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31:1 Cumque haec fuissent rite celebrata, egressus est omnis Israel qui inventus fuerat in urbibus Juda, et fregerunt simulacra, succideruntque lucos, demoliti sunt excelsa, et altaria destruxerunt, non solum de universo Juda et Benjamin, sed et de Ephraim quoque et Manasse, donec penitus everterent : reversique sunt omnes filii Israel in possessiones et civitates suas.
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*H And when these things had been duly celebrated, all Israel that were found in the cities of Juda, went out, and they broke the idols, and cut down the groves, demolished the high places, and destroyed the altars, not only out of all Juda and Benjamin, but out of Ephraim also and Manasses, till they had utterly destroyed them: then all the children of Israel returned to their possessions and cities.
Ver. 1. Manasses, whether king Osee consented, or the people of Juda followed the dictates of their zeal, neglecting the regular order of things, which forbids the subjects of one kingdom to interfere thus with those of another. Grotius. S. Aug. q. in Deut. vii. and 12. — If Ezechias gave orders, we may suppose that he was assured of his neighbour's consent. Josias (C. xxxiv. 6.) followed his example after most part of Israel was led away captive, and the country obeyed the king of Assyria. C.
Καὶ ὡς συνετελέσθη πάντα ταῦτα, ἐξῆλθε πᾶς Ἰσραὴλ οἱ εὑρεθέντες ἐν πόλεσιν Ἰούδα, καὶ συνέτριψαν τὰς στήλας, καὶ ἔκοψαν τὰ ἄλση, καὶ κατέσπασαν τὰ ὑψηλὰ καὶ τοὺς βωμοὺς ἀπὸ πάσης τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Βενιαμὶν, καὶ ἐξ Ἐφραὶμ, καὶ ἀπὸ Μανασσῆ ἕως εἰς τέλος· καὶ ἐπέστρεψαν πᾶς Ἰσραὴλ ἕκαστος εἰς τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἰς τὰς πόλεις αὐτῶν.
וּ/כְ/כַלּ֣וֹת כָּל זֹ֗את יָצְא֨וּ כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל הַֽ/נִּמְצְאִים֮ לְ/עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָה֒ וַ/יְשַׁבְּר֣וּ הַ/מַּצֵּב֣וֹת וַ/יְגַדְּע֣וּ הָ/אֲשֵׁרִ֡ים וַ/יְנַתְּצ֣וּ אֶת הַ֠/בָּמוֹת וְ/אֶת הַֽ/מִּזְבְּחֹ֞ת מִ/כָּל יְהוּדָ֧ה וּ/בִנְיָמִ֛ן וּ/בְ/אֶפְרַ֥יִם וּ/מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה עַד לְ/כַלֵּ֑ה וַ/יָּשׁ֜וּבוּ כָּל בְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אִ֥ישׁ לַ/אֲחֻזָּת֖/וֹ לְ/עָרֵי/הֶֽם
31:2 Ezechias autem constituit turmas sacerdotales et Leviticas per divisiones suas, unumquemque in officio proprio, tam sacerdotum videlicet quam Levitarum, ad holocausta et pacifica, ut ministrarent et confiterentur, canerentque in portis castrorum Domini.
*H And Ezechias appointed companies of the priests, and the Levites, by their courses, every man in his own office, to wit, both of the priests, and of the Levites, for holocausts, and for peace offerings, to minister, and to praise, and to sing in the gates of the camp of the Lord.
Ver. 2. Praise: lit. "confess." H. — There is a confession of God's perfections, as well as of sin. W. — Gates, within their respective courts. C. — The Turks style the palace of their emperor, "the sublime porte." H. — Camp, or temple. Sept. "in the gates, in the courts of the house of the Lord." M. — Grabe has not in the gates. H. — We know that they did not sing there, but in the courts, (C.) or halls. H.
Καὶ ἔταξεν Ἐζεκίας τὰς ἐφημερίας τῶν ἱερέων καὶ τῶν Λευιτῶν, καὶ τὰς ἐφημερίας ἑκάστου κατὰ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ λειτουργίαν, τοῖς ἱερεῦσι καὶ τοῖς Λευίταις, εἰς τὴν ὁλοκαύτωσιν, καὶ εἰς τὴν θυσίαν τοῦ σωτηρίου, καὶ αἰνεῖν, καὶ ἐξομολογεῖσθαι, καὶ λειτουργεῖν ἐν ταῖς πύλαις ἐν ταῖς αὐλαῖς οἴκου Κυρίου.
