Comments on 2 Chronicles 31

v1  The elimination of idols carried out in Jerusalem in v. 14 is
taken one step further and the same is done among all of Judah,
Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh.  Hezekiah takes advantage of their
religious zeal after the two weeks of feasting to send them out 
into the countryside and en masse wipe out all vestiges of
idolatry.

v2-19  Reforms continue under Hezekiah.

v4-10  Hezekiah re-institutes tithes and offering and the people
respond very generously.  The tribe of Levi is supported out of
these offerings so they may engage in the labor full-time.  The
tithes and offerings are so great they are overwhelmed by it. 
Israel's return to worshiping the Lord and the rededication of
the Levites to the service has resulted in an abundance of food,
which is a typical covenant blessing.

v19  Note the emphasis on the genealogy included in the account
by the priestly authors.

v20-21  Summary of Hezekiah's role as king.



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