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JPSIn the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
ASVIn the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
DRAIn the third month they began to lay the foundations of the heaps, and in the seventh month, they finished them.
YLTin the third month they have begun to lay the foundation of the heaps, and in the seventh month they have finished.
DrbyIn the third month they began to lay the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
RVIn the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
WbstrIn the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
KJB-1769In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
KJB-1611In the third moneth they began to lay the foundation of the heapes, and finished them in the seuenth moneth. (In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heapes, and finished them in the seventh month.)
BshpsIn the third moneth, they began to lay the heapes in maner of a foundation, and finished them in the seuenth moneth. (In the third month, they began to lay the heapes in manner of a foundation, and finished them in the seventh month.)
GnvaIn the thirde moneth they beganne to lay the foundation of the heapes, and finished them in the seuenth moneth. (In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heapes, and finished them in the seventh month. )
CvdlIn the thirde moneth begane they to laye vpon heapes, and in the seuenth moneth dyd they fynishe it. (In the third month began they to lay upon heapes, and in the seventh month did they fynishe it.)
WyclIn the thridde monethe thei bigunnen to leie the foundementis of the heepis, and in the seuenthe monethe thei filliden tho heepis. (In the third month they began to leie the foundementis of the heepis, and in the seventh month they filliden those heepis.)
LuthIm dritten Monden fingen sie an, Haufen zu legen, und im siebenten Monden richteten sie es aus. (Im dritten moons fingen they/she/them an, Haufen to legen, and in_the siebenten moons richteten they/she/them it out.)
ClVgMense tertio cœperunt acervorum jacere fundamenta, et mense septimo compleverunt eos. (Mense tertio cœperunt acervorum yacere fundamenta, and a_month septimo compleverunt them. )
31:3-10 Provisions for the Temple came from both the king and his subjects. Israel united in its support of the Temple, and the response was far greater than anticipated or required.
(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,month the,third began the,heaps to,pile_up and,in/on/at/with,month the=seventh finished )
This is the third month of the Hebrew calendar. It is at the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the dry season. It is during the last part of May and the first part of June on Western calendars. (See also: translate-ordinal)
(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,month the,third began the,heaps to,pile_up and,in/on/at/with,month the=seventh finished )
This is the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. This is during the early rain season, which would soften the land for sowing. It is during the last part of September and the first part of October on Western calendars. (See also: translate-ordinal)
Throughout his reign, Hezekiah strengthened Judah by restoring proper worship of the Lord and preparing the nation for revolt against Assyria. Though the Bible does not clearly say, both of these aspects of Hezekiah’s reign may have been borne out of a desire to undo the detrimental choices of his father, Ahaz, who had promoted idolatry through Judah (2 Chronicles 28:1-4) and made Judah a vassal to the king of Assyria in exchange for help against Israel and Aram (2 Kings 16-17; 2 Chronicles 28; Isaiah 7-8; see also “The Final Days of the Northern Kingdom of Israel” map). Later, when Hezekiah was a teenager, he witnessed Assyria’s grueling three year siege to capture Samaria (2 Kings 17:1-6; 18:9-12), perhaps cementing his resolve to throw off Judah’s yolk of servitude to Assyria (2 Kings 18:7). Whatever the reasons for his actions as king, Hezekiah spent considerable resources promoting the worship of the Lord and preparing for the inevitable Assyrian attack that would follow Judah’s refusal to submit to Assyria any longer. Hezekiah began by directing the priests and Levites to consecrate themselves and restore ritual purity to the Temple and all its furnishings (2 Chronicles 29). He sent word throughout all Israel and Judah to come and celebrate Passover together once again in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 30). Though only a few from Israel accepted Hezekiah’s invitation, the Passover was a time of great celebration and worship for all who did come from Israel and Judah. After this, the worshipers went throughout Israel and Judah and destroyed the pagan worship centers (2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chronicles 31:1). Hezekiah also conducted a series of actions to strengthen Judah against the coming Assyrian attack. On the west he attacked the Philistines as far as Gaza (2 Kings 18:8). Part of this effort may have included a Simeonite attack on some Meunites in the valley of Gerar (as in the Septuagint; the Hebrew reading Gedor is likely due to a misreading of the letter r as the similarly shaped letter d), which is recounted in 1 Chronicles 4:39-41. Elsewhere in Scripture the Meunites appear to have lived in the region of Seir (2 Chronicles 20), south of Judah, but a remnant of them may have fled toward Gerar during Uzziah’s time when he attacked them and likely took some of them captive to serve at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (Ezra 2:50; Nehemiah 7:52; also see “Resurgence of Israel and Judah” map). Other Simeonites attacked a remnant of Amalekites living in Seir, thus providing increased protection on Judah’s southern border (1 Chronicles 4:39-43). Hezekiah also fortified Jerusalem and redirected various sources of water away from enemies who might lay siege to the city (2 Chronicles 32:1-8). As part of these preparations Hezekiah commissioned the hewing of a tunnel that channeled water from the Gihon spring (probably also called the “waters of Shiloah” in Isaiah 8:6) away from the eastern side of the city and deposited it in the Lower Pool (also called the Pool of Siloam) further inside the city walls. Hezekiah also repaired portions of the wall that were broken down and built a second wall outside it, likely in the Kidron Valley. He also produced many weapons and shields. The writer of Chronicles appears to portray these preparations as being in keeping with Hezekiah’s other acts of faithfulness and righteousness. Some scholars, however, suspect that Isaiah 22:1-14 may reflect another perspective regarding Hezekiah’s preparations, though it is not certain that this passage refers to Hezekiah’s efforts.
