7. They began stacking up the piles in the third month and finished them in the seventh.
8. When Hezekiah and the officials saw the piles, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel.
9. When Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the piles,
10. the chief priest Azariah, who was from Zadok’s family, answered, "Ever since the people started bringing contributions to the Lord’s temple we’ve had enough to eat with plenty to spare. The Lord has definitely blessed his people! There’s a lot left over."
11. So Hezekiah ordered them to prepare storerooms in the Lord’s temple. When they finished preparing them,
12. the priests conscientiously brought in the contributions, the tenth-part gifts, and the dedicated things. Conaniah, a Levite, was put in charge, assisted by his brother Shimei,