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ones and their wives, their sons and daughters,
the whole company of them—for in their faith-
fulness they sanctified themselves in holiness.
31:6 tithe. Since the priests and Levites 19 Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, who
served the nation, they were to be supported were in the fields of the common-lands of their
by the people through the taxation of the cities, in every single city, there were men who
tithe. According to Leviticus 27:30–33 and were designated by name to distribute por-
Numbers 18:21,24, the people were to give tions to all the males among the priests and to
the tenth (tithe) to supply all the needs of the all who were listed by genealogies among the
Levites. Malachi 3:8 says they were robbing Levites.
God when they did not give the tithe. 20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah,
Deuteronomy 12:6,7 called for a second tithe and he did what was good and right and true
that was to support the nation’s devotion to before the LORD his God. And in every work
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the temple by being used for the national fes- that he began in the service of the house of
tivals at the temple in Jerusalem. This was
called the festival tithe.Deuteronomy 14:28,29 God, in the law and in the commandment, to
called for a third tithe every 3 years for the seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he
poor.The sum of this tax plan totaled about 23 prospered.
percent annually. Psalm 85:1–7
To the Chief Musician.
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the heaps. And Azariah the chief priest, from A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
the house of Zadok, answered him and said, ORD, You have been favorable
“Since the people began to bring the offerings L to Your land;
into the house of the LORD, we have had You have brought back the captivity
enough to eat and have plenty left, for the LORD of Jacob.
has blessed His people; and what is left is this 2 You have forgiven the iniquity
great abundance.” of Your people;
11 Now Hezekiah commanded them to pre- You have covered all their sin.
pare rooms in the house of the LORD, and they Selah
prepared them. Then they faithfully brought 3 You have taken away all Your wrath;
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in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated You have turned from the fierceness
things; Cononiah the Levite had charge of of Your anger.
them, and Shimei his brother was the next.
13 Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, 4 Restore us, O God of our salvation,
Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and And cause Your anger toward us to
Benaiah were overseers under the hand of cease.
Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the com- 5 Will You be angry with us forever?
mandment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah Will You prolong Your anger to all
the ruler of the house of God. Kore the son generations?
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of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East 6 Will You not revive us again,
Gate, was over the freewill offerings to God, to That Your people may rejoice
distribute the offerings of the LORD and the in You?
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most holy things. And under him were Eden, 7 Show us Your mercy, LORD,
Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and And grant us Your salvation.
Shecaniah, his faithful assistants in the cities Proverbs 21:9–11
of the priests, to distribute allotments to their
brethren by divisions, to the great as well as 9 Better to dwell in a corner of a
the small. housetop,
16 Besides those males from three years old Than in a house shared with a
and up who were written in the genealogy, contentious woman.
they distributed to everyone who entered the 10 The soul of the wicked desires evil;
house of the LORD his daily portion for the His neighbor finds no favor
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work of his service, by his division, and to in his eyes.
the priests who were written in the genealogy
according to their father’s house, and to the 11 When the scoffer is punished, the
Levites from twenty years old and up accord- simple is made wise;
ing to their work, by their divisions, and to all But when the wise is instructed,
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who were written in the genealogy—their little he receives knowledge.

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