8 At the king's command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the temple of the Lord.
8 And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the Lord.
8 So the king commanded, and they made a chest and set it outside the gate of the house of the Lord.
8 Following the king's orders, they made a chest and placed it at the entrance to The Temple of God.
8 Then at the king's command they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of the Lord.
8 So now the king ordered a chest to be made and set outside the gate leading to the Temple of the Lord .
10 All the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly, dropping them into the chest until it was full.
10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.
10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced and brought their tax and dropped it into the chest until they had finished.
10 The people and their leaders were glad to do it and cheerfully brought their money until the chest was full.
10 Then all the leaders and all the people rejoiced, brought their contributions, and put them into the chest until all had given.
10 This pleased all the leaders and the people, and they gladly brought their money and filled the chest with it.
(Read 2 Chronicles 24:1-14)
Joash is more zealous about the repair of the temple than Jehoiada himself. It is easier to build temples, than to be temples to God. But the repairing of places for public worship is a good work, which all should promote. And many a good work would be done that now lies undone, if active men would put it forward.
11 Whenever the chest was brought in by the Levites to the king's officials and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this regularly and collected a great amount of money.
11 Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
11 And whenever the chest was brought to the king's officers by the Levites, when they saw that there was much money in it, the king's secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and take it and return it to its place. Thus they did day after day, and collected money in abundance.
11 Whenever the Levites brought the chest in for a royal audit and found it to be full, the king's secretary and the official of the chief priest would empty the chest and put it back in its place. Day after day they did this and collected a lot of money.
11 So it was, at that time, when the chest was brought to the king's official by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, that the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it and returned it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
11 Whenever the chest became full, the Levites would carry it to the king's officials. Then the court secretary and an officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and take it back to the Temple again. This went on day after day, and a large amount of money was collected.
(Read 2 Chronicles 24:1-14)
Joash is more zealous about the repair of the temple than Jehoiada himself. It is easier to build temples, than to be temples to God. But the repairing of places for public worship is a good work, which all should promote. And many a good work would be done that now lies undone, if active men would put it forward.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 24:8
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 24:1-14
(Read 2 Chronicles 24:1-14)
Joash is more zealous about the repair of the temple than Jehoiada himself. It is easier to build temples, than to be temples to God. But the repairing of places for public worship is a good work, which all should promote. And many a good work would be done that now lies undone, if active men would put it forward.