King James Version
What Does 2 Chronicles 24:8 Mean?
“And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.”
Context
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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?
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.
8
And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.
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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(8) **And at the king’s commandment they made.**—Literally, *And the king said* (commanded), *and they made.* (Comp. 2Kings 12:9 : “And Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in its lid;” details characteristic of a more original account.)
**And set it without**—*i.e., outside* of the Temple proper. The chest stood in the court, just inside the gate.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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