וַ/יַּעֲמֵ֣ד יְחִזְקִיָּ֡הוּ אֶת מַחְלְק֣וֹת הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְ֠/הַ/לְוִיִּם עַֽל מַחְלְקוֹתָ֞/ם אִ֣ישׁ כְּ/פִ֣י עֲבֹדָת֗/וֹ לַ/כֹּהֲנִים֙ וְ/לַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם לְ/עֹלָ֖ה וְ/לִ/שְׁלָמִ֑ים לְ/שָׁרֵת֙ וּ/לְ/הֹד֣וֹת וּ/לְ/הַלֵּ֔ל בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵ֖י מַחֲנ֥וֹת יְהוָֽה
31:3 Pars autem regis erat, ut de propria ejus substantia offerretur holocaustum, mane semper et vespere : sabbatis quoque, et calendis, et solemnitatibus ceteris, sicut scriptum est in lege Moysi.
*H And the king's part was, that of his proper substance the holocaust should be offered always morning and evening, and on the sabbaths, and the new moons and the other solemnities, as it is written in the law of Moses.
Ver. 3. Substance. Since David had place the ark in the palace of Sion, it seems the kings had furnished the solemn victims for morning and evening, on all the festivals. Solomon also engaged to do it every day; and his magnificence herein astonished the queen of Saba. C. viii. 13. and ix. 4. and 3 K. ix. 25. Ezechiel (xlv.) assigns revenues to the prince for this purpose; but, as the people were often without any, they paid each the third part of a sicle, to furnish the victims. 2 Esd. x. 32. C. — The king did not wish to exempt himself from contributing, while he required that the people should support the priests. The troublesome times had greatly impaired the revenues of the temple, &c. T.
Καὶ μερὶς τοῦ βασιλέως ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς ὁλοκαυτώσεις τὴν πρωϊνὴν καὶ τὴν δειλινὴν, καὶ ὁλοκαυτώσεις εἰς τὰ σάββατα, καὶ εἰς τὰς νουμηνίας, καὶ εἰς τὰς ἑορτὰς τὰς γεγραμμένας ἐν τῷ νόμῳ Κυρίου.
וּ/מְנָת֩ הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ מִן רְכוּשׁ֜/וֹ לָ/עֹל֗וֹת לְ/עֹלוֹת֙ הַ/בֹּ֣קֶר וְ/הָ/עֶ֔רֶב וְ/הָ֣/עֹל֔וֹת לַ/שַּׁבָּת֖וֹת וְ/לֶ/חֳדָשִׁ֣ים וְ/לַ/מֹּעֲדִ֑ים כַּ/כָּת֖וּב בְּ/תוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָֽה
31:4 Praecepit etiam populo habitantium Jerusalem ut darent partes sacerdotibus et Levitis, ut possent vacare legi Domini.
*H He commanded also the people that dwelt in Jerusalem, to give to the priests, and the Levites their portion, that they might attend to the law of the Lord.
Ver. 4. Portion. Lit. "parts," (H.) first-fruits and tithes. M. — Lord, without being taken off by worldly cares. It would be well if Christian princes would make an adequate provision for the ministers of religion: (v. 16. T.) as the law of nature dictates, that those who serve the public should be supported by it. D.
Καὶ εἶπαν τῷ λαῷ τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ, δοῦναι τὴν μεριδα τῶν ἱερέων καὶ τῶν Λευιτῶν, ὅπως κατισχύσωσιν ἐν τῇ λειτουργίᾳ οἴκου Κυρίου.
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר לָ/עָם֙ לְ/יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם לָ/תֵ֕ת מְנָ֥ת הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֑ם לְמַ֥עַן יֶחֶזְק֖וּ בְּ/תוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָֽה
31:5 Quod cum percrebruisset in auribus multitudinis, plurimas obtulere primitias filii Israel frumenti, vini, et olei : mellis quoque, et omnium quae gignit humus, decimas obtulerunt.
*H Which when it was noised abroad in the ears of the people, the children of Israel offered in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey: and brought the tithe of all things which the ground bringeth forth.
