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When the edict was issued,[a] the Israelites freely contributed[b] the initial portion of their grain, wine, olive oil, honey, and all the produce of their fields. They brought a tenth of everything, which added up to a huge amount. The Israelites and people of Judah[c] who lived in the cities of Judah also contributed a tenth of their cattle and sheep, as well as a tenth of the holy items consecrated to the Lord their God. They brought them and placed them in many heaps.[d] In the third month they began piling their contributions in heaps[e] and finished in the seventh month.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 31:5 tn Heb “and when the word spread out.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 31:5 tn Heb “the sons of Israel multiplied.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 31:6 tn Heb “and the sons of Israel and Judah.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 31:6 tn Heb “heaps, heaps.” Repetition of the noun draws attention to the large number of heaps.
  5. 2 Chronicles 31:7 tn Heb “they began the heaps to establish.”