2 Chronicles 31:10
Good News Translation
and Azariah the High Priest, a descendant of Zadok, said to him, "Since the people started bringing their gifts to the Temple, there has been enough to eat and a large surplus besides. We have all this because the LORD has blessed his people."

New Revised Standard Version
The chief priest Azariah, who was of the house of Zadok, answered him, “Since they began to bring the contributions into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat and have plenty to spare; for the LORD has blessed his people, so that we have this great supply left over.”

Contemporary English Version
The high priest at the time was Azariah, a descendant of Zadok, and he replied, "Ever since the people have been bringing us their offerings, we have had more than enough food and supplies. The LORD has certainly blessed his people. Look at how much is left over!"

New American Bible
and the priest Azariah, head of the house of Zadok, answered him, “Since they began to bring the offerings to the house of the LORD, we have eaten, been satisfied, and had much left over, for the LORD has blessed his people. This great supply is what was left over.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Azarias the chief priest of the race of Sadoc answered him, saying: Since the firstfruits began to be offered in the house of the Lord, we have eaten, and have been filled, and abundance is left, because the Lord hath blessed his people: and of that which is left is this great store which thou seest.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Azarias the chief priest of the race of Sadoc answered him, saying: Since the firstfruits began to be offered in the house of the Lord, we have eaten, and have been filled, and abundance is left, because the Lord hath blessed his people: and of that which is left is this great store which thou seest.

Azariah

2 Chronicles 26:17 And immediately Azarias the priest going in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, most valiant men,

1 Kings 2:35 And the king appointed Banaias, the son of Joiada in his room over the army; and Sadoc, the priest, he put in the place of Abiathar.

1 Chronicles 6:8,14 Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Achimaas. . . .

Ezekiel 44:15 But the priests, and Levites, the sons of Sadoc, who kept the ceremonies of my sanctuary, when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me, to minister to me: and they shall stand before me, to offer me the fat, and the blood, saith the Lord God.

Since

Proverbs 3:9 And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.

Haggai 2:18 Set your hearts from this day, and henceforward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month: from the day that the foundations of the temple of the Lord were laid, and lay it up in your hearts.

Malachi 3:10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house, and try me in this, saith the Lord: if I open not unto you the flood-gates of heaven, and pour you out a blessing even to abundance.

1 Timothy 4:8 For bodily exercise is profitable to little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

we have had

2 Kings 4:43,44 And his servant answered him: How much is this, that I should set it before a hundred men? He said again: Give to the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord: They shall eat, and there shall be left. . . .

Matthew 15:37 And they did all eat, and had their fill. And they took up seven baskets full, of what remained of the fragments.

Philippians 4:18 But I have all and abound: I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things you sent, an odour of sweetness, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.

the Lord

Genesis 26:12 And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found that same year a hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.

Genesis 30:27-30 Laban said to him: Let me find favour in thy sight: I have learned, by experience, that God hath blessed me for thy sake. . . .

Leviticus 25:21 I will give you my blessing the sixth year: and it shall yield the fruits of three years.

Leviticus 26:4,5 And the ground shall bring forth its increase: and the trees shall be filled with fruit. . . .

Deuteronomy 28:8 The Lord will send forth a blessing upon thy storehouses, and upon all the works of thy hands: and will bless thee in the land that thou shalt receive.

Proverbs 10:22 A fool worketh mischief as it were for sport: but wisdom is prudence to a man.

2 Corinthians 9:8-11 And God is able to make all grace abound in you: that ye always, having all sufficiently in all things, may abound to every good work, . . .

Context
Contributions for Worship
9And Ezechias asked the priests and the Levites, why the heaps lay so. 10Azarias the chief priest of the race of Sadoc answered him, saying: Since the firstfruits began to be offered in the house of the Lord, we have eaten, and have been filled, and abundance is left, because the Lord hath blessed his people: and of that which is left is this great store which thou seest.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 6:8
Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Achimaas.

1 Chronicles 6:9
Achimaas begot Azarias, Azarias begot Johanan,

2 Chronicles 31:9
And Ezechias asked the priests and the Levites, why the heaps lay so.

2 Chronicles 31:13
And after him Jehiel, and Azarias, and Nahath, and Asael, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Jesmachias, and Mahath, and Banaias, overseers under the hand of Chonenias, and Semei his brother, by the commandment of Ezechias the king, and Azarias the high priest of the house of God, to whom all things appertained.

Ezekiel 44:30
And the firstfruits of all the firstborn, and all the libations of all things that are offered, shall be the priest's: and you shall give the firstfruits of your meats to the priest, that he may return a blessing upon thy house.

Malachi 3:10
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house, and try me in this, saith the Lord: if I open not unto you the flood-gates of heaven, and pour you out a blessing even to abundance.

2 Chronicles 31:9
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