- chambers:
- or, storehouses, treasuries. "And of the Levites,ª Ahijahª [was] over¹ the treasuresª of the houseª of God,ª and over the treasuresª of the dedicated things.ª ... Out of¹ the spoilsª won in¹ battlesª did they dedicateª° to maintainª° the houseª of the LORD.ª" {1Ch 26:20-27} + "And as soon as the commandmentª came abroad,ª° the childrenª of Israelª brought²° in abundanceª° the firstfruitsª of corn,ª wine,ª and oil,ª and honey,ª and of all¹ the increaseª of the field;ª and the titheª of all¹ [things] brought²° they in¹ abundantly.ª ... And brought inª°¹ the offeringsª and the tithesª and the dedicatedª [things] faithfully:ª over¹ which Cononiahª the Levite²¹ [was] ruler,ª and Shimeiª his brotherª [was] the next.ª" {2Ch 31:5-12} + "And the priestª the sonª of Aaronª shall be¹ with¹ the Levites,ª when the Levitesª take tithes:ª° and the Levitesª shall bring upª°¹ the titheª of the tithesª unto the houseª of our God,ª to¹ the chambers,ª into the treasureª house.ª ... For¹ the childrenª of Israelª and the childrenª of Leviª shall bringª°¹ the offeringª of the corn,ª of the new wine,ª and the oil,ª unto¹ the chambers,ª where¹ [are] the vesselsª of the sanctuary,ª and the priestsª that minister,ª° and the porters,ª and the singers:ª° and we will not¹ forsakeª°¹ the houseª of our God.ª" {Neh 10:38-39} + "And he had preparedª° for him a greatª chamber,ª where¹ aforetimeª¹ they laidª°¹ the meat offerings,ª the frankincense,ª and the vessels,ª and the tithesª of the corn,ª the new wine,ª and the oil,ª which was commandedª [to be given] to the Levites,ª and the singers,ª° and the porters;ª and the offeringsª of the priests.ª" {Neh 13:5}
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