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As soon as the people heard what the king wanted, they brought a tenth of everything they owned, including their best grain, wine, olive oil, honey, and other crops. The people from the other towns of Judah brought a tenth of their herds and flocks, as well as a tenth of anything they had dedicated to the Lord. The people started bringing their offerings to Jerusalem in the third month,[a] and the last ones arrived four months later.

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  1. 31.7 third month: Sivan, the third month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-May to mid-June.

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