Ver. 5. Honey for the priests, not for sacrifice. Lev. ii. 11. It may include dates, or palm wine. See Pliny xiii. 4. C. — Forth; only wheat, barley, the fruits of vine, olive, pomegranate, fig, and palm-trees. R. Solomon. Lev. xxvii. 30. C.
Καὶ ὡς προσέταξεν τὸν λόγον, ἐπλεόνασεν Ἰσραὴλ ἀπαρχὴν σίτου, καὶ οἴνου, καὶ ἐλαίου, καὶ μέλιτος, καὶ πᾶν γέννημα ἀγροῦ, καὶ ἐπιδέκατα πάντα εἰς πλῆθος ἤνεγκαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ Ἰούδα.
וְ/כִ/פְרֹ֣ץ הַ/דָּבָ֗ר הִרְבּ֤וּ בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רֵאשִׁ֣ית דָּגָ֗ן תִּיר֤וֹשׁ וְ/יִצְהָר֙ וּ/דְבַ֔שׁ וְ/כֹ֖ל תְּבוּאַ֣ת שָׂדֶ֑ה וּ/מַעְשַׂ֥ר הַ/כֹּ֛ל לָ/רֹ֖ב הֵבִֽיאוּ
31:6 Sed et filii Israel et Juda qui habitabant in urbibus Juda, obtulerunt decimas boum et ovium, decimasque sanctorum quae voverant Domino Deo suo : atque universa portantes, fecerunt acervos plurimos.
*H Moreover the children of Israel and Juda, that dwelt in the cities of Juda, brought in the tithes of oxen, and sheep, and the tithes of holy things, which they had vowed to the Lord their God: and carrying them all, made many heaps.
Ver. 6. Things, out of which the Levites had to give tithes to the priests. Lyran. Num. xviii. 26. M. — Vowed. Heb. "consecrated to....God, and laid them in heaps." H.
Καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν Ἰούδα καὶ αὐτοὶ ἤνεγκαν ἐπιδέκατα μόσχων καὶ προβάτων, καὶ ἐπιδέκατα αἰγῶν, καὶ ἡγίασαν τῷ Κυρίῳ Θεῷ αὐτῶν, καὶ εἰσήνεγκαν καὶ ἔθηκαν σωροὺς σωρούς.
וּ/בְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל וִֽ/יהוּדָ֗ה הַ/יּֽוֹשְׁבִים֮ בְּ/עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָה֒ גַּם הֵ֗ם מַעְשַׂ֤ר בָּקָר֙ וָ/צֹ֔אן וּ/מַעְשַׂ֣ר קָֽדָשִׁ֔ים הַ/מְקֻדָּשִׁ֖ים לַ/יהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֑ם הֵבִ֕יאוּ וַֽ/יִּתְּנ֖וּ עֲרֵמ֥וֹת עֲרֵמֽוֹת
31:7 Mense tertio coeperunt acervorum jacere fundamenta, et mense septimo compleverunt eos.
*H In the third month they began to lay the foundations of the heaps, and in the seventh month, they finished them.
Ver. 7. Them, bringing from Pentecost till the harvest was ended.
Ἐν τῷ μηνὶ τῷ τρίτῳ ἤρξαντο οἱ σωροὶ θεμελιοῦσθαι, καὶ ἐν τῷ μηνὶ τῷ ἑβδόμῳ συνετελέσθησαν.
בַּ/חֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ הַ/שְּׁלִשִׁ֔י הֵחֵ֥לּוּ הָ/עֲרֵמ֖וֹת לְ/יִסּ֑וֹד וּ/בַ/חֹ֥דֶשׁ הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֖י כִּלּֽוּ
31:8 Cumque ingressi fuissent Ezechias et principes ejus, viderunt acervos, et benedixerunt Domino ac populo Israel.
And when Ezechias and his princes came in, they saw the heaps, and they blessed the Lord and the people of Israel.
