2 Chronicles 31 · Verse 14

2 Chronicles 31:14

And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the most holy things.
2 Chronicles 31:14, King James Version

2 Chronicles 31:14 in other translations

BSBKore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was in charge of the freewill offerings given to God, distributing the contributions to the LORD and the consecrated gifts.
WEBKore the son of Imnah the Levite, the gatekeeper at the east gate, was over the free will offerings of God, to distribute the LORD’s offerings and the most holy things.
ASVAnd Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east gate, was over the freewill-offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of Jehovah, and the most holy things.
YLTAnd Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the gatekeeper at the east, is over the willing-offerings of God, to give the heave-offering of Jehovah, and the most holy things.
DARBYAnd Kore the son of Jimnah the Levite, the doorkeeper toward the east, was over the voluntary-offerings of God, to distribute the heave-offerings of Jehovah, and the most holy things.
BBEAnd Kore, the son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the east door, had control of the offerings freely given to God, and the distribution of the offerings of the Lord and the most holy things.
WebsterAnd Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter towards the east, was over the free-will-offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.

What does 2 Chronicles 31:14 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…

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2 Chronicles 31:14 in the original Hebrew

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וְקוֹרֵ֨אve.ko.Re'and KoreH6981
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
יִמְנָ֤הyim.NahImnahH3232
הַלֵּוִי֙ha.le.Vithe LeviteH3881
הַשּׁוֹעֵ֣רha.sho.'Erthe gatekeeperH7778
לַמִּזְרָ֔חָהla.miz.Ra.chahto the east <towards>H4217
עַ֖ל'al[was] overH5921
נִדְב֣וֹתnid.Vot[the] freewill offerings ofH5071
הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
לָתֵת֙la.Tetto distributeH5414
תְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.Mat[the] contribution ofH8641
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְקָדְשֵׁ֖יve.ka.de.Sheiand [the] holy things ofH6944
הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים\׃ha.ko.da.Shimthe holy thingsH6944

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 31:14

  • Leviticus 23:38

    Beside the sabbaths of the Lord, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the Lord.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:14

    And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:17

    Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

  • Deuteronomy 12:6

    And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

  • Leviticus 2:10

    And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.

  • Leviticus 27:28

    Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord.

  • Psalms 119:108

    Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments.

  • Nehemiah 13:13

    And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:12

    Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the Lord.

  • Leviticus 22:18

    Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering;

  • Numbers 29:39

    These things ye shall do unto the Lord in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.

  • Leviticus 10:12-13

    And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons’ due, of the sacrifices of the Lord made by fire: for so I am commanded.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the porter.
1Ch 26:12,14,17
the free-will.
Le 22:18; 23:38; Nu 29:39; De 12:6,17; 16:10; Ezr 1:4; 3:5; 7:16
Ps 119:108
to distribute.
Ne 13:13
the most.
Le 2:10; 6:16,17; 7:1-6; 10:12,13; 27:28

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 31:14

    And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the Lord, and the most holy things.

  • 2 Chronicles 31:15

    And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:

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2 Chronicles 31:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Coré hijo de Imna Levita, portero al oriente, tenía cargo de las limosnas de Dios, y de las ofrendas de Jehová que se daban, y de todo lo que se santificaba.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Koré, fils de Jimna, le lévite, qui était portier vers le levant, était préposé sur les offrandes volontaires faites à Dieu, pour distribuer l’offrande de l’ Éternel et les choses très saintes;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Kore, der Sohn Jimnas, der Levit, der Torhüter gegen Osten, war über die freiwilligen Gaben Gottes, um das Hebopfer Jehovas und das Hochheilige herauszugeben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Core vero filius Jemna Levites, et janitor orientalis portæ, præpositus erat iis quæ sponte offerebantur Domino, primitiisque et consecratis in Sancta sanctorum.