New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Chronicles 24:5
5He gathered the priests and Levites and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect money from all 1Israel to 2repair the house of your God 3annually, and you shall do the matter quickly.” But the Levites did not act quickly.
2 Chronicles 24:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.
- New International Version (NIV)He called together the priests and Levites and said to them, “Go to the towns of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the temple of your God. Do it now.” But the Levites did not act at once.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them, "Go out to the cities of Judah and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you act quickly." But the Levites did not act quickly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he gathered the priests and the Levites, and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah, and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you do it quickly.” However the Levites did not do it quickly.
Context of 2 Chronicles 24:5
3Jehoiada took two wives for him, and he became the father of sons and daughters. 4Now it came about after this that Joash decided to restore the house of the Lord. He gathered the priests and Levites and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect money from all Israel to repair the house of your God annually, and you shall do the matter quickly.” But the Levites did not act quickly. 6So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the levy fixed by Moses the servant of the Lord on the congregation of Israel for the tent of the testimony?” 7For the sons of the wicked Athaliah had broken into the house of God and even used the holy things of the house of the Lord for the Baals.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 242 Chronicles 24:5 word by word
וַיִּקְבֹּץ֮ אֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְהַלְוִיִּם֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֡ם צְא֣וּ לְעָרֵ֪י יְהוּדָ֟ה וְקִבְצוּ֩ מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל כֶּ֜סֶף לְחַזֵּ֣ק׀ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם מִדֵּ֤י שָׁנָה֙ בְּשָׁנָ֔ה וְאַתֶּ֖ם תְּמַהֲר֣וּ לַדָּבָ֑ר וְלֹ֥א מִֽהֲר֖וּ הַֽלְוִיִּֽם׃Read the interlinear
- He gatheredקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
- the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- and Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to them, “Goיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- out to the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- from allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- repairחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- annuallyדַּיday · sufficiencyH1767
- annuallyשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- and you shall doמָהַרmâhar · to hastenH4116
- the matterדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- quicklyמָהַרmâhar · to hastenH4116
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 24:5
- 2 Chronicles 29:3In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them.
- 2 Chronicles 34:8Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah an official of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.
- 2 Kings 12:4Then Jehoash said to the priests, “All the money of the sacred things which is brought into the house of the Lord, in current money, both the money of each man’s assessment and all the money which any man’s heart prompts him to bring into the house of the Lord,
- 2 Kings 12:6But it came about that in the twenty-third year of King Jehoash the priests had not repaired the damages of the house.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Gather of all Israel money - As the temple was the property of the whole nation, and the services performed in it were for the salvation of the people at large, it was right that each should come forward on an occasion of this kind, and lend a helping hand. This is the first instance of such a general collection for building or repairing a house of God. From year to year - It must have been in a state of great dilapidation, when it required such annual…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
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Notes
- 1. 2 Chronicles 24:5 2 Chr 21:2 ↩
- 2. 2 Chronicles 24:5 Lit to strengthen ↩
- 3. 2 Chronicles 24:5 Lit from year to year ↩
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
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