Καὶ ἦλθεν Ἐζεκίας καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες, καὶ εἶδον τοὺς σωροὺς, καὶ ηὐλόγησαν τὸν Κύριον καὶ τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ Ἰσραήλ·
וַ/יָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ וְ/הַ/שָּׂרִ֔ים וַ/יִּרְא֖וּ אֶת הָ/עֲרֵמ֑וֹת וַֽ/יְבָרֲכוּ֙ אֶת יְהוָ֔ה וְ/אֵ֖ת עַמּ֥/וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
31:9 Interrogavitque Ezechias sacerdotes et Levitas, cur ita jacerent acervi.
And Ezechias asked the priests and the Levites, why the heaps lay so.
Καὶ ἐπυνθάνετο Ἐζεκίας τῶν ἱερέων καὶ τῶν Λευιτῶν ὑπὲρ τῶν σωρῶν.
וַ/יִּדְרֹ֣שׁ יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ עַל הַ/כֹּֽהֲנִ֛ים וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֖ם עַל הָ/עֲרֵמֽוֹת
31:10 Respondit illi Azarias sacerdos primus de stirpe Sadoc, dicens : Ex quo coeperunt offerri primitiae in domo Domini, comedimus, et saturati sumus, et remanserunt plurima, eo quod benedixerit Dominus populo suo : reliquarum autem copia est ista, quam cernis.
*H Azarias the chief priest of the race of Sadoc answered him, saying: Since the firstfruits began to be offered in the house of the Lord, we have eaten, and have been filled, and abundance is left, because the Lord hath blessed his people: and of that which is left is this great store which thou seest.
Ver. 10. Sadoc, being his grandson, (1 Par. vi. 12. C.) or the father of Sellum. Jun. — People, with abundance; so that more would belong to the priests. C.
Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὸν Ἀζαρίας ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ ἄρχων εἰς οἶκον Σαδὼκ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἐξ οὗ ἦρκται ἡ ἀπαρχὴ φέρεσθαι εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου, ἐφάγομεν καὶ ἐπίομεν καὶ κατελίπομεν ἕως εἰς πλῆθος, ὅτι Κύριος ηὐλόγησε τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατελίπομεν ἐπὶ τὸ πλῆθος τοῦτο.
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗י/ו עֲזַרְיָ֧הוּ הַ/כֹּהֵ֛ן הָ/רֹ֖אשׁ לְ/בֵ֣ית צָד֑וֹק וַ֠/יֹּאמֶר מֵ/הָחֵ֨ל הַ/תְּרוּמָ֜ה לָ/בִ֣יא בֵית יְהוָ֗ה אָכ֨וֹל וְ/שָׂב֤וֹעַ וְ/הוֹתֵר֙ עַד לָ/ר֔וֹב כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ בֵּרַ֣ךְ אֶת עַמּ֔/וֹ וְ/הַ/נּוֹתָ֖ר אֶת הֶ/הָמ֥וֹן הַ/זֶּֽה
31:11 Praecepit igitur Ezechias ut praepararent horrea in domo Domini. Quod cum fecissent,
*H Then Ezechias commanded to prepare storehouses in the house of the Lord. And when they had done so,
Ver. 11. Storehouses. Sept. ` pastoforia. Solomon had prepared such. T. — But they had gone to ruin, and others might be requisite. C. — The old granaries were to be repaired. M. ~emdash ~ People brought their first-fruits to the temple: but the Levites gathered the tithes, and gave a share to the priests, and to those who were on duty. 2 Esd. x. 36.
Καὶ εἶπεν Ἐζεκίας ἔτι ἑτοιμάσαι παστοφόρια εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου· καὶ ἡτοίμασαν,
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ לְ/הָכִ֧ין לְשָׁכ֛וֹת בְּ/בֵ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה וַ/יָּכִֽינוּ
31:12 intulerunt tam primitias quam decimas, et quaecumque voverant, fideliter. Fuit autem praefectus eorum Chonenias Levita, et Semei frater ejus secundus,
*H They brought in faithfully both the firstfruits, and the tithes, and all they had vowed. And the overseer of them was Chonenias the Levite, and Semei his brother was the second,
Ver. 12. Second; his vicar or coadjutor. C. C. xxvi. 11. and xxviii. 7. M.
καὶ ἤνεγκαν ἐκεῖ τὰς ἀπαρχὰς καὶ τὰ ἐπιδέκατα ἐν πίστει· καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῶν ἐπιστάτης Χωνενίας ὁ Λευίτης, καὶ Σεμεῒ ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ διαδεχόμενος·
וַ/יָּבִ֨יאוּ אֶת הַ/תְּרוּמָ֧ה וְ/הַֽ/מַּעֲשֵׂ֛ר וְ/הַ/קֳּדָשִׁ֖ים בֶּ/אֱמוּנָ֑ה וַ/עֲלֵי/הֶ֤ם נָגִיד֙ כונניהו כָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּ הַ/לֵּוִ֔י וְ/שִׁמְעִ֥י אָחִ֖י/הוּ מִשְׁנֶֽה
31:13 post quem Jahiel, et Azarias, et Nahath, et Asael, et Jerimoth, Jozabad quoque, et Eliel, et Jesmachias, et Mahath, et Banaias, praepositi sub manibus Choneniae et Semei fratris ejus, ex imperio Ezechiae regis et Azariae pontificis domus Dei, ad quos omnia pertinebant.
*H And after him Jehiel, and Azarias, and Nahath, and Asael, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Jesmachias, and Mahath, and Banaias, overseers under the hand of Chonenias, and Semei his brother, by the commandment of Ezechias the king, and Azarias the high priest of the house of God, to whom all things appertained.
Ver. 13. High: lit. "pontiff." H. — Heb. "captain." He is styled first priest, v. 10. C. — To whom, &c. is neither in Heb. nor in the Sept. M. C. D.
Καὶ Ἰεϊὴλ, καὶ Ὀζίας, καὶ Ναὲθ, καὶ Ἀσαὴλ, καὶ Ἰεριμὼθ, καὶ Ἰωζαβὰδ, καὶ Ἐλιὴλ, καὶ ὁ Σαμαχία, καὶ Μαὰθ, καὶ Βαναΐας, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ καθεσταμένοι διὰ Χωνενίου καὶ Σεμεῒ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, καθὼς προσέταξεν Ἐζεκίας ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ Ἀζαρίας ὁ ἡγούμενος οἴκου Κυρίου.
וִֽ/יחִיאֵ֡ל וַ֠/עֲזַזְיָהוּ וְ/נַ֨חַת וַ/עֲשָׂהאֵ֜ל וִֽ/ירִימ֤וֹת וְ/יוֹזָבָד֙ וֶ/אֱלִיאֵ֣ל וְ/יִסְמַכְיָ֔הוּ וּ/מַ֖חַת וּ/בְנָיָ֑הוּ פְּקִידִ֗ים מִ/יַּ֤ד כונניהו כָּֽנַנְיָ֨הוּ֙ וְ/שִׁמְעִ֣י אָחִ֔י/ו בְּ/מִפְקַד֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ וַ/עֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ נְגִ֥יד בֵּית הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים
31:14 Core vero filius Jemna Levites, et janitor orientalis portae, praepositus erat iis quae sponte offerebantur Domino, primitiisque et consecratis in Sancta sanctorum.
*H But Core the son of Jemna the Levite, the porter of the east gate, was overseer of the things which were freely offered to the Lord, and of the firstfruits and the things dedicated for the holy of holies.
Ver. 14. And of. Prot. "To distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the most holy things," (H.) to the priests.
