2 Chronicles 24:8

2 Chronicles 24:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And at the king’s commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)At the king’s command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the temple of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the king commanded, and they made a chest and set it outside the gate of the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then at the king’s command they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of the Lord.

Context of 2 Chronicles 24:8

6So the king called for the chief priest Jehoiada and asked him, “Why didn’t you require the Levites to bring the contributions from Judah and Jerusalem? The Lord’s servant Moses and the assembly had required Israel to give contributions for the use of the tent containing the words of God’s promise.” 7(The sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into God’s temple and used all the holy things of the Lord’s temple ⌞to worship⌟ other gods—the Baals.) The king issued an order, and they made a box and placed it outside the gate of the Lord’s temple. 9Then they issued a proclamation in Judah and Jerusalem that the contributions should be brought to the Lord. (In the desert the Lord’s servant Moses had required Israel to make contributions.) 10All the officials and all the people were overjoyed. They brought the money and dropped it into the box until it was full.

2 Chronicles 24:8 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּ אֲר֣וֹן אֶחָ֑ד וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛הוּ בְּשַׁ֥עַר בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה חֽוּצָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And at the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• commandmentאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• they madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• aאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• chestאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• and setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• it withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• at the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 24:8

• 2 Kings 12:8The priests agreed neither to receive money from the people ⌞for personal use⌟ nor to be responsible for repairing the temple.
• Mark 12:41As Jesus sat facing the temple offering box, he watched how ⌞much⌟ money people put into it. Many rich people put in large amounts.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8They made a chest - See the notes on the parallel places, 2 Kings 12:4; (note), etc.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8We do not know when Joash first tried to refurbish the temple. After failing to raise funds the first time, Joash called Jehoiada again in the twenty-third year of his reign (2 Kings 12:6). The priests might not have acted because they disagreed about who should fund and oversee the restoration. The king criticized Jehoiada for not acting and suggested a plan to make the offering more voluntary.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-144-14. Joash was minded to repair the house of the Lord--(See on 2Ki 12:4-16). 2Ch 24:15, 16. Jehoiada Being Dead.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 24:8

• Chest
• Jehoiada
• Joash
• Liberality
• Priest
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Chest
• Jehoash; Joash
• Jehoiada
• Jerusalem
• Jesus Christ
• Priest, High
• Tax; Taxing
• Treasury, (of Temple)

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings