² All these blessings will come on you^(A) and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:

¹² The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse^(A) of his bounty,^(B) to send rain^(C) on your land in season and to bless^(D) all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.^(E)

¹⁰ and Azariah the chief priest, from the family of Zadok,^(A) answered, “Since the people began to bring their contributions to the temple of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and plenty to spare, because the Lord has blessed his people, and this great amount is left over.”^(B)

¹¹ Hezekiah gave orders to prepare storerooms in the temple of the Lord, and this was done.

¹² All Judah brought the tithes^(A) of grain, new wine and olive oil into the storerooms.^(B)