44And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries. …
And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. …
Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them, …
For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 44-47)We have here an account of the remaining good effects of the universal joy that was at the dedication of the wall. When the solemnities of a thanksgiving day leave such impressions on ministers and people as that both are more careful and cheerful in doing their duty afterwards, then they are indeed acceptable to God and turn to a good account. So it was here. 1. The ministers were more careful th…
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