1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke the pillars in pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and broke down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, also in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

2 Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of Yahweh’s camp. 3 He also appointed the king’s portion of his possessions for the burnt offerings: for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in Yahweh’s law. 4 Moreover he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to Yahweh’s law. 5 As soon as the commandment went out, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, oil, honey, and of all the increase of the field; and they brought in the tithe of all things abundantly. 6 The children of Israel and Judah, who lived in the cities of Judah, also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated to Yahweh their God, and laid them in heaps.

7 In the third month, they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. 8 When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Yahweh and his people Israel. 9 Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites about the heaps. 10 Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, "Since people began to bring the offerings into Yahweh’s house, we have eaten and had enough, and have plenty left over, for Yahweh has blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store."

11 Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in Yahweh’s house, and they prepared them. 12 They brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things faithfully. Conaniah the Levite was ruler over them, and Shimei his brother was second. 13 Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the ruler of God’s house. 14 Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the gatekeeper at the east gate, was over the free will offerings of God, to distribute Yahweh’s offerings and the most holy things. 15 Under him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brothers by divisions, to the great as well as to the small; 16 in addition to those who were listed by genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even everyone who entered into Yahweh’s house, as the duty of every day required, for their service in their offices according to their divisions; 17 and those who were listed by genealogy of the priests by their fathers’ houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their divisions; 18 and those who were listed by genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation; for in their office of trust they sanctified themselves in holiness. 19 Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields of the pasture lands of their cities, in every city, there were men who were mentioned by name to give portions to all the males among the priests and to all who were listed by genealogy among the Levites.

20 Hezekiah did so throughout all Judah; and he did that which was good, right, and faithful before Yahweh his God. 21 In every work that he began in the service of God’s house, in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart and prospered.

1 En toe dit alles ten einde was, het al die aanwesige Israeliete na die stede van Juda uitgetrek en die klippilare verbrysel en die heilige boomstamme omgekap en die hoogtes en die altare uit die hele Juda en Benjamin en in Efraim en Manasse afgebreek totdat hulle dit vernietig het. Daarna het al die kinders van Israel teruggegaan, elkeen na sy besitting, na hulle stede toe.

2 En Hisk¡a het die afdelings van die priesters en die Leviete vasgestel volgens hulle afdelings, elkeen volgens sy diens -- as priesters of as Leviete vir die brandoffers en dankoffers, om te dien en te loof en te prys in die poorte van die laers van die HERE.

3 En die bydrae van die koning uit sy goed vir die brandoffers was: die môre-- en die aandbrandoffers en die brandoffers vir die sabbatte en die nuwemane en die feestye, soos voorgeskrywe is in die wet van die HERE.

4 En hy het die volk, die inwoners van Jerusalem, bevel gegee om die aandeel van die priesters en die Leviete te gee, sodat hulle aan die wet van die HERE al hulle krag kon wy.

5 En toe die bevel verbrei is, het die kinders van Israel baie eerstelinge van koring, mos en olie en heuning en van elke opbrings van die land ingelewer en die tiendes van alles in menigte ingebring.

6 En die kinders van Israel en Juda wat in die stede van Juda woonagtig was, hulle het ook die tiendes ingebring van beeste en kleinvee en die tiendes van die heilige gawes wat aan die HERE hulle God geheilig was, en dit op hope neergelê.

7 In die derde maand het hulle die hope begin opstapel, en in die sewende maand was hulle daarmee gereed.

8 Toe Jehisk¡a en die owerstes kom en die hope sien, het hulle die HERE en sy volk Israel geseën.

9 En toe Jehisk¡a by die priesters en die Leviete ondersoek doen na die hope,

10 het die hoëpriester As rja, van die huis van Sadok, met hom gespreek en gesê: Vandat hulle die offergawe na die huis van die HERE begin bring het, eet ons tot versadiging en hou nog oorvloedig oor; want die HERE het sy volk geseën, sodat ons hierdie menigte oorgehou het.

11 Toe gee Jehisk¡a bevel om kamers in die huis van die HERE in te rig; en hulle het dit ingerig

12 en die offergawes en die tiendes en die heilige gawes getrou ingebring; en daaroor was Kon nja, die Leviet, as hoof aangestel, en sy broer S¡me‹as tweede.

13 En J,hiël en As sja en Nahat en Asahel en J,rimot en Josabad en liël en Jism gja en Mahat en Ben ja was opsigters, onder toesig van Kon nja en sy broer S¡me‹, volgens die bevel van koning Jehisk¡a en As rja, die vors oor die huis van God.

14 En Kore, die seun van Jimna, die Leviet, die poortwagter teen die ooste, was oor die vrywillige gawes aan God, om die offergawe aan die HERE en die hoogheilige gawes uit te deel.

15 En onder sy leiding was Eden en M¡njamin en J,sua en Sem ja, Am rja en Seg nja, om getrou uit te deel in die stede van die priesters aan hulle broers volgens die afdelings, aan groot sowel as klein;

16 behalwe die manspersone wat in hulle geslagsregister opgeneem was, van drie jaar oud en daarbo, almal naamlik wat in die huis van die HERE gekom het, na die eis van elke dag, om te dien in hulle ampsverpligtinge volgens hulle afdelings.

17 En wat die geslagsregister van die priesters betref, dit was ingerig volgens families; maar die van die Leviete, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, volgens hulle ampsverpligtinge in hulle afdelings.

18 En hulle moes in die geslagsregister opgeneem word met al hulle kindertjies, hul vroue en hul seuns en hul dogters, naamlik die hele stand; want volgens hulle getrouheid was hulle werksaam met die heilige dinge.

19 Ook vir die seuns van A„ron, die priesters, buite op die weiveld van hulle stede, was daar in elke stad afsonderlik manne wat met hulle name aangewys was om aan elke manspersoon onder die priesters en aan elkeen van die Leviete wat in die geslagsregister opgeneem was, dele te gee.

20 En so het Jehisk¡a in die hele Juda gedoen: hy het gedoen wat goed en reg en trou was voor die aangesig van die HERE sy God.

21 En in elke werk wat hy begin het insake die diens van die huis van God en insake die wet en die gebod om sy God te soek, het hy met sy hele hart gehandel en voorspoed gehad.