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A Leader's Diligent Inquiry
Hezekiah's question about the heaps was not one of idle curiosity. Commentators suggest he was acting as a responsible leader, inquiring to understand the situation. Albert Barnes specifies that Hezekiah was likely checking if the priests had been paid and if the pile was a true surplus, demonstrating a concern for both the ministers' welfare and proper stewardship of God's resources.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 31:9
18th Century
Theologian
Hezekiah inquired whether the ministering priests and Levites had received their maintenance from the tithes, and whether the accumulation he saw w…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 31:9
19th Century
Bishop
Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites. — And Hezekiah asked the priests, etc. The construction is dârash …
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 31:9
17th Century
Pastor
Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites
concerning the heaps .
] How…
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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…