2 Chronicles 31:6
Good News Translation
All the people who lived in the cities of Judah brought tithes of their cattle and sheep, and they also brought large quantities of gifts which they dedicated to the LORD their God.

New Revised Standard Version
The people of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of the dedicated things that had been consecrated to the LORD their God, and laid them in heaps.

Contemporary English Version
The people from the other towns of Judah brought a tenth of their herds and flocks, as well as a tenth of anything they had dedicated to the LORD.

New American Bible
Israelites and Judahites living in other cities of Judah also brought in tithes of oxen, sheep, and votive offerings consecrated to the LORD, their God; these they brought in and heaped up in piles.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Moreover the children of Israel and Juda, that dwelt in the cities of Juda, brought in the tithes of oxen, and sheep, and the tithes of holy things, which they had vowed to the Lord their God: and carrying them all, made many heaps.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Moreover the children of Israel and Juda, that dwelt in the cities of Juda, brought in the tithes of oxen, and sheep, and the tithes of holy things, which they had vowed to the Lord their God: and carrying them all, made many heaps.

the children

2 Chronicles 11:16,17 Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever gave their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to sacrifice their victims before the Lord the God of their fathers. . . .

the tithe

Leviticus 27:30 All tithes of the land, whether of corn, or of the fruits of trees, are the Lord's, and are sanctified to him.

Deuteronomy 14:28 The third year thou shalt separate another tithe of all things that grow to thee at that time, and shalt lay it up within thy gates.

by heaps [heb] heaps, heaps

Context
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5Which when it was noised abroad in the ears of the people, the children of Israel offered in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey: and brought the tithe of all things which the ground bringeth forth. 6Moreover the children of Israel and Juda, that dwelt in the cities of Juda, brought in the tithes of oxen, and sheep, and the tithes of holy things, which they had vowed to the Lord their God: and carrying them all, made many heaps.7In the third month they began to lay the foundations of the heaps, and in the seventh month, they finished them.…
Cross References
Exodus 36:5
Said to Moses: The people offereth more than is necessary.

Leviticus 27:30
All tithes of the land, whether of corn, or of the fruits of trees, are the Lord's, and are sanctified to him.

Deuteronomy 14:28
The third year thou shalt separate another tithe of all things that grow to thee at that time, and shalt lay it up within thy gates.

2 Chronicles 31:7
In the third month they began to lay the foundations of the heaps, and in the seventh month, they finished them.

2 Chronicles 31:5
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