenty gilt cups, worth about a thousand drachms, and vessels of fine burnished brass, precious as gold, ²⁸ and said to them, You are holy to the Lord, and these vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold are free will offerings to the Lord God of our fathers. ²⁹ Watch and keep them, until you weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the chiefs of the families in Jerusalem, into the tabernacles of the house of the Lord. ³⁰ And when the priests and the Levites had taken the weight of the silver and the gold and the vessels to carry them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God, ³¹ we removed from the river Avue, on the twelfth of the first month, to come to Jerusalem. And the hand of our God was with us, and delivered us from the hand of enemies, and of such as lay in wait on the way. ³² And when we came to Jerusalem, and had rested three days, ³³ we, on the fourth day, delivered the silver and gold and vessels, in the house of our God, into the hand of Merimoth, son of Ouria the priest, when there was with him, Eleazar son of Phineas, and with them Jozabad, son of Jesus, and Noadia, son of Banaia, the Levites, ³⁴ all by number and by weight, and the whole weight was taken down in writing. ³⁵ At that time, they who came from the captivity, the children of them who had been carried away, offered as whole burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve young bulls for all Israel, ninety six rams, seventy seven lambs, twelve goats, for a sin offering. All these were whole burnt offerings to the Lord.

⁷⁰ As some of the heads of the families had given for the work; to Nehemias, for the treasury, a thousand pieces of gold, fifty cups, and thirty vestures for the priests; ⁷¹ the other heads of the families gave for the treasures of the work, twenty thousand pieces of gold, and two thousand three hundred mnas of silver; ⁷² and the rest of the people gave twenty thousand pieces of gold, and two thousand two hundred mnas of silver, and sixty seven vestures for the priests.

¹² when the daughters of Tyre bow down to him with gifts, the richest people of the land will supplicate thy favour.

²⁵ I did not send thee: yet in my name he said to Sophonias son of Maasias, the priest, ²⁶ "The Lord hath made thee priest in the room of Jodae the priest, to be a ruler in the house of the Lord, over every man who prophesieth, and over every man who divineth, that thou mayst commit him to prison, and confine him in a dungeon."

⁴⁴ Now all they who believed were together, and had all things in common; ⁴⁵ and they sold their possessions and goods and distributed them to all, as any had need.

¹ Now while they were speaking to the people; the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees,

³⁴ for there was not one indigent person among them: for as many as were proprietors of lands or houses sold them and brought the prices of the things sold, ³⁵ which being laid at the apostles feet, distribution was made to every one according as any had need.

²⁶ Then the captain went with the under officers and brought them, but without violence; for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.

¹² For if there be a willingness, a person is accepted according to what he hath; not according to what he hath not.

⁷ let every one give as he is predisposed in his heart, not with regret, nor reluctance; for God loveth a cheerful giver: