Lexicon :: Strong's H214 - 'ôṣār

‘Is it not laid up in store with Me,

Sealed up in My treasuries?

So all the work that King Solomon did on the house of the LORD was completed. Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the utensils—and he put them in the treasuries of the LORD’S house.

Of the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.

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

Azmaveth the son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storerooms; and Jonathan the son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the towers.

Thus all the work that Solomon did for the house of the LORD was finished. He brought in the things that his father David had dedicated, and he put the silver and the gold and all the utensils in the treasuries of the house of God.

So Shishak king of Egypt went up against Jerusalem; he took the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king’s house (palace). He took everything. He even took the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

Now Hezekiah had immense wealth and honor; and he made for himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of delightful articles,

Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 basins, 530 priests’ garments.

On that day men were appointed over the chambers for the stores, the contributions, the first fruits, and the tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions required by the law for the priests and the Levites; for Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who served.

“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow,

Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,

He gathers the waters of the sea together as in a wineskin;

He puts the deeps in storehouses.

Who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth;

Who makes lightning for the rain,

Who brings the wind from His storehouses;

That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth and true riches,

And that I may fill their treasuries.

Treasures of wickedness and ill-gotten gains do not profit,

But righteousness and moral integrity in daily life rescues from death.

Better is a little with the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the LORD

Than great treasure and trouble with it.

Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue

Is a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of death.

There is precious treasure and oil in the house of the wise [who prepare for the future],

But a short-sighted and foolish man swallows it up and wastes it.

Their land has also been filled with silver and gold

And there is no end to their treasures;

Their land has also been filled with horses

And there is no end to their chariots.

A [mournful, inspired] oracle ([fn]a burden to be carried) concerning the beasts of the Negev (the South):

Through a land of trouble and anguish,

From [fn]where come lioness and lion, viper and [fiery] flying serpent,

They carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys

And their treasures on the humps of camels,

To a people (Egyptians) who cannot benefit them.

And He will be the security and stability of your times,

A treasure of salvation, wisdom and knowledge;

The fear of the LORD is your treasure.