Lexicon :: Strong's G2344 - thēsauros

Then the steward said, “May you be well. Don’t be afraid. Your God and the God of your father must have put treasure in your bags. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

“The LORD will open for you his abundant storehouse, the sky, to give your land rain in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.

“Is it not stored up with me,

sealed up in my vaults?

“For all the silver and gold, and the articles of bronze and iron, are dedicated to the LORD and must go into the LORD’s treasury.”

They burned the city and everything in it, but they put the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house.

So all the work King Solomon did in the LORD’s temple was completed. Then Solomon brought in the consecrated things of his father David ​— ​the silver, the gold, and the utensils ​— ​and put them in the treasuries of the LORD’s temple.

He seized the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and the treasuries of the royal palace. He took everything. He took all the gold shields that Solomon had made.

So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and the treasuries of the royal palace and gave it to his servants. Then King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon son of Hezion king of Aram who lived in Damascus, saying,

So King Joash of Judah took all the items consecrated by himself and by his ancestors ​— ​Judah’s kings Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah ​— ​as well as all the gold found in the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and in the king’s palace, and he sent them to King Hazael of Aram. Then Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem.

He took all the gold and silver, all the articles found in the LORD’s temple and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.

Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the LORD’s temple and in the treasuries of the king’s palace and sent them to the king of Assyria as a bribe.

So Hezekiah gave him all the silver found in the LORD’s temple and in the treasuries of the king’s palace.

Hezekiah listened to the letters and showed the envoys his whole treasure house ​— ​the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil ​— ​and his armory, and everything that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his palace and in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them.

Isaiah asked, “What have they seen in your palace? ”

Hezekiah answered, “They have seen everything in my palace. There isn’t anything in my treasuries that I didn’t show them.”

He also carried off from there all the treasures of the LORD’s temple and the treasures of the king’s palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that King Solomon of Israel had made for the LORD’s sanctuary, just as the LORD had predicted.

but the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of God’s temple.

From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God’s temple and the treasuries of what had been dedicated.

The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the LORD’s temple.

Shebuel, a descendant of Moses’s son Gershom, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.

This Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries of what had been dedicated by King David, by the family heads who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.

Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storehouses.

Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.

Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards.

Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars.

So all the work Solomon did for the LORD’s temple was completed. Then Solomon brought the consecrated things of his father David ​— ​the silver, the gold, and all the utensils ​— ​and put them in the treasuries of God’s temple.

They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests and the Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasuries.

So King Shishak of Egypt went to war against Jerusalem. He seized the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and the treasuries of the royal palace. He took everything. He took the gold shields that Solomon had made.

So Asa brought out the silver and gold from the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and the royal palace and sent it to Aram’s King Ben-hadad, who lived in Damascus, saying,

He took all the gold, silver, all the utensils that were found with Obed-edom in God’s temple, the treasures of the king’s palace, and the hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.

Hezekiah had abundant riches and glory, and he made himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and every desirable item.

He took everything to Babylon ​— ​all the articles of God’s temple, large and small, the treasures of the LORD’s temple, and the treasures of the king and his officials.

Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins,[fn] 6,250 pounds[fn] of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury for the project.

He also took from the temple in Babylon the gold and silver articles of God’s house that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and carried them to the temple in Babylon. He released them from the temple in Babylon to a man named Sheshbazzar, the governor by the appointment of King Cyrus.

Some of the family heads contributed to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins,[fn] 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury.

For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and fresh oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the priests who minister are, along with the gatekeepers and singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.

On that same day men were placed in charge of the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tenths. The legally required portions for the priests and Levites were gathered from the village fields, because Judah was grateful to the priests and Levites who were serving.

Then all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and fresh oil into the storehouses.

who wait for death, but it does not come,

and search for it more than for hidden treasure,

Have you entered the place where the snow is stored?

Or have you seen the storehouses of hail,

He gathers the water of the sea into a heap;[fn]

he puts the depths into storehouses.

He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.

He makes lightning for the rain

and brings the wind from his storehouses.

if you seek it like silver

and search for it like hidden treasure,

for she is more profitable than silver,

and her revenue is better than gold.

“giving wealth as an inheritance to those who love me,

and filling their treasuries.

Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,

but righteousness rescues from death.

Better a little with the fear of the LORD

than great treasure with turmoil.

Precious treasure and oil are in the dwelling of a wise person,

but a fool consumes them.[fn]

Their[fn][fn] land is full of silver and gold,

and there is no limit to their treasures;

their land is full of horses,

and there is no limit to their chariots.

There will be times of security for you —

a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.

The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.

Hezekiah was pleased with the letters, and he showed the envoys his treasure house ​— ​the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil ​— ​and all his armory, and everything that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his palace and in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them.