KJV King James Version
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;
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2 Chronicles 32:27
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;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all kinds of goodly vessels;
ASV American Standard Version
And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he provided him treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of goodly vessels;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Hezekiah hath riches and honour very much, and treasures he hath made to himself of silver, and of gold, and of precious stone, and of spices, and of shields, and of all kinds of desirable vessels,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 32
24 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.
25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit [done] unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, [both] he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
27 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;
28 Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.
29 Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
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וַיְהִ֧יH1961 · ha.yahto beלִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּH2396 · chiz.qiy.yahHezekiahעֹ֥שֶׁרH6239 · o.sherrichesוְכָב֖וֹדH3519 · ka.vodgloryהַרְבֵּ֣הH7235 · ra.vahto multiplyמְאֹ֑דH3966 · me.odmuchוְאֹֽצָר֣וֹתH214 · o.tsartreasureעָֽשָׂה־H6213 · a.sahto make: doל֠וֹH9033 · ohimלְכֶ֨סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyוּלְזָהָ֜בH2091 · za.havgoldוּלְאֶ֣בֶןH68 · e.venstoneיְקָרָ֗הH3368 · ya.qarpreciousוְלִבְשָׂמִים֙H1314 · be.semspiceוּלְמָ֣גִנִּ֔יםH4043 · ma.genshieldוּלְכֹ֖לH3605 · kolallכְּלֵ֥יH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilחֶמְדָּֽה׃H2532 · chem.dahdesire
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 9:27And 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.Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.2 Chronicles 17:5Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.1 Chronicles 27:25-31And 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:2 Chronicles 1:12Wisdom 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.
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