The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 31:7 Explained

2 Chronicles 31:7

KJV: In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.

YLT: in the third month they have begun to lay the foundation of the heaps, and in the seventh month they have finished.

Darby: In the third month they began to lay the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.

ASV: In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Chronicles 31:7?

MEANING: What does 2 Chronicles 31:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 31:7 mean?

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What is the context of 2 Chronicles 31:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished [them] in the seventh month.

What does 2 Chronicles 31:7 Mean?

Study Notes

third month i.e. June.
seventh month i.e. October.

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 31:1-10 - Abundant Giving To God

This Passover left a permanent impression on the nation, and led to the complete overthrow of idolatry. The pure worship of God was now established throughout the land, and the people returned to their homes, in confident expectation that a long period of national prosperity was now in store. Hezekiah therefore turned his attention to provide for the maintenance of the Temple worship and the proper provision of revenues for the priests and Levites. As an example to his people, the king followed in the steps of David and Solomon, providing out of his own purse for the expenses of the altar.

Following on this good example, a proclamation was made to the nation, with the result that contributions of first-fruits and tithes poured in with great liberality from the children of Israel, as well as Judah. There had been an abundant harvest, as the great heaps testified. It is not often that ministers of religion are in the same happy condition as Azariah was, but they are partly to blame for not instructing their people to give systematically. Everyone should set apart a stated portion of his income for God. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 31

¹ The people go forward in destroying idolatry
² Hezekiah orders the courses of the priests and Levites,
⁴ and provides for their work and maintenance
⁵ The people's forwardness in offerings and tithes
¹¹ Hezekiah appoints officers to dispose of the tithes
²⁰ The sincerity of Hezekiah

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 31:7 mean?

In the month third they began in heaps laying them and in the month Seventh they finished -

בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔י הֵחֵ֥לּוּ הָעֲרֵמ֖וֹת לְיִסּ֑וֹד וּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י כִּלּֽוּ ס

בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙	In the month
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹדֶשׁ Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔י	third
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular Root: שְׁלִישִׁי Sense: third, one third, third part, third time.
הֵחֵ֥לּוּ	they began
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural Root: חָלַל Sense: to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin.
הָעֲרֵמ֖וֹת	in heaps
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: עֲרֵמָה Sense: heap, pile.
לְיִסּ֑וֹד	laying them
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: יָסַד Sense: to found, fix, establish, lay foundation.
וּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁ	and in the month
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹדֶשׁ Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י	Seventh
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular Root: שְׁבִיעִי Sense: seventh.
כִּלּֽוּ	they finished
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person common plural Root: כָּלָה Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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