The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 31:14 Explained

2 Chronicles 31:14

KJV: And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.

YLT: And Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the gatekeeper at the east, is over the willing-offerings of God, to give the heave-offering of Jehovah, and the most holy things.

Darby: And Kore the son of Jimnah the Levite, the doorkeeper toward the east, was over the voluntary-offerings of God, to distribute the heave-offerings of Jehovah, and the most holy things.

ASV: And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east gate , was over the freewill-offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of Jehovah, and the most holy things.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Kore  the son  of Imnah  the Levite,  the porter  toward the east,  [was] over the freewill offerings  of God,  to distribute  the oblations  of the LORD,  and the most  holy things. 

What does 2 Chronicles 31:14 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 31:11-21 - Order And Prosperity
There are several noticeable expressions in this paragraph. We are told that they brought in the dedicated things faithfully, 2 Chronicles 31:12; and that the small as well as the great received their share, even as the daily portion of each required, 2 Chronicles 31:16, r.v. margin; also that the priests sanctified themselves in holiness, 2 Chronicles 31:18, as though touched and quickened by the generous gifts of the people. And in consequence of their entire devotion to the service of the sanctuary, adequate provision was made for their wives and children; while officers were appointed to distribute equal ration to all in the cities of the priests, who, from age or other reasons, were not able to serve in the Temple.
The closing expression about Hezekiah, that he began nothing into which he did not put his heart and that God placed the crown of prosperity on him and his work, presents a striking contrast to the tale of disaster in the reign of Ahaz, and is an incentive to all of us to go and do likewise. See Romans 12:11. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 31

1  The people go forward in destroying idolatry
2  Hezekiah orders the courses of the priests and Levites,
4  and provides for their work and maintenance
5  The people's forwardness in offerings and tithes
11  Hezekiah appoints officers to dispose of the tithes
20  The sincerity of Hezekiah

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 31:14 mean?

And Kore son of Imnah the Levite the keeper of the East Gate [was] over the freewill offerings to God to distribute the offerings of Yahweh and the most holy things
וְקוֹרֵ֨א בֶן־ יִמְנָ֤ה הַלֵּוִי֙ הַשּׁוֹעֵ֣ר לַמִּזְרָ֔חָה עַ֖ל נִדְב֣וֹת הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים לָתֵת֙ תְּרוּמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה וְקָדְשֵׁ֖י הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים

וְקוֹרֵ֨א  And  Kore 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹרֵא  
Sense: a Korahite Levite, ancestor of Shallum and Meshelemiah, chief porters in the reign of David.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִמְנָ֤ה  of  Imnah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִמְנָה  
Sense: the st born son of Asher.
הַלֵּוִי֙  the  Levite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
הַשּׁוֹעֵ֣ר  the  keeper 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֹׁועֵר  
Sense: gatekeeper, porter.
לַמִּזְרָ֔חָה  of  the  East  Gate 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: מִזְרָח  
Sense: place of sunrise, east.
עַ֖ל  [was]  over 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
נִדְב֣וֹת  the  freewill  offerings  to 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: נְדָבָה  
Sense: voluntariness, free-will offering.
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
לָתֵת֙  to  distribute 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
תְּרוּמַ֣ת  the  offerings 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תְּרוּמָה  
Sense: contribution, offering.
יְהוָ֔ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים  the  most  holy  things 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.