For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up God’s house; and they also gave all the dedicated things of Yahweh’s house to the Baals.
So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of Yahweh’s house. They made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for Yahweh the tax that Moses the servant of God laid on Israel in the wilderness. All the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had filled it. Whenever the chest was brought to the king’s officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king’s scribe and the chief priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance. The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of Yahweh’s house. They hired masons and carpenters to restore Yahweh’s house, and also those who worked iron and bronze to repair Yahweh’s house. So the workmen worked, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands. They set up God’s house as it was designed, and strengthened it. When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, from which were made vessels for Yahweh’s house, even vessels with which to minister and to offer, including spoons and vessels of gold and silver. They offered burnt offerings in Yahweh’s house continually all the days of Jehoiada.
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv7, 11, 12, 13, 14 The Scriptures doth term her thus, because she was…
The Scriptures doth term her thus, because she was a cruel murderer, and a blasphemous idolatress.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 2Ch 24:7 For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked…
2Ch 24:7 For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.
Ver. 7. For the sons of Athaliah.] This they might do before they were slain by the Arabians. {2Ch 21:17} Her son Ahaziah, who escaped them, was wholly ruled by her. Jerome and Lyra by her sons understand her Baal’s priests, whom she cherished and chuckered as if they had been born of her body.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv7, 8, 9, 11, 14 The sons of Athaliah, to wit, Ahaziah and his…
The sons of Athaliah, to wit, Ahaziah and his brethren, before they were carried away captive, 2Ch 21:17, who did this by her instigation, as this phrase implies.
Had broken up the house of God; both broken up the treasuries, and defaced the house itself.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv7–14 And at the king's commandment they made a chest,....…
And at the king's commandment they made a chest,.... See Gill on Kg2 12:9.
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2 Chronicles 24:9
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ch2 24:9And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem,.... By heralds appointed for the purpose:
to bring in to the Lord; into the house of the Lord, and for the reparation of it; and so for his service, honour, and glory:
the collection that Moses the servant of the Lord laid upon Israel in the wilderness; not to bring in the tabernacle of Moses, as the Targum here and in Ch2 24:6, but such a voluntary gift as Moses moved the children of Israel to bring, when in the wilderness, for the service of the tabernacle.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv7, 14 The sons - Ahaziah, and his brethren before they…
The sons - Ahaziah, and his brethren before they were carried away captive, chap. xxi, 17, who did this by her instigation, as this phrase implies. Broke up - Both broke up the treasuries, and defaced the house itself.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v8 Verse 8. They made a chest] 2Kg 12:4, &c.
Verse 8. They made a chest] 2Kg 12:4, &c.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv7, 8, 14 2Ch 24:7. The sons of Athaliah, &c. — To…
2Ch 24:7. The sons of Athaliah, &c. — To wit, Ahaziah and his brethren, before they were carried away captive, (2Ch 21:17,) who did this by her instigation, as this phrase implies; had broken up the house of God — Had both broken up the treasures, and defaced the house itself. And the dedicated things did they bestow upon Baalim — Gave them, either to adorn the temples of those false gods, or to promote their worship.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv11, 13 The king’s scribe ... came and emptied ... -…
The king’s scribe ... came and emptied ... - Rather, “the king’s scribe came ... and they emptied” etc. i. e. the Levites who brought the chest from the temple emptied it in the presence of the scribe.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv7, 10, 11, 14 Children. All but Ochozias had been slain by the…
Children. All but Ochozias had been slain by the Arabs. The plural is often put for the singular. S. Jerom (Trad.) explains it of the priests of the idols, whom Athalia cherished as her own offspring.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 7. the sons of Athaliah] To be understood figuratively,…
7. the sons of Athaliah] To be understood figuratively, “the adherents of Athaliah.” So “a son of the apothecaries” (Neh_3:8; cp. A.V. with R.V.) is “a member of the apothecaries’ guild” and “the sons of the prophets” (2Ki_2:15 etc.) are “the adherents (or ‘scholars’) of the prophets.” So again in Psa_137:8 Edom is called “daughter of Babylon” as having attached herself to the Chaldeans at the destruction of Jerusalem.
had broken up] Rather, had broken into.
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all the dedicate things] Cp. 2Ch_15:18; 1Ch_18:10-11. Probably gold, silver and brass.
did they bestow upon Baalim] Or, did they make into images of Baal. Cp. Hos_2:8, R.V. mg.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 (7) For the sons of Athaliah.—There is nothing corresponding…
(7) For the sons of Athaliah.—There is nothing corresponding to the statements of this verse in the parallel account. Literally, For Athaliah, the evildoer (or, who did wickedly, 2Ch_20:35), her sons had broken down (Isa_5:5; Psa_80:14) the house of God. Ahaziah and his elder brothers, and perhaps other relatives, may be intended. The young princes thus gratified the queen’s hatred of the exclusive cultus of Jehovah. (Comp. 2Ch_22:3-4.) Perhaps some portions of the Temple buildings were demolished, in order to make room for the temple of Baal. (Comp. Notes on 2Ki_11:18.)
The dedicated things—i.e., the moneys given for the use of the sanctuary.
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Did they bestow upon Baalim.—Or, they made into the Baals, i.e., used them in making idolatrous images and symbols. (Comp. the same expression, Hos_2:8 : “Her silver and gold, which they made into Baal;” comp. also Hos_8:4.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv7–14 The sons of Athaliah. This verse"s testimony against Athaliah"s…
The sons of Athaliah. This verse"s testimony against Athaliah"s sons explains 2Ch_21:17, and is explained and corroborated by it. That wicked woman; Hebrew, tvrMih fem. noun, derivative of vr meaning strictly in the abstract, "the wickedness," equal to that incarnation of wickedness. All the dedicated things; i.e. the holy vessels, treasure, and holy furniture of the house of the Lord, had they desecrated, and robbed" them thence to squander them on their various Baals. (2Ch_17:3)
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On v10 And cast into the chest until they had made…
2Ch_24:10
And cast into the chest until they had made an end.
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Compulsory and free-will offerings
The restoration of Solomons temple by Jehoiada under Joashs authority is a remarkable instance of cheerful giving, of a truly voluntary offering. The money was not raised by a royal edict imposing a subsidy, nor were the workmen impressed for service for so many months in the year. By taxation and by forced labour, or levies, had Solomons temple been erected. Such indeed was, and is, the almost invariable custom of Eastern monarchs in the construction of all great works, whether religious or secular. Though the prince might be lauded as a patron of religion or of art, a rankling sense of oppression and injustice remained in the breasts of the toilers. This Rehoboam had found to his cost, when his people demanded relief from the burdens which the glories of Solomon had entailed on them. We may illustrate this by an interesting inscription at Abilene. A splendid aqueduct and military road have been engineered along the face of the lofty cliff which bounds the deep valley. At the commencement of the aqueduct is the long inscription in honour of the Emperor Trajan, for whom the gratitude of posterity is claimed because of this great achievement. But below the inscription is chiseled deep on the face of the rock, in letters of a rather different shape, added, no doubt, after the emperors departure, Impensis Abilenorum--At the expense of the people of Abilene. (Canon Tristram.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv8, 11, 13 a chest
a chest
a large wooden box
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they made a proclamation
"they proclaimed" or "they announced"
All the leaders and all the people
This is a generalization. Some people probably did not respond this way. (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
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preach
desert
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v12 24:12-14 The book of Kings indicates that the funds…
24:12-14 The book of Kings indicates that the funds collected for repairing the Temple were used only for wages (2 Kgs 12:13-14); Chronicles further explains that the funds were used for Temple artifacts only after the repairs were completed.
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