2 Chronicles 31:6The children of Israel and Judah, who lived in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated to Yahweh their God, and laid them by heaps.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~715 BC. Not just Jerusalem residents - people from surrounding Judean towns travel to bring offerings. Modern Jerusalem and West Bank, Israel/Palestine.
The emotion here: chronicling unprecedented unity
The original word
ma'aser (מַעֲשֵׂר) — literally 'tenth part', precise mathematical portion
Why it matters
Both Israel (northern tribes) and Judah participated despite being politically divided kingdoms
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 31:6
This was a massive logistical effort - people traveled for days carrying livestock to participate
Common misconceptionPeople focus on the 'tithe' percentage but miss that this was a massive community mobilization. Entire towns organized to participate together - it wasn't individual families quietly dropping money in a plate.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 31:6
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 31:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 31:6 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include tithing, livestock offering, dedication to God. Notable phrases: brought in the tithe; cattle and sheep; dedicated things.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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