2 Chronicles 31 · Verse 12

2 Chronicles 31:12

And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.
2 Chronicles 31:12, King James Version

2 Chronicles 31:12 in other translations

BSBAnd they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and dedicated gifts. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.
WEBThey brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things faithfully. Conaniah the Levite was ruler over them, and Shimei his brother was second.
ASVand they brought in the oblations and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully. And over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second;
YLTand they bring in the heave-offering, and the tithe, and the holy things faithfully; and over them is a leader, Conaniah the Levite, and Shimei his brother is second;
DARBYand brought in the heave-offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully; and over these Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second.
BBEAnd in them they put all the offerings and the tenths and the holy things, keeping nothing back, and over them was Conaniah the Levite, with Shimei his brother second to him.
WebsterAnd brought in the offerings and the tithes, and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.

What does 2 Chronicles 31:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 31:11-18

11-18. Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord--storehouses, granaries, or cellars; either the old ones, which had been allowed through neglect to fall into decay, were to be repaired, or additional ones built. Private individuals brought their own first-fruits to the temple; but the tithes were levied by the Levites, who kept a faithful account of them in their several places of abode and…

Read the full comment on 2 Chronicles 31:11-18 →

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Shimei - was the next - He was assistant to Cononiah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 31:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבִ֨יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uand they broughtH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַתְּרוּמָ֧הha.te.ru.Mahthe contributionH8641
וְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛רve.ha.ma.'a.Serand the titheH4643
וְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםve.ha.ko.da.Shimand the holy thingsH6944
בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.Nahin faithfulnessH530
וַעֲלֵיהֶ֤םva.'a.lei.Hemand [was] over themH5921
נָגִיד֙na.Gidan officerH5057
כָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּko.nan.ya.huKonaniahH3562
הַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.Vithe LeviteH3881
וְשִׁמְעִ֥יve.shim.'Iand ShimeiH8096
אָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.hubrother hisH251
מִשְׁנֶֽה\׃mish.Neh[was] second in commandH4932

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 31:12

  • 2 Chronicles 35:9

    Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:20-26

    And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli. The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the Lord. Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: …

  • 2 Kings 12:15

    Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the dedicated.
2Ki 12:15
over which.
1Ch 26:20-26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 31:11

    Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord; and they prepared them,

  • 2 Chronicles 31:12

    And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.

  • 2 Chronicles 31:13

    And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

Read all of 2 Chronicles 31

2 Chronicles 31:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y metieron las primicias y diezmos y las cosas consagradas, fielmente; y dieron cargo de ello á Chônanías Levita, el principal, y Simi su hermano fué el segundo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et on apporta fidèlement l’offrande, et la dîme, et les choses saintes; et Conania, le lévite, en eut la surintendance, et Shimhi, son frère, en second;
German
Elberfelder 1871		und sie brachten das Hebopfer und den Zehnten und die geheiligten Dinge treulich hinein. Und Oberaufseher über dieselben war Konanja, der Levit, und Simei, sein Bruder, als zweiter.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		intulerunt tam primitias quam decimas, et quæcumque voverant, fideliter. Fuit autem præfectus eorum Chonenias Levita, et Semei frater ejus secundus,