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Commentators unanimously explain that Hezekiah's command was practical. By providing for the priests and Levites, the people freed them from needing secular jobs to survive. This enabled the religious leaders to devote themselves wholly to studying and teaching God's Law and serving in the temple, without worldly distractions.
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2 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 31:4
18th Century
Theologian
That they might be encouraged... that is, to devote themselves wholly to their proper work: the service of the sanctuary and the teaching of…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 31:4
19th Century
Bishop
Moreover. —Literally, And he said to the people, namely, to the dwellers in Jerusalem. (Compare [Reference 2 Chr…
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 31:4
17th Century
Pastor
Moreover, he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites<…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 31:1–21
17th Century
Minister
After the Passover, the people of Israel applied themselves with vigor to destroy the monuments of idolatry. Public ordinances should motivate us t…