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What Does 2 Chronicles 24:11 Mean?

“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.”

Context

9

And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness. a proclamation: Heb. a voice

10

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

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.

12

And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.

13

So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it. the work: Heb. the healing went up upon the work

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Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(11) **Now.**—*And.* **At what time the chest was brought.**—Literally, *at the time when one used to bring the chest to the royal inspection* (or, *to the king’s officers pĕquddāh*)*, by the hand of the Levites; i.e., whenever the chest was brought,* &c. The chronicler, as usual, is careful to record the participation of the Levites in the business. **The king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest.**—Rather, *the king’s scribe* (or *accountant*)* and the high priest’s officer would come in and empty the chest; and they* (*i.e.,* the Levites) *would take it up and restore it to its place.* Kings has: “The king’s scribe *and the high priest* came up, and bound up and counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord.” The substitution of “the high priest’s officer” for “the high priest” seems to be made in the interest of the high priest’s dignity. In the time of the chronicler the high priesthood was invested with all the greater majesty in that the monarchy was a thing of the distant past. **Day by day.**—That is, time after time, as often as the chest seemed full (*lĕyôm bĕyôm*)*.* The Hebrew phrase only occurs here. (Comp. 1Chronicles 12:22.)

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

Historical Context

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Theological Significance

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Cross-References

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