2 Chronicles 24:10

10 All the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly, dropping them into the chest until it was full.

2 Chronicles 24:10 in Other Translations

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

10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced and brought their tax and dropped it into the chest until they had finished.

10 This pleased all the leaders and the people, and they gladly brought their money and filled the chest with it.

10 The people and their leaders were glad to do it and cheerfully brought their money until the chest was full.

10 All the leaders and all the people rejoiced, brought [the tax], and put it in the chest until it was full.

2 Chronicles 24:10 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 24:10

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, ( 2 Kings 12:9 ) ,

until they had made an end:
everyone had given as much as he could, or thought fit to give.

2 Chronicles 24:10 In-Context

8 At the king’s command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the temple of the LORD.

9 A proclamation was then issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they should bring to the LORD the tax that Moses the servant of God had required of Israel in the wilderness.

10 All the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly, dropping them into the chest until it was full.

11 Whenever the chest was brought in by the Levites to the king’s officials and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this regularly and collected a great amount of money.

12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who carried out the work required for the temple of the LORD. They hired masons and carpenters to restore the LORD’s temple, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the temple.

Cross References

• 1. S Exodus 25:2; S 1Ch 29:3,6,9