Καὶ Κορὴ ὁ τοῦ Ἰεμνὰ ὁ Λευίτης ὁ πυλωρὸς κατὰ ἀνατολὰς ἐπὶ τῶν δομάτων, δοῦναι τὰς ἀπαρχὰς Κυρίου, καὶ τὰ ἅγια τῶν ἁγίων,
וְ/קוֹרֵ֨א בֶן יִמְנָ֤ה הַ/לֵּוִי֙ הַ/שּׁוֹעֵ֣ר לַ/מִּזְרָ֔חָ/ה עַ֖ל נִדְב֣וֹת הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים לָ/תֵת֙ תְּרוּמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה וְ/קָדְשֵׁ֖י הַ/קֳּדָשִֽׁים
31:15 Et sub cura ejus Eden, et Benjamin, Jesue, et Semeias, Amarias quoque, et Sechenias in civitatibus sacerdotum, ut fideliter distribuerent fratribus suis partes, minoribus atque majoribus :
And under his charge were Eden, and Benjamin, Jesue, and Semeias, and Amarias, and Sechenias, in the cities of the priests, to distribute faithfully portions to their brethren, both little and great:
διὰ χειρὸς Ὀδὸμ, καὶ Βενιαμὶν, καὶ Ἰησοὺς, καὶ Σεμεῒ, καὶ Ἀμαρίας, καὶ Σεχονίας, διὰ χειρὸς τῶν ἱερέων ἐν πίστει, δοῦναι τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτῶν κατὰ τὰς ἐφημερίας, κατὰ τὸν μέγαν καὶ τὸν μικρὸν,
וְ/עַל יָד֡/וֹ עֵ֣דֶן וּ֠/מִנְיָמִן וְ/יֵשׁ֨וּעַ וּֽ/שְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּ אֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ וּ/שְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּ בְּ/עָרֵ֥י הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֖ים בֶּ/אֱמוּנָ֑ה לָ/תֵ֤ת לַ/אֲחֵי/הֶם֙ בְּ/מַחְלְק֔וֹת כַּ/גָּד֖וֹל כַּ/קָּטָֽן
31:16 exceptis maribus ab annis tribus et supra, cunctis qui ingrediebantur templum Domini, et quidquid per singulos dies conducebat in ministerio, atque observationibus juxta divisiones suas,
*H Besides the males from three years old and upward, to all that went into the temple of the Lord, and whatsoever there was need of in the ministry, and their offices according to their courses, day by day.
Ver. 16. Besides, (exceptis. C.) not to mention. H. See Lev. xxiii. 38. Girls are included, v. 18. It is supposed (C.) that children were at the breast till they were three years old, and therefore no portion is assigned them before. Mariana.
ἐκτὸς τὴς ἐπιγονῆς τῶν ἀρσενικῶν ἀπὸ τριετοῦς καὶ ἐπάνω, παντὶ τῷ εἰσπορευομένῳ εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου, εἰς λόγον ἡμερῶν εἰς ἡμέραν, εἰς λειτουργείαν ἐφημερίαις διατάξεως αὐτῶν·
מִ/לְּ/בַ֞ד הִתְיַחְשָׂ֣/ם לִ/זְכָרִ֗ים מִ/בֶּ֨ן שָׁל֤וֹשׁ שָׁנִים֙ וּ/לְ/מַ֔עְלָ/ה לְ/כָל הַ/בָּ֥א לְ/בֵית יְהוָ֖ה לִ/דְבַר י֣וֹם בְּ/יוֹמ֑/וֹ לַ/עֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔/ם בְּ/מִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֖/ם כְּ/מַחְלְקוֹתֵי/הֶֽם
31:17 sacerdotibus per familias, et Levitis a vigesimo anno et supra, per ordines et turmas suas,
*H To the priests by their families, and to the Levites from the twentieth year and upward, by their classes and companies.
Ver. 17. Upward. Ezechias followed the regulation of David, rather than that of Moses, who deferred the service till the 25th or 30th year. Num. iv. 3. and viii. 24. 1 Par. xxiii. 24.
Οὗτος ὁ καταλοχισμὸς τῶν ἱερέων κατʼ οἴκους πατριῶν· καὶ οἱ Λευῖται ἐν ταῖς ἐφημερίαις αὐτῶν ἀπὸ εἰκοσαετοῦς καὶ ἐπάνω ἐν διατάξει,
וְ/אֵ֨ת הִתְיַחֵ֤שׂ הַ/כֹּהֲנִים֙ לְ/בֵ֣ית אֲבוֹתֵי/הֶ֔ם וְ/הַ֨/לְוִיִּ֔ם מִ/בֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּ/לְ/מָ֑עְלָ/ה בְּ/מִשְׁמְרוֹתֵי/הֶ֖ם בְּ/מַחְלְקוֹתֵי/הֶֽם
31:18 universaeque multitudini tam uxoribus quam liberis eorum utriusque sexus, fideliter cibi de his quae sanctificata fuerant, praebebantur.
*H And to all the multitude, both to their wives, and to their children of both sexes, victuals were given faithfully out of the things that had been sanctified.
Ver. 18. To all. Prot. "the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness." H. — All complied with their respective duties; the people, the distributors, and the priests. C.
