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3 He set aside part of the king’s property for burnt offerings, the morning and evening offerings, burnt offerings on the weekly worship days, the New Moon Festivals, and the annual festivals, as it is written in Jehovah’s Law.
4 He told the people living in Jerusalem to give the priests and Levites the portions they were due so that they could devote themselves to Jehovah’s Law.
5 As soon as the order was given, the people of Israel brought gifts of their finest grain, wine, olive oil, honey, and other farm produce, and they also brought the tithes of everything they had.
6 All the people who lived in the cities of Judah brought tithes of their cattle and sheep. They also brought large quantities of gifts they dedicated to Jehovah their God.
7 The gifts started arriving in the third month. They continued to pile up for the next four months.
8 King Hezekiah and his officials saw how much had been given. They praised Jehovah and praised his people Israel.
9 The king spoke to the priests and the Levites about these gifts,
10 and Azariah the High Priest, a descendant of Zadok, said to him: Since the people started bringing their gifts to the temple, there has been enough to eat and a large surplus besides. We have all this because Jehovah has blessed his people.