2 Chronicles 24:10

All the officers and all the people rejoiced and brought their contributions, and they dropped them in the chest until it was full.

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KJV

And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

ASV

And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

YLT

And all the heads, and all the people rejoice, and they bring in, and cast into the chest, unto completion.

DBT

And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in and cast into the chest, until they had finished.

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And all the princes and all the people rejoiced,.... When they heard the proclamation, and understood for what use the money was to be given, and in what manner; all was agreeable and pleasing to them: and brought in, and cast into the chest; through the hole that was in the lid of it, 2Ki 12:9, until they had made an end: everyone had given as much as he could, or thought fit to give.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

Related commentary

Among the Hebrews, intramural interment was prohibited in every city but Jerusalem, and there the exception was made only to the royal family and persons of eminent merit, on whom the distinction was conferred of being buried in the city of David, among the kings, as in the case of Jehoiada.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Wisdom herein is profitable to direct. Faithfulness is the greatest praise and will be the greatest comfort of those that are entrusted with public treasure or employed in public business. The king and Jehoiada faithfully paid the money to the workmen, who faithfully did the work,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Mark 12:44
For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
2 Corinthians 9:7
Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
1 Chronicles 29:9
And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
2 Corinthians 8:2
In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
Acts 2:45–47
Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
2 Chronicles 31:5
As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.
Isaiah 64:5
You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?

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About this book

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

2 Chronicles — Solomon to the exile — retold through the southern kings only. A priestly history that keeps its lens on the temple, on reform kings, and on the repentance formula (7:14) that will be quoted in a thousand sermons.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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2 Corinthians 9:7
Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 29:17
  I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 11:25
  A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12
  For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
- Acts 20:35
  In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- Exodus 25:2
  “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.
Through
2 Corinthians 8:2
In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
leads to
- James 2:5
  Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- 2 Corinthians 6:10
  sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
- Deuteronomy 15:4
  There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,

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