ἐγκαταλοχίσαι ἐν πάσῃ ἐπιγονῇ υἱῶν αὐτῶν καὶ θυγατέρων αὐτῶν εἰς πᾶν πλῆθος, ὅτι ἐν πίστει ἥγνισαν τὸ ἅγιον·
וּ/לְ/הִתְיַחֵ֗שׂ בְּ/כָל טַפָּ֧/ם נְשֵׁי/הֶ֛ם וּ/בְנֵי/הֶ֥ם וּ/בְנוֹתֵי/הֶ֖ם לְ/כָל קָהָ֑ל כִּ֥י בֶ/אֱמוּנָתָ֖/ם יִתְקַדְּשׁוּ קֹֽדֶשׁ
31:19 Sed et filiorum Aaron per agros, et suburbana urbium singularum, dispositi erant viri, qui partes distribuerent universo sexui masculino de sacerdotibus et Levitis.
*H Also of the sons of Aaron who were in the fields and in the suburbs of each city, there were men appointed, to distribute portions to all the males, among the priests and the Levites.
Ver. 19. Aaron. Heb. and Sept. add, "the priests," (M.) which is sufficiently understood. — And in. Heb. "of." H.
Τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἀαρὼν τοῖς ἱερατεύουσι, καὶ οἱ ἀπὸ τῶν πόλεων αὐτῶν ἐν πάσῃ πόλει καὶ πόλει ἄνδρες οἳ ὠνομάσθησαν ἐν ὀνόματι, δοῦναι μερίδα παντὶ ἀρσενικῷ ἐν τοῖς ἱερεῦσι, καὶ παντὶ καταριθμουμένῳ ἐν τοῖς Λευίταις.
וְ/לִ/בְנֵי֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֜ים בִּ/שְׂדֵ֨י מִגְרַ֤שׁ עָרֵי/הֶם֙ בְּ/כָל עִ֣יר וָ/עִ֔יר אֲנָשִׁ֕ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִקְּב֖וּ בְּ/שֵׁמ֑וֹת לָ/תֵ֣ת מָנ֗וֹת לְ/כָל זָכָר֙ בַּ/כֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וּ/לְ/כָל הִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ בַּ/לְוִיִּֽם
31:20 Fecit ergo Ezechias universa quae diximus in omni Juda : operatusque est bonum et rectum, et verum coram Domino Deo suo,
*H So Ezechias did all things which we have said in all Juda, and wrought that which was good, and right, and truth, before the Lord his God,
Ver. 20. God. This is the highest praise that can be given to a prince; and, in effect, we read there was none like him. 4 K. xviii. 5. C. — Sept. omit and truth. Ezechias loved it, and sincerely desired to serve the Lord. H.
Καὶ ἐποίησεν οὕτως Ἐζεκίας ἐν παντὶ Ἰούδα, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ καλὸν καὶ τὸ εὐθὲς ἐναντίον τοῦ Κυρίου Θεοῦ αὐτοῦ.
וַ/יַּ֧עַשׂ כָּ/זֹ֛את יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּ/כָל יְהוּדָ֑ה וַ/יַּ֨עַשׂ הַ/טּ֤וֹב וְ/הַ/יָּשָׁר֙ וְ/הָ֣/אֱמֶ֔ת לִ/פְנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי/ו
31:21 in universa cultura ministerii domus Domini, juxta legem et caeremonias, volens requirere Deum suum in toto corde suo : fecitque, et prosperatus est.
In all the service of the ministry of the house of the Lord according to the law and the ceremonies, desiring to seek his God with all his heart, and he did it and prospered,
Καὶ ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ ᾧ ἤρξατο ἐν ἐργασίᾳ ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου, καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ καὶ ἐν τοῖς προστάγμασιν, ἐξεζήτησε τὸν Θεὸν αὐτοῦ ἐξ ὅλης ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐποίησε καὶ εὐοδώθη.
וּ/בְ/כָֽל מַעֲשֶׂ֞ה אֲשֶׁר הֵחֵ֣ל בַּ/עֲבוֹדַ֣ת בֵּית הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים וּ/בַ/תּוֹרָה֙ וּ/בַ/מִּצְוָ֔ה לִ/דְרֹ֖שׁ לֵֽ/אלֹהָ֑י/ו בְּ/כָל לְבָב֥/וֹ עָשָׂ֖ה וְ/הִצְלִֽיחַ