2 Chronicles 24:6
in 2 Chronicles 24So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tax of Moses the servant of Jehovah, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony?
KJV
And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the Lord, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 24
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThe collection - of Moses - This was the poll-tax, fixed by Moses, of half a shekel, which was levied on every man from twenty years old and upward; and which was considered as a ransom for their souls, that there might be no plague among them. See Exo 30:12-14.
This site's exposition
was minded to repair
on 2 Chronicles 24:4-7
Chronicles alone explains why the house needed repair: the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken into the house of God and given its dedicated things to the Baals, so the project answers a specific act of desecration rather than mere age. Joash orders the Levites to gather money by the commandment of Moses for the tabernacle of witness, but the Levites hasten it not, and the king must call Jehoiada to account for the delay. Where 2 Kings 12 records the same slow start without naming a cause, Chronicles supplies the motive: Baal worship had already reached inside the temple once, under the very queen Jehoiada had helped overthrow.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
The chief - It is observable, that he is not called the chief priest, or high-priest, but only the chief, or the head, which he might be in many other respects, either by reason of his near relation to the royal family: or because he was the chief of one of the twenty- four families.
And the king called for Jehoiada the chief,....
It is easier to build temples than to be temples to God. The repairing of churches is a good work, which all in their places should promote, for the decency and conveniency of religious assemblies. The learned tell us that in the Christian church, anciently, part of the tithes were applied that way.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
It appears from 2Ki 12:4 that Joash had assigned to the restoration-fund two other payments also.
The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְרָ֣א | vaiyikra' | and he summoned | H7121 → | 733 times |
| הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| לִֽיהוֹיָדָ֣ע | lihoyada' | <to> Jehoiada | H3077 → | 51 times |
| הָרֹאשׁ֒ | harosh | the chief | H7218 → | 599 times |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| ל֗וֹ | lo | to him | ||
| מַדּ֙וּעַ֙ | madua' | why? | H4069 → | |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| דָרַ֣שְׁתָּ | darashta | have you required | H1875 → | 164 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַלְוִיִּ֔ם | halviyim | the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| לְהָבִ֞יא | lehavi' | to bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| מִֽיהוּדָ֣ה | mihudah | from Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וּמִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | umirushalim | and from Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַשְׂאַת֙ | masat | [the] tax of | H4864 → | |
| מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| עֶֽבֶד־ | ʾeved- | [the] servant of | H5650 → | 799 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְהַקָּהָ֖ל | vehakahal | and of the assembly | H6951 → | 123 times |
| לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | leyisrael | of Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לְאֹ֖הֶל | leohel | to [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| הָעֵדֽוּת׃ | haedut | the testimony | H5715 → | 59 times |
וַיִּקְרָ֣אand he summoned
vaiyikra'H7121 →733 times
הַמֶּלֶךְ֮the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
לִֽיהוֹיָדָ֣ע<to> Jehoiada
lihoyada'H3077 →51 times
הָרֹאשׁ֒the chief
haroshH7218 →599 times
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
ל֗וֹto him
lo
מַדּ֙וּעַ֙why?
madua'H4069 →
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
דָרַ֣שְׁתָּhave you required
darashtaH1875 →164 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levites
halviyimH3881 →291 times
לְהָבִ֞יאto bring
lehavi'H935 →2568 times
מִֽיהוּדָ֣הfrom Judah
mihudahH3063 →819 times
וּמִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םand from Jerusalem
umirushalimH3389 →643 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מַשְׂאַת֙[the] tax of
masatH4864 →
מֹשֶׁ֣הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
עֶֽבֶד־[the] servant of
ʾeved-H5650 →799 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְהַקָּהָ֖לand of the assembly
vehakahalH6951 →123 times
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לof Israel
leyisraelH3478 →2507 times
לְאֹ֖הֶלto [the] tent of
leohelH168 →345 times
הָעֵדֽוּת׃the testimony
haedutH5715 →59 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 1:50Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp…
it leads to
- Exodus 38:21
This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 31:18
When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
- Numbers 4:15
When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they…
- 1 Chronicles 23:1–32
When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
- Numbers 4:25–33
They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
- Exodus 38:21
Through
Acts 7:44Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.
it leads to
- Exodus 25:40
See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
- Hebrews 8:5
The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you…
- Exodus 25:40
Through
Numbers 18:2But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.
it leads to
- Genesis 29:34
Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named…
- Genesis 29:34
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Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonExodus and Wilderness PeriodMosesIsrael's deliverer from Egyptian slavery, covenant mediator, and lawgiver.
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. H. Bennett, The Books of Chronicles (Expositor's Bible).