He appointed also the king’s portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD.
The king also set aside part of his own wealth to pay for the burnt offerings - the morning and evening sacrifices, the sabbath offerings, the new moon celebrations, and all the other religious festivals, just as God's law required.
King Hezekiah used his own money to fund all the required religious sacrifices and ceremonies that God's law commanded.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Hezekiah in ancient Judah around the 8th century BC, the nation was in the midst of religious reforms after years of idolatry and neglect of God's laws. Hezekiah worked to restore proper worship in the Temple, including the regular burnt offerings that were commanded in the Law of Moses. In this verse, he personally allocated funds from the royal treasury to ensure these offerings were consistently made for daily, weekly, monthly, and annual observances.
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