2 Chronicles 32:27

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And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.

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Hebrew words

וַיְהִיvayhiand it belongedH1961לִיחִזְקִיָּהוּlichizkiyahuto HezekiahH2396עֹשֶׁר'osherwealthH6239וְכָבוֹדvekhavodand honorH3519הַרְבֵּהharbehgreatH7235מְאֹדme'odexceedinglyH3966וְאֹצָרוֹתve'otzarotand treasuriesH214עָשָׂה־'asah-he madeH6213לוֹlofor himselfלְכֶסֶףlekheseffor silverH3701וּלְזָהָבulezahavand for goldH2091וּלְאֶבֶןule'evenand for stone[s]H68יְקָרָהyekarahpreciousH3368וְלִבְשָׂמִיםvelivsamimand for spicesH1314וּלְמָגִנִּיםulemaginimand for shieldsH4043וּלְכֹלulekholand for allH3605כְּלֵיkeleiarticles ofH3627חֶמְדָּה׃chemdahpreciousnessH2532

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Related verses

1 Chronicles 27:25-31
²⁵ And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah: ²⁶ And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub: ²⁷ And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: ²⁸ And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baal–hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:²⁵ Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses. ²⁶ Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of the workers in the fields who tilled the soil. ²⁷ Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats. ²⁸ Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.
2 Chronicles 9:27
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
2 Chronicles 1:12
Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
2 Chronicles 17:5
Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.

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