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 summoned Jehoiada the chief priest, and said to him, “Why have you not made the Levites collect from Judah and Jerusalem the tax authorized by Moses the Lord’s servant and by the assembly of Israel at the tent containing the tablets of the law?” 7(Wicked Athaliah and her sons had broken into God’s temple and used all the holy items of the Lord’s temple in their worship of the Baals.) The king ordered a chest to be made and placed outside the gate of the Lord’s temple. 9An edict was sent throughout Judah and Jerusalem requiring the people to bring to the Lord the tax that Moses, God’s servant, imposed on Israel in the wilderness. 10All the officials and all the people gladly brought their silver and threw it into the chest 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 not to collect silver from the people and relieved themselves of personal responsibility for the temple repairs.
• Mark 12:41Then he sat down opposite the offering box, and watched the crowd putting coins into it. Many rich people were